Patents by Inventor Steven Lee HOLDEN

Steven Lee HOLDEN 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).

  • Annular isolation with tension-set external mechanical casing (EMC) packer
    Patent number: 9238952
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a first casing string comprising one or more profiled seats furrowed into the first casing string's inner casing wall, a second casing string comprising an upper casing joint, a lower casing joint, and a tension-set external mechanical casing (EMC) packer positioned between the upper casing joint and the lower casing joint, wherein the tension-set EMC packer comprises a mandrel that is attached to the upper casing joint and to the lower casing joint, wherein the second casing string is disposed within the first casing string such that a casing casing annulus (CCA) is formed between the first casing string's inside diameter (ID) and the second casing string's outside diameter (OD), and wherein the recessed seats are positioned below the tension-set EMC packer prior to any engagement of the tension-set EMC packer with the first casing string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry Eugene Rogers, Steven Lee Holden, Frank V. Acosta
  • Annular isolation with tension-set external mechanical casing (EMC) packer
    Publication number: 20120298380
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a first casing string comprising one or more profiled seats furrowed into the first casing string's inner casing wall, a second casing string comprising an upper casing joint, a lower casing joint, and a tension-set external mechanical casing (EMC) packer positioned between the upper casing joint and the lower casing joint, wherein the tension-set EMC packer comprises a mandrel that is attached to the upper casing joint and to the lower casing joint, wherein the second casing string is disposed within the first casing string such that a casing casing annulus (CCA) is formed between the first casing string's inside diameter (ID) and the second casing string's outside diameter (OD), and wherein the recessed seats are positioned below the tension-set EMC packer prior to any engagement of the tension-set EMC packer with the first casing string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Henry Eugene ROGERS, Frank V. ACOSTA, Steven Lee HOLDEN