Patents by Inventor Steven Winkler

Steven Winkler 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).

  • Patent number: 11125040
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for clearing a wellbore using a component for milling and a component for suctioning within a wellbore. Obstructions such as ball frac seats, bridge plugs, or formation material can be milled within a wellbore. As a result, larger, unrestricted, diameters can be obtained within the liner/wellbore. The cleared wellbore can allow for various remedial tools to be run into the liner/wellbore. In addition, the milled particles can be suctioned/vacuumed up and can be pumped/pushed to surface in an underbalanced fashion. In some embodiments, this can be achieved by incorporating a bottom-hole pump or a venturi component into the bottomhole assembly. The system can be deployed using a spoolable single or multi-conduit coiled tubing system and can be configured as a well intervention or work-over technology. In some embodiments, the clearing equipment can be temporary or mobile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Quantum Downhole Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Steven Winkler
  • Publication number: 20200040685
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for clearing a wellbore using a component for milling and a component for suctioning within a wellbore. Obstructions such as ball frac seats, bridge plugs, or formation material can be milled within a wellbore. As a result, larger, unrestricted, diameters can be obtained within the liner/wellbore. The cleared wellbore can allow for various remedial tools to be run into the liner/wellbore. In addition, the milled particles can be suctioned/vacuumed up and can be pumped/pushed to surface in an underbalanced fashion. In some embodiments, this can be achieved by incorporating a bottom-hole pump or a venturi component into the bottomhole assembly. The system can be deployed using a spoolable single or multi-conduit coiled tubing system and can be configured as a well intervention or work-over technology. In some embodiments, the clearing equipment can be temporary or mobile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: QUANTUM DOWNHOLE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventor: Steven WINKLER
  • Patent number: 10480269
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for clearing a wellbore using a means for milling and a means for suctioning within a wellbore. Obstructions such as ball frac seats, bridge plugs, or formation material can be milled within a wellbore. As a result, larger, unrestricted, diameters can be obtained within the liner/wellbore. The cleared wellbore can allow for various remedial tools to be run into the liner/wellbore. In addition, the milled particles can be suctioned/vacuumed up and can be pumped/pushed to surface in an underbalanced fashion. In some embodiments, this can be achieved by incorporating a bottom-hole pump or a venturi component into the bottomhole assembly. The system can be deployed using a spoolable single or multi-conduit coiled tubing system and can be configured as a well intervention or work-over technology. In some embodiments, the clearing equipment can be temporary or mobile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: QUANTUM DOWNHOLE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventor: Steven Winkler
  • Patent number: 9982499
    Abstract: A method and a downhole apparatus for clearing a wellbore are disclosed. The method locates a mill in the wellbore about the obstructions, introduces a driving fluid flow along a driving flow path from surface to the mill, and introduces a circulation fluid flow along a circulation flow path from surface into a wellbore annulus at a location in the wellbore above the mill. Then the mill is driven by the introduced driving fluid flow to mill the obstructions; and milled obstructions are circulated to the surface via the wellbore annulus using the introduced circulation fluid and gas flow. At least a portion of the circulation flow path is within the driving flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Quantum Downhole Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Dean Fleischhacker, Mike Mazerolle, Steven Winkler
  • Publication number: 20170247967
    Abstract: A method and a downhole apparatus for clearing a wellbore are disclosed. The method locates a mill in the wellbore about the obstructions, introduces a driving fluid flow along a driving flow path from surface to the mill, and introduces a circulation fluid flow along a circulation flow path from surface into a wellbore annulus at a location in the wellbore above the mill. Then the mill is driven by the introduced driving fluid flow to mill the obstructions; and milled obstructions are circulated to the surface via the wellbore annulus using the introduced circulation fluid and gas flow. At least a portion of the circulation flow path is within the driving flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Dean Fleischhacker, Mike Mazerolle, Steven Winkler
  • Publication number: 20160053566
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for clearing a wellbore using a means for milling and a means for suctioning within a wellbore. Obstructions such as ball frac seats, bridge plugs, or formation material can be milled within a wellbore. As a result, larger, unrestricted, diameters can be obtained within the liner/wellbore. The cleared wellbore can allow for various remedial tools to be run into the liner/wellbore. In addition, the milled particles can be suctioned/vacuumed up and can be pumped/pushed to surface in an underbalanced fashion. In some embodiments, this can be achieved by incorporating a bottom-hole pump or a venturi component into the bottomhole assembly. The system can be deployed using a spoolable single or multi-conduit coiled tubing system and can be configured as a well intervention or work-over technology. In some embodiments, the clearing equipment can be temporary or mobile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: QUANTUM DOWNHOLE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventor: Steven WINKLER
  • Publication number: 20050226240
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer systems and program products implementing a messaging protocol. The messaging protocol may be a messaging protocol for transporting a message across a messaging landscape in a collaborative network. Techniques include sending a message that is defined to include a structured message header with information related to at least one component from a set of components defined by a protocol, including protocol version information in a message such that a component of a messaging landscape can interpret the message based on the version information, defining a message as one of a class of messages, end-to-end acknowledgement for messages, and security for headers and payloads of messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Frank Hoffmann, Juergen Frank, Steven Winkler, Christoph Hofmann