Patents by Inventor Waqas Munir

Waqas Munir 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: 11603727
    Abstract: A wellbore system includes method of cutting a casing in a wellbore. A string is disposed in the casing, the string including a cutting tool and an activation sub coupled to the cutting tool. The cutting tool includes a ball seat and a cutter. The activation sub includes a control piston disposed therein. The control piston has a ball at an end thereof. The control piston is configured to move within the activation sub to engage the ball to the ball seat when a flow rate of a fluid through the control piston is above a flow rate activation threshold, wherein engaging the ball to the ball seat creates a pressure differential across the ball seat that moves the ball seat to extend the cutter from the cutting tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Waqas Munir, Adam Larsen
  • Publication number: 20230059678
    Abstract: A wellbore system includes method of cutting a casing in a wellbore. A string is disposed in the casing, the string including a cutting tool and an activation sub coupled to the cutting tool. The cutting tool includes a ball seat and a cutter. The activation sub includes a control piston disposed therein. The control piston has a ball at an end thereof. The control piston is configured to move within the activation sub to engage the ball to the ball seat when a flow rate of a fluid through the control piston is above a flow rate activation threshold, wherein engaging the ball to the ball seat creates a pressure differential across the ball seat that moves the ball seat to extend the cutter from the cutting tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Waqas Munir, Adam Larsen
  • Patent number: 11408241
    Abstract: A single-trip cut and pull system for a wellbore including a cutter, a power section, and an anchor selectively actuable independently of the power section; a method for cutting and pulling casing in a single run including running a cut and pull system on a string to a target depth, rotating a cutter of the cut and pull system to cut a casing section, and actuating an anchor of the cut and pull system after cutting the casing section; and a method for cutting and pulling casing in a single run including running a cut and pull system on a string to a target depth, rotating a cutter of the cut and pull system by rotating the string to cut a casing section, and pulling the cut casing in the single run.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Jason Cullum, Knut Inge Dahlberg, Waqas Munir, Mohsen Ali, Dan Wells, Andrew Ponder, Per Daykin, Eivind Hagen
  • Publication number: 20220034182
    Abstract: A single-trip cut and pull system for a wellbore including a cutter, a power section, and an anchor selectively actuable independently of the power section; a method for cutting and pulling casing in a single run including running a cut and pull system on a string to a target depth, rotating a cutter of the cut and pull system to cut a casing section, and actuating an anchor of the cut and pull system after cutting the casing section; and a method for cutting and pulling casing in a single run including running a cut and pull system on a string to a target depth, rotating a cutter of the cut and pull system by rotating the string to cut a casing section, and pulling the cut casing in the single run.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Jason Cullum, Knut Inge Dahlberg, Waqas Munir, Mohsen Ali, Dan Wells, Andrew Ponder, Per Daykin, Eivind Hagen
  • Patent number: 10352139
    Abstract: An existing well has zones that respectively produce water and desired fluids. Existing production tubing is in the well to a location uphole of the producing zones and preferably in a lateral portion on the borehole. The water producing zone is between the surface and the productive zone. A coiled tubing string with a straddle assembly of inflatable isolation packers is run through the production string. An optional milling out of the lower end of the production string can take place first. The inflatable straddle assembly is run past the end of the production string for placement to straddle the water zone while allowing production from the productive zone. The coiled tubing serves as the new production tubing for the productive zone. One or more zones can be isolated or aligned for flow from productive zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Edgar Acorda, Ronald P. Ramnarine, Waqas Munir
  • Publication number: 20160186538
    Abstract: An existing well has zones that respectively produce water and desired fluids. Existing production tubing is in the well to a location uphole of the producing zones and preferably in a lateral portion on the borehole. The water producing zone is between the surface and the productive zone. A coiled tubing string with a straddle assembly of inflatable isolation packers is run through the production string. An optional milling out of the lower end of the production string can take place first. The inflatable straddle assembly is run past the end of the production string for placement to straddle the water zone while allowing production from the productive zone. The coiled tubing serves as the new production tubing for the productive zone. One or more zones can be isolated or aligned for flow from productive zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Edgar Acorda, Ronald P. Ramnarine, Waqas Munir