Patents by Inventor Scott G. Boone

Scott G. Boone has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7802634
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for visibly demonstrating a relationship between toolface orientation and quill position by: (1) receiving electronic data on an on-going basis, wherein the electronic data includes quill position data and at least one of gravity-based toolface orientation data and magnetic-based toolface orientation data; and (2) displaying the electronic data on a user-viewable display in a historical format depicting data resulting from a most recent measurement and a plurality of immediately prior measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Canrig Drilling Technology Ltd.
    Inventor: Scott G. Boone
  • Publication number: 20100217530
    Abstract: Method, system, and apparatus for evaluating drilling accuracy performance in drilling a wellbore that can include: (1) monitoring an actual toolface orientation of a tool, e.g., a downhole steerable motor, by monitoring a drilling operation parameter indicative of a difference between the actual toolface orientation and a toolface advisory; (2) recording the difference between the actual toolface orientation and the toolface advisory; and (3) scoring the difference between the actual toolface orientation and the toolface advisory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: Nabors Global Holdings, Ltd.
    Inventor: Scott G. Boone
  • Publication number: 20090159336
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for visibly demonstrating a relationship between toolface orientation and quill position by: (1) receiving electronic data on an on-going basis, wherein the electronic data includes quill position data and at least one of gravity-based toolface orientation data and magnetic-based toolface orientation data; and (2) displaying the electronic data on a user-viewable display in a historical format depicting data resulting from a most recent measurement and a plurality of immediately prior measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: Nabors Global Holdings, Ltd.
    Inventor: Scott G. Boone
  • Publication number: 20080281525
    Abstract: A prog analysis and execution system and method. The system includes a computer control system, an interface engine in communication with the computer control system, the interface engine being configured to receive prog information, and an action item development engine in communication with the control system, the action item development engine being configured to analyze received prog information and to determine corresponding action items. The system further includes a sensor engine in communication with the computer control system, the sensor engine being configured to receive input from at least one sensor for use in controlling a well drilling operation, and an operational equipment engine in communication with the computer control system, the operational equipment engine being configured to receive input from the computer control system and to control the well drilling operation in accordance with the determined action items in the prog.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: NABORS GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD.
    Inventor: Scott G. Boone