Patents by Inventor Stanley McCombie

Stanley McCombie 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).

  • Apparatus and related methods for the cement breakup during abandonment operations
    Patent number: 12326070
    Abstract: A method of remediation includes positioning a well tool in a bore of the first wellbore tubular, the well tool having at least one shaped charge and at least one propellant body. The method further includes detonating the shaped charge to generate a jet that forms an opening in a first wellbore tubular and a tunnel at least partially in a cement body, but does not form an opening in a second wellbore tubular. The method also includes igniting the propellant body to generate a gas at a volume and pressure selected to disintegrate the cement body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Owen Oil Tools LP
    Inventors: Craig Smith, Stanley McCombie, Shaun Geerts
  • APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS FOR THE CEMENT BREAKUP DURING ABANDONMENT OPERATIONS
    Publication number: 20240167367
    Abstract: A method of remediation includes positioning a well tool in a bore of the first wellbore tubular, the well tool having at least one shaped charge and at least one propellant body. The method further includes detonating the shaped charge to generate a jet that forms an opening in a first wellbore tubular and a tunnel at least partially in a cement body, but does not form an opening in a second wellbore tubular. The method also includes igniting the propellant body to generate a gas at a volume and pressure selected to disintegrate the cement body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Owen Oil Tools LP
    Inventors: Craig Smith, Stanley McCombie, Shaun Geerts