Patents by Inventor Walid Ben-Ismail

Walid Ben-Ismail 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).

  • Formation stability modeling
    Patent number: 9835746
    Abstract: A method can include receiving data that characterizes anisotropy of a formation; receiving a model that models one or more planes of weakness in an anisotropic formation; and, based at least in part on the model and the data, outputting information germane to stability of a bore in an anisotropic formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Gong Rui Yan, Florian Karpfinger, Romain Charles Andre Prioul, Denis Heliot, Alexander Ramirez, Chang Liu, Thomas Berard, Walid Ben-Ismail
  • FORMATION STABILITY MODELING
    Publication number: 20150055438
    Abstract: A method can include receiving data that characterizes anisotropy of a formation; receiving a model that models one or more planes of weakness in an anisotropic formation; and, based at least in part on the model and the data, outputting information germane to stability of a bore in an anisotropic formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Gong Rui Yan, Florian Karpfinger, Romain Charles Andre Prioul, Denis Heliot, Alexander Ramirez, Chang Liu, Thomas Berard, Walid Ben-Ismail