Patents by Inventor Sean C. Canning

Sean C. Canning 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).

  • Smart fracturing plug with fracturing sensors
    Patent number: 11248453
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a fracturing process and in particular, to providing a fracturing system including a fracturing plug configured to seal a wellbore to prevent fluid from passing through the wellbore, a gun configured to generate a perforation cluster, wherein the perforation cluster allows fluid exchange between the wellbore and a subterranean formation, a setting tool configured to initiate setting of the fracturing plug and firing of the gun to generate the perforation cluster, and a sensor configured to measure parameters proximate to the wellbore, wherein the sensor is retrievable after a fracturing process, measuring the parameters proximate to the wellbore with the sensor and transmitting the parameters measured by the sensor to an operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Service, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Linley Fripp, Sean C. Canning
  • SMART FRACTURING PLUG WITH FRACTURING SENSORS
    Publication number: 20210396101
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a fracturing process and in particular, to providing a fracturing system including a fracturing plug configured to seal a wellbore to prevent fluid from passing through the wellbore, a gun configured to generate a perforation cluster, wherein the perforation cluster allows fluid exchange between the wellbore and a subterranean formation, a setting tool configured to initiate setting of the fracturing plug and firing of the gun to generate the perforation cluster, and a sensor configured to measure parameters proximate to the wellbore, wherein the sensor is retrievable after a fracturing process, measuring the parameters proximate to the wellbore with the sensor and transmitting the parameters measured by the sensor to an operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Linley FRIPP, Sean C. CANNING
  • ACTIVATION MODE CONTROL OF OILFIELD TOOLS
    Publication number: 20170211353
    Abstract: Switching a downhole tool between a first operation mode, a second operation mode, and a third operation mode, operation modes may include a sleep mode in which the downhole tool consumes less energy, a twilight mode in which the downhole tool consumes more energy than in sleep mode and/or may perform limited functions, and an awake mode in which the downhole tool consumes more energy than in the sleep mode or in the twilight mode and may perform additional tool functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Sean C. Canning, Matthew James Merron, Zachary William Walton, Michael L. Fripp