Patents by Inventor Tor SAETRE

Tor SAETRE 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: 11608707
    Abstract: Provided are wiper plugs with removable cores and methods of using the wiper plugs with removable cores. An example wiper plug with a removable core comprises a molded body, a wiper, a cavity through the interior of the molded body, a support disposed in the cavity, and the removable core disposed in the cavity. An example method of use comprises removing the core of the wiper plug without drilling through the wiper plug, and leaving the remainder of the wiper plug in the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Gunnar Lende, Tor Saetre
  • Patent number: 11193348
    Abstract: Provided are cement plugging apparatuses and methods of use. An example cement plugging apparatus comprises a detachable plug fundament assembly comprising: a throughbore, a first plurality of wiper elements, and a second plurality of wiper elements. The examples cement plugging apparatus further comprises a cement diverting assembly coupled to the plug fundament assembly, wherein the cement diverting assembly comprises: a plurality of hoses, a body, a throughbore in the body, and a plurality of flow paths extending through the body and having openings for each individual flow path in the throughbore; wherein each individual hose in the plurality is coupled to an individual flow path in the plurality; and wherein each individual hose in the plurality extends away from the body of the cement diverting assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Gunnar Lende, Tor Saetre
  • Publication number: 20210340841
    Abstract: Provided are wiper plugs with removable cores and methods of using the wiper plugs with removable cores. An example wiper plug with a removable core comprises a molded body, a wiper, a cavity through the interior of the molded body, a support disposed in the cavity, and the removable core disposed in the cavity. An example method of use comprises removing the core of the wiper plug without drilling through the wiper plug, and leaving the remainder of the wiper plug in the wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Gunnar LENDE, Tor SAETRE
  • Patent number: 11066900
    Abstract: Provided are wiper plugs with removable cores and methods of using the wiper plugs with removable cores. An example wiper plug with a removable core comprises a molded body, a wiper, a cavity through the interior of the molded body, a support disposed in the cavity, and the removable core disposed in the cavity. An example method of use comprises removing the core of the wiper plug without drilling through the wiper plug, and leaving the remainder of the wiper plug in the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Gunnar Lende, Tor Saetre
  • Publication number: 20200370393
    Abstract: Provided are cement plugging apparatuses and methods of use. An example cement plugging apparatus comprises a detachable plug fundament assembly comprising: a throughbore, a first plurality of wiper elements, and a second plurality of wiper elements. The examples cement plugging apparatus further comprises a cement diverting assembly coupled to the plug fundament assembly, wherein the cement diverting assembly comprises: a plurality of hoses, a body, a throughbore in the body, and a plurality of flow paths extending through the body and having openings for each individual flow path in the throughbore; wherein each individual hose in the plurality is coupled to an individual flow path in the plurality; and wherein each individual hose in the plurality extends away from the body of the cement diverting assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Gunnar LENDE, Tor SAETRE
  • Publication number: 20200173252
    Abstract: Provided are wiper plugs with removable cores and methods of using the wiper plugs with removable cores. An example wiper plug with a removable core comprises a molded body, a wiper, a cavity through the interior of the molded body, a support disposed in the cavity, and the removable core disposed in the cavity. An example method of use comprises removing the core of the wiper plug without drilling through the wiper plug, and leaving the remainder of the wiper plug in the wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Gunnar LENDE, Tor SAETRE