Patents by Inventor Vishwanathan Parmeshwar
Vishwanathan Parmeshwar 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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Publication number: 20240044328Abstract: A system and method for controlling a pump in a drilling system, of which the method includes determining a plurality of baseline behaviors for one or more valves of the pump, determining a plurality of in-use behaviors for the one or more valves of the pump. Each of the plurality of in-use behaviors are determined based on one or more measurements from one or more sensors. The method also includes comparing the in-use behaviors and the baseline behaviors, and forecasting, based on the comparison of the in-use behaviors and the baseline behaviors, a remaining useful life of the at least one of the one or more valves.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Alejandro Camacho Cardenas, Vishwanathan Parmeshwar, Manat Singh
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Patent number: 11808260Abstract: A system and method for controlling a pump in a drilling system, of which the method includes determining a plurality of baseline behaviors for one or more valves of the pump, determining a plurality of in-use behaviors for the one or more valves of the pump. Each of the plurality of in-use behaviors are determined based on one or more measurements from one or more sensors. The method also includes comparing the in-use behaviors and the baseline behaviors, and forecasting, based on the comparison of the in-use behaviors and the baseline behaviors, a remaining useful life of the at least one of the one or more valves.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Alejandro Camacho Cardenas, Vishwanathan Parmeshwar, Manat Singh
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Publication number: 20230289954Abstract: A method for identifying a wellbore condition includes capturing a first image of cuttings on or downstream from a shale shaker using a first camera. A size, shape, texture, or combination thereof of the cuttings in the first image may be determined. A wellbore condition may be identified based on the size, shape, texture, or combination thereof of the cuttings in the first image.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Vishwanathan Parmeshwar, Jacques Orban, Babak Bob Arefi
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Patent number: 11651483Abstract: A method for identifying a wellbore condition includes capturing a first image of cuttings on or downstream from a shale shaker using a first camera. A size, shape, texture, or combination thereof of the cuttings in the first image may be determined. A wellbore condition may be identified based on the size, shape, texture, or combination thereof of the cuttings in the first image.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Vishwanathan Parmeshwar, Jacques Orban, Babak Bob Arefi
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Patent number: 11513024Abstract: Apparatus and methods for determining operational health of a pump. An example method may include commencing operation of a processing device to monitor operational health of a pump for pumping a fluid at a wellsite, wherein the pump may be a reciprocating pump. During pumping operations of the pump, the processing device may receive pressure measurements of the fluid at a fluid inlet manifold and/or a fluid outlet manifold of the pump, receive position measurements of fluid displacing members of the pump, detect irregular pressure measurements based on the received pressure measurements, determine operational phase of the pump based on the received position measurements, and determine which of fluid inlet and outlet valves of the pump is leaking based on operational phase during which the irregular pressure measurements are detected.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2019Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Brian Rogers, Vishwanathan Parmeshwar
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Patent number: 11459836Abstract: A drilling rig system may include a drilling rig including a plurality of surface rig equipment thereon and a plurality of orientation sensors disposed on the plurality of surface rig equipment. The plurality of orientation sensors may be configured to provide relational positioning of the plurality of surface rig equipment on the drilling rig.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Alejandro Camacho Cardenas, Vishwanathan Parmeshwar, Manat Singh
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Publication number: 20210388831Abstract: A system and method for controlling a pump in a drilling system, of which the method includes determining a plurality of baseline behaviors for one or more valves of the pump, determining a plurality of in-use behaviors for the one or more valves of the pump. Each of the plurality of in-use behaviors are determined based on one or more measurements from one or more sensors. The method also includes comparing the in-use behaviors and the baseline behaviors, and forecasting, based on the comparison of the in-use behaviors and the baseline behaviors, a remaining useful life of the at least one of the one or more valves.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2020Publication date: December 16, 2021Inventors: Alejandro Camacho Cardenas, Vishwanathan Parmeshwar, Manat Singh
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Patent number: 11131540Abstract: A tubular measuring system having a sensor at a predetermined position with respect to a datum and a processing device comprising a processor and a memory storing computer program code in signal communication with the sensor. The sensor generates a signal indicative of a feature of a tubular, and the processing device receives and processes the signal to determine position of the feature of the tubular with respect to the datum.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2017Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Jacques Orban, Shunfeng Zheng, Vishwanathan Parmeshwar
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Publication number: 20210277732Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a vertical position of a tool joint between two pipe segments of a drill string relative to a rig floor are disclosed. A camera or other suitable optical device is positioned to observe a drill string as it is raised and lowered out of and into a wellbore. The camera is equipped to identify a feature of the pipe segments, and based on a knowledge of the dimensions of the various pipe segments, to locate the tool joint vertically relative to the rig floor. Knowing the vertical position of the tool joint allows automatic operations to be carried out, such as assembling and disassembling the pipe segments from the drill string.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2020Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Vishwanathan Parmeshwar, Jaijith Sreekantan, Pradeep Shetty, Sreekanth Asodi
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Publication number: 20210177341Abstract: Apparatus and methods for utilizing wearable electronic devices at a worksite. A method may include donning an electronic device that contains or is in wireless communication with a processing device that includes a processor and a memory storing computer program code, then performing an action or having an experience, wherein the performed action or experience is detected by the donned electronic device, and then perceiving a sensory signal output by the donned electronic device, wherein the sensory signal output is caused by the processing device based on the detected action or experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2018Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: Manat Singh, Vishwanathan Parmeshwar
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Patent number: 11029444Abstract: A system for a drilling rig, a computer-readable medium, and a method for tracking an oilfield tubular. The method includes applying a tag to the oilfield tubular, the tag including a readable tag identifier, determining a physical parameter of the oilfield tubular, storing data representing the physical parameter in association with the tag identifier in a database, reading the tag identifier from the tag applied to the oilfield tubular, prior to deploying the oilfield tubular into a wellbore, and generating a pipe tally comprising data representing a plurality of oilfield tubulars, including the oilfield tubular, connected together and deployed into the wellbore using a drilling rig.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2015Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Gokturk Tunc, Shunfeng Zheng, Vishwanathan Parmeshwar
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Patent number: 10995571Abstract: A drilling rig site may include at least one tubular configured to be inserted into a wellbore at the drilling rig, at least one imaging device configured to detect a location of an end of the at least one tubular or a feature of the at least one tubular, and a processor receiving an input from the at least one imaging device and configured to calculate a distance between the end of the at least one tubular and another element, a diameter of the at least one tubular, or movement of the at least one tubular. A method for completing a drilling operation at a rig site, may include capturing an image of a tubular at a rig site, the tubular configured to be inserted into a wellbore at the rig site, detecting a location of an end of the tubular or a feature of the tubular from the image, and determining a diameter of the tubular, a distance between the detected end of the tubular and another element, or movement of the tubular.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2017Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Shunfeng Zheng, Richard John Meehan, John David Rowatt, Vishwanathan Parmeshwar, Joergen Kringen Johnsen, Sylvain Chambon
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Publication number: 20210019875Abstract: A method for identifying a wellbore condition includes capturing a first image of cuttings on or downstream from a shale shaker using a first camera. A size, shape, texture, or combination thereof of the cuttings in the first image may be determined. A wellbore condition may be identified based on the size, shape, texture, or combination thereof of the cuttings in the first image.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: Vishwanathan Parmeshwar, Jacques Orban, Babak Bob Arefi
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Patent number: 10876834Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a position of an object relative to another object are disclosed. One or more inductive rangefinders are used to determine a distance between an object, such as a stackable container for a drilling operation, and a second such container. A crane or other moving device is capable of stacking the containers on top of one another without the need for human operators being nearby. A processing unit makes calculations to identify the distance between the objects and a direction in which the object should move to arrive at the desired location.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Jacques Orban, Vishwanathan Parmeshwar
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Patent number: 10859082Abstract: A method includes determining a rotational position of a crankshaft in a multiplex pump from one or more sensors disposed on the crankshaft, determining a position of each of a plurality of pistons along a corresponding pump bore in relation to a total stroke length of each piston and a connecting rod length, calculating an individual theoretical displaced volume of fluid for each of the pump bores in the multiplex pump based on the rotational position of the crankshaft, and summing the individual theoretical displaced volumes to determine a total theoretical pumped volume by the multiplex pump. A calibration method includes determination of the multiplex pump efficiency versus speed and discharge pressure, and the effect of pump leakage and valve closing delay on the pump efficiency. Verification of the pump performance and efficiency may be controlled during pumping to insure the validity of the last calibration data set.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2017Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Vishwanathan Parmeshwar, Jacques Orban
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Publication number: 20200370988Abstract: Apparatus and methods for determining operational health of a pump. An example method may include commencing operation of a processing device to monitor operational health of a pump for pumping a fluid at a wellsite, wherein the pump may be a reciprocating pump. During pumping operations of the pump, the processing device may receive pressure measurements of the fluid at a fluid inlet manifold and/or a fluid outlet manifold of the pump, receive position measurements of fluid displacing members of the pump, detect irregular pressure measurements based on the received pressure measurements, determine operational phase of the pump based on the received position measurements, and determine which of fluid inlet and outlet valves of the pump is leaking based on operational phase during which the irregular pressure measurements are detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2019Publication date: November 26, 2020Inventors: Brian Rogers, Vishwanathan Parmeshwar
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Patent number: 10801278Abstract: A slips assembly for a drilling rig and methods. The slips assembly includes a body, a plurality of slips disposed within the body and configured to extend radially inward to engage a tubular, and to retract radially outward to form a gap between the tubular and the plurality of slips, and sensors configured to detect a force on the plurality of slips generated by the plurality of slips engaging the tubular.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2015Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Shunfeng Zheng, Jacques Orban, Vishwanathan Parmeshwar
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Publication number: 20200318461Abstract: A drilling rig system may include a drilling rig including a plurality of surface rig equipment thereon and a plurality of orientation sensors disposed on the plurality of surface rig equipment. The plurality of orientation sensors may be configured to provide relational positioning of the plurality of surface rig equipment on the drilling rig.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Alejandro Camacho Cardenas, Vishwanathan Parmeshwar, Manat Singh
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Patent number: 10796424Abstract: A method for identifying a wellbore condition includes capturing a first image of cuttings on or downstream from a shale shaker using a first camera. A size, shape, texture, or combination thereof of the cuttings in the first image is analyzed. A wellbore condition may be identified based on the size, shape, texture, or combination thereof of the cuttings in the first image.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2015Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Vishwanathan Parmeshwar, Jacques Orban, Babak Bob Arefi
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Patent number: 10782679Abstract: Processing systems and methods for receiving captured data of a data source attached with an expression of a relationship between the data source and a well construction system. The expression of the relationship between the data source and the well construction system is matched with an expression in a relationship descriptor including a description of a well construction system physical layout. The relationship descriptor also includes respective expressions of relationships between data sources and locations, equipment, and/or components of the well construction system. The expression in the relationship descriptor is one of the respective expressions. Secondary information is determined based on the captured data and the matched expression in the relationship descriptor.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2016Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Shunfeng Zheng, Vishwanathan Parmeshwar