Patents by Inventor Ted Lafferty

Ted Lafferty 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).

  • Well treatment with untethered and/or autonomous device
    Patent number: 9587477
    Abstract: Well treatment with an untethered and/or autonomous device. Also, in situ channelization treatment fluids are used in multistage well treatment with an untethered and/or autonomous device; and methods and/or systems for treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore, relating to in situ channelization treatment fluids, which may optionally be energized, and untethered and/or autonomous devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ted Lafferty, Matthew J. Miller
  • WELL TREATMENT WITH UNTETHERED AND/OR AUTONOMOUS DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150060064
    Abstract: Well treatment with an untethered and/or autonomous device. In situ channelization treatment fluids used in multistage well treatment with an untethered and/or autonomous device is also disclosed. Also disclosed are methods and/or systems for treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore, relating to in situ channelization treatment fluids, which may optionally be energized, and untethered and/or autonomous devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Ted Lafferty, Matthew J. Miller