Patents by Inventor Thomas Geehan
Thomas Geehan 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).
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Patent number: 10533384Abstract: A centrifuge, including a bowl having a composite material, a screw conveyor rotatably mounted within the bowl, and a feed pipe mounted within the screw conveyor for feeding a drilling mud through a feed port in a wall of the screw conveyor to an annular space between the bowl and the wall of the screw conveyor. Also, a method of replacing a centrifuge component, including removing the centrifuge component and installing a new centrifuge component, where the centrifuge components include a bowl and a screw conveyor rotatably mounted within the bowl, and where the new centrifuge component includes a composite material.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2010Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: M-I L.L.C.Inventors: Bradley Jones, Thomas Geehan
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Patent number: 9915112Abstract: This disclosure is generally drawn to systems, devices, apparatuses, and/or methods, related to monitoring a shaker used for separating solids from fluid. Specifically, the disclosed systems, devices, apparatuses, and/or methods relate to controlling an actuated arm to inspect, remove, replace, repair, clean, and/or install screen assemblies based on monitoring the shaker and its screen assemblies. In some examples, a system may include an actuated arm, a monitoring tool, and a controller. The actuated arm may be adjacent a shaker for separating one or more solids from a fluid. The monitoring tool may be coupled to the actuated arm and may monitor a screen assembly in the shaker. The controller may be in electrical communication with the actuated arm and the monitoring tool, and may control the actuated arm based on the monitoring of the screen assembly.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2014Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: M-I L.L.C.Inventors: Thomas Geehan, Bradley Jones, Eric Cady
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Patent number: 9908125Abstract: A centrifuge, including: a flange closing off one axial end of a separation chamber; a plurality of apertures that traverse axially through the flange at a radial distance from a flange axis, wherein at least one aperture is in fluid communication with a first outlet passage; a plurality of weir inserts removably disposed within the plurality of apertures to control a flow of one or more fluids from the separation chamber; wherein at least one weir insert disposed within the at least one aperture in fluid communication with the first outlet passage is changeable to prevent or allow fluid communication between the separation chamber and the first outlet passage.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: M-1 L.L.C.Inventors: Thomas Geehan, Leonardo Renzo Vicentini, Albert Walraven
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Patent number: 9891152Abstract: Methods for determining fluid rheology, the methods including determining a first discharged volume or weight of a fluid at a first time, determining at least a second discharged volume or weight of the fluid at a second time, and calculating fluid rheology based on the determined first and at least second discharged fluid volumes or weights at the first and second times.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2010Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: M-I L.L.C.Inventors: Quanxin Guo, Cong Wang, Thomas Geehan, Lujun Ji
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Patent number: 9869145Abstract: A system and method include a shaker configured to separate solids from a drilling fluid, the shaker having a screen assembly, and an actuated arm operatively coupled to the shaker, the actuated arm configured to interact with the screen assembly of the shaker. The actuated arm is configured to interact with the screen assembly of the shaker, with the actuated arm configured to remove, to inspect, to clean, to repair, or to replace the screen assembly of the shaker.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2012Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: M-I L.L.C.Inventors: Bradley N. Jones, Thomas Geehan
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Patent number: 9863240Abstract: Methods and software tools for determining wellbore-strengthening information for a drilling operation, the method including inputting wellbore parameters into a wellbore simulator, importing wellbore-strengthening options into the wellbore simulator, and performing a plurality of wellbore simulations to obtain fracture information, wherein the performing the plurality of wellbore simulations includes selecting at least one of the wellbore parameters and determining the affect of the selected wellbore parameter on the wellbore. The method further includes selecting a wellbore-strengthening option based on the fracture information and outputting the selected wellbore-strengthening option.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2009Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: M-I L.L.C.Inventors: Thomas Geehan, Quanxin Guo, Mario Zamora
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Patent number: 9441429Abstract: In one aspect, embodiments disclosed herein relate to modular drilling system, the system comprising a first module comprising a first work surface; and a second module comprising a second work surface; wherein the first module is disposed above the second module. In another aspect, embodiments disclosed herein relate to a modular drilling system, the system comprising a first module; and a second module; wherein at least one of the first and second modules comprises oilfield process equipment disposed on the module around a center point.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2011Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: M-I L.L.C.Inventors: Joe Sherwood, Thomas Geehan
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Publication number: 20160090799Abstract: This disclosure is generally drawn to systems, devices, apparatuses, and/or methods, related to monitoring a shaker used for separating solids from fluid. Specifically, the disclosed systems, devices, apparatuses, and/or methods relate to controlling an actuated arm to inspect, remove, replace, repair, clean, and/or install screen assemblies based on monitoring the shaker and its screen assemblies. In some examples, a system may include an actuated arm, a monitoring tool, and a controller. The actuated arm may be adjacent a shaker for separating one or more solids from a fluid. The monitoring tool may be coupled to the actuated arm and may monitor a screen assembly in the shaker. The controller may be in electrical communication with the actuated arm and the monitoring tool, and may control the actuated arm based on the monitoring of the screen assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2014Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventors: Thomas Geehan, Bradley Jones, Eric Cady
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Patent number: 8845506Abstract: A centrifuge, including: a flange closing off one axial end of a separation chamber; a plurality of apertures that traverse axially through the flange at a radial distance from a flange axis, wherein at least one aperture is in fluid communication with a first outlet passage; a plurality of weir inserts removably disposed within the plurality of apertures to control a flow of one or more fluids from the separation chamber; wherein at least one weir insert disposed within the at least one aperture in fluid communication with the first outlet passage is changeable to prevent or allow fluid communication between the separation chamber and the first outlet passage.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2009Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: M-I L.L.C.Inventors: Albert Walraven, Leonardo Renzo Vicentini, Thomas Geehan
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Publication number: 20140274651Abstract: A centrifuge, including: a flange closing off one axial end of a separation chamber; a plurality of apertures that traverse axially through the flange at a radial distance from a flange axis, wherein at least one aperture is in fluid communication with a first outlet passage; a plurality of weir inserts removably disposed within the plurality of apertures to control a flow of one or more fluids from the separation chamber; wherein at least one weir insert disposed within the at least one aperture in fluid communication with the first outlet passage is changeable to prevent or allow fluid communication between the separation chamber and the first outlet passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: M-I L.L.C.Inventors: Thomas Geehan, Leonardo Renzo Vicentini, Albert Walraven
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Publication number: 20140144708Abstract: In one aspect, embodiments disclosed herein relate to modular drilling system, the system comprising a first module comprising a first work surface; and a second module comprising a second work surface; wherein the first module is disposed above the second module. In another aspect, embodiments disclosed herein relate to a modular drilling system, the system comprising a first module; and a second module; wherein at least one of the first and second modules comprises oilfield process equipment disposed on the module around a center point.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2011Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: M-I L.L.C.Inventors: Joe Sherwood, Thomas Geehan
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Publication number: 20140138323Abstract: A system and method include a shaker configured to separate solids from a drilling fluid, the shaker having a screen assembly, and an actuated arm operatively coupled to the shaker, the actuated arm configured to interact with the screen assembly of the shaker. The actuated arm is configured to interact with the screen assembly of the shaker, with the actuated arm configured to remove, to inspect, to clean, to repair, or to replace the screen assembly of the shaker.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2012Publication date: May 22, 2014Inventors: Bradley N. Jones, Thomas Geehan
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Publication number: 20120245014Abstract: A centrifuge, including a bowl having a composite material, a screw conveyor rotatably mounted within the bowl, and a feed pipe mounted within the screw conveyor for feeding a drilling mud through a feed port in a wall of the screw conveyor to an annular space between the bowl and the wall of the screw conveyor. Also, a method of replacing a centrifuge component, including removing the centrifuge component and installing a new centrifuge component, where the centrifuge components include a bowl and a screw conveyor rotatably mounted within the bowl, and where the new centrifuge component includes a composite material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2010Publication date: September 27, 2012Inventors: Bradley Jones, Thomas Geehan
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Publication number: 20120203463Abstract: Methods for determining fluid rheology, the methods including determining a first discharged volume or weight of a fluid at a first time, determining at least a second discharged volume or weight of the fluid at a second time, and calculating fluid rheology based on the determined first and at least second discharged fluid volumes or weights at the first and second times.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2010Publication date: August 9, 2012Inventors: Quanxin Guo, Cong Wang, Thomas Geehan, Lujun Ji
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Publication number: 20110143906Abstract: A centrifuge, including: a flange closing off one axial end of a separation chamber; a plurality of apertures that traverse axially through the flange at a radial distance from a flange axis, wherein at least one aperture is in fluid communication with a first outlet passage; a plurality of weir inserts removably disposed within the plurality of apertures to control a flow of one or more fluids from the separation chamber; wherein at least one weir insert disposed within the at least one aperture in fluid communication with the first outlet passage is changeable to prevent or allow fluid communication between the separation chamber and the first outlet passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2009Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: M-I LLCInventors: Thomas Geehan, Leonardo Renzo Vicentini, Albert Walraven
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Patent number: 7890307Abstract: A method for determining distribution data for a disposal domain parameter to increase assurance in a cuttings injection process, including performing a fracturing simulation using a site specific datum to obtain a fracturing result, determining a probability of creating a new fracture using the fracturing result and a probability model, performing a plurality of fracturing simulations using the probability and a distribution associated with the probability to obtain disposal domain information, and extracting the distribution data for the disposal domain parameter from the disposal domain information.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2008Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: M-I L.L.C.Inventors: Thomas Geehan, Quanxin Guo
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Publication number: 20100088078Abstract: Methods and software tools for determining wellbore-strengthening information for a drilling operation, the method including inputting wellbore parameters into a wellbore simulator, importing wellbore-strengthening options into the wellbore simulator, and performing a plurality of wellbore simulations to obtain fracture information, wherein the performing the plurality of wellbore simulations includes selecting at least one of the wellbore parameters and determining the affect of the selected wellbore parameter on the wellbore. The method further includes selecting a wellbore-strengthening option based on the fracture information and outputting the selected wellbore-strengthening option.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2009Publication date: April 8, 2010Applicant: M-I L.L.C.Inventors: Thomas Geehan, Quanxin Guo, Mario Zamora
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Patent number: 7571080Abstract: A system for simulating a wellbore used for cuttings re-injection, that includes functionality to obtain as input to the system at least one wellbore design parameter for the wellbore, at least one operating parameter for the cuttings re-injection, and a slurry design for a slurry to be injected into the wellbore, functionality to segment the wellbore into a plurality of elements, wherein each element includes a plurality of nodes, and functionality to perform a simulation at a current time interval. The functionality to perform the simulation includes functionality to update a solid accumulation at a bottom of the wellbore at the current time interval and functionality to perform for each of the plurality of nodes, until the wellbore reaches a steady-state condition for the current time interval, at least one calculation using the at least one wellbore design parameter, the at least one operating parameter, and/or the slurry design.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2008Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Assignee: M-I L.L.C.Inventors: Quanxin Guo, Thomas Geehan
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Patent number: 7478020Abstract: A system for simulating a wellbore used for cuttings re-injection, that includes functionality to obtain as input to the system at least one wellbore design parameter for the wellbore, at least one operating parameter for the cuttings re-injection, and a slurry design for a slurry to be injected into the wellbore, functionality to segment the wellbore into a plurality of elements, wherein each element includes a plurality of nodes, and functionality to perform a simulation at a current time interval. The functionality to perform the simulation includes functionality to update a solid accumulation at a bottom of the wellbore at the current time interval and functionality to perform for each of the plurality of nodes, until the wellbore reaches a steady-state condition for the current time interval, at least one calculation using the at least one wellbore design parameter, the at least one operating parameter, and/or the slurry design.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2005Date of Patent: January 13, 2009Assignee: M-I LLCInventors: Quanxin Guo, Thomas Geehan
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Patent number: 7440876Abstract: A method for determining distribution data for a disposal domain parameter to increase assurance in a cuttings injection process, including performing a fracturing simulation using a site specific datum to obtain a fracturing result, determining a probability of creating a new fracture using the fracturing result and a probability model, performing a plurality of fracturing simulations using the probability and a distribution associated with the probability to obtain disposal domain information, and extracting the distribution data for the disposal domain parameter from the disposal domain information.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2004Date of Patent: October 21, 2008Assignee: M-I LLCInventors: Thomas Geehan, Quanxin Guo