Patents by Inventor Simon Peter Leiper

Simon Peter Leiper 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).

  • Publication number: 20240410253
    Abstract: A hydraulic actuator device to activate multiple completion accessories in an oil, gas or other subterranean well from a single hydraulic control line running from the surface, through the wellhead, and down through the well. The hydraulic actuator device is mounted in the control line and selectively diverts flow between a through bore and a conduit in a spur. An embodiment of using the device to activate a chemical injection valve and after installing a lift system with activation of a hydrostatic drain valve to provide the head of fluid, using the device to activate a hydraulic drain valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Simon Peter Leiper, Bartosz Krupski
  • Patent number: 11591874
    Abstract: A packer for anchoring and sealing to a tubular in a well, the packer including a packer element, an anchoring arrangement, a setting mechanism and a release mechanism. The release mechanism holds a thin-walled section of tubing in the packer in tension using a biasing mechanism. On severing the tubing, the bias releases an engagement mechanism which allows the anchor arrangement and the packing element to move relative to the body and thereby unset the packer. An embodiment of a dual bore packer is described. A method of well isolation is described, with an assembly including the dual bore packer. The primary bore forms the short string and a secondary bore forms the long string. By severing the short string the integrity of the long string is maintained to pull lower devices on the long string and the short string does not require tension below the packer to release.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: VIKING COMPLETION TECHNOLOGY FZCO
    Inventors: Bartosz Krupski, Simon Peter Leiper, David Mills, William Morrison
  • Publication number: 20220136351
    Abstract: A packer for anchoring and sealing to a tubular in a well, the packer including a packer element, an anchoring arrangement, a setting mechanism and a release mechanism. The release mechanism holds a thin-walled section of tubing in the packer in tension using a biasing mechanism. On severing the tubing, the bias releases an engagement mechanism which allows the anchor arrangement and the packing element to move relative to the body and thereby unset the packer. An embodiment of a dual bore packer is described. A method of well isolation is described, with an assembly including the dual bore packer. The primary bore forms the short string and a secondary bore forms the long string. By severing the short string the integrity of the long string is maintained to pull lower devices on the long string and the short string does not require tension below the packer to release.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Bartosz Krupski, Simon Peter Leiper, David Mills, William Morrison