Patents by Inventor Todd Ulrich

Todd Ulrich 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: 7926580
    Abstract: A coiled tubing multi-zone frac system for fracing a formation adjacent a well using a sliding sleeve and erodible jets. Erodible jets can provide a means for perforating, fracing and flowing the well which takes the place of two separate tools that are otherwise needed to cause a well to flow, namely, this single tool replaces a perforating gun, a production sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Petroquip Energy Services, LLP
    Inventors: William Ryle Darnell, William John Darnell, Todd Ulrich Chretien, Sr.
  • Patent number: 7926569
    Abstract: A bypass device for bypassing a hydraulic piston in a wellbore with an outer tubular body. The outer tubular body can have a fluid control manifold. The fluid control manifold can have two control paths, two high pressure fluid paths, and two valves connecting with two high pressure fluid connecting paths. An inner tubular body can be disposed within the outer tubular body, and a piston chamber can be disposed between the inner tubular body and the outer tubular body. The piston chamber can include two piston chamber sections separated by a hydraulic piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Petroquip Energy Services, LLP
    Inventors: Charles David Wintill, William John Darnell, William Ryle Darnell, Rodney Wayne Long, Todd Ulrich Chretien
  • Publication number: 20100282475
    Abstract: A multiple-positioning mechanical shifting system including for used in hydrocarbon wells. The system includes a shifting tool capable of selectively positioning a mechanical sliding sleeve valve in multiple operational positions that varying the flow rate and/or volume of tubing string fluid flowing to the well annulus. The system also includes a multiple position mechanical choke valve. A method of operating the mechanical choke valve using the shifting tool is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: William John Darnell, Charles David Wintill, Rodney Wayne Long, Todd Ulrich Chretien