Patents by Inventor Steven F, Sovers

Steven F, Sovers 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).

  • Drilling Advisory Systems And Methods Utilizing Objective Functions
    Publication number: 20120118637
    Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling drilling operations include using a statistical model to identify at least one controllable drilling parameter having significant correlation to an objective function incorporating two or more drilling performance measurements. The methods and systems further generate operational recommendations for at least one controllable drilling parameter based at least in part on the statistical model. The operational recommendations are selected to optimize the objective function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Krishnan Kumaran, Peng Xu, Steven F, Sovers, Lei Wang, Jeffrey R. Bailey, Erika A.O. Biediger, Vishwas Gupta, Swarupa S. Bangaru, Narasimha-Rao V. Bangaru