Patents by Inventor Wesley W. Johnson

Wesley W. Johnson 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).

  • Publication number: 20240026766
    Abstract: A system for assessing the characteristics of one or more geological formations that includes a programmable processing system configured receive at least one data stream including (1) a stream of well-pressure measurements, where each item of well-pressure measurement data corresponds to the pressure within the geological formation at a given time, (2) a stream of data associated with the flow of water and/or slurry into the geological formation at different times, and (3) a stream of data associated with the flow of sand into the geological formation at different times, where the programmable processing system is further configured to categorize fracturing events into different categories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Wesley W Johnson, Chester David Pieprzica, JR.
  • Patent number: 11572776
    Abstract: Hydraulic fracturing a subterranean formation with frac fluid, the hydraulic fracturing including complex shear fracturing of the subterranean formation. The technique includes determining an amount of the complex shear fracturing occurring, and adjusting operating parameters of the hydraulic fracturing to increase the complex shear fracturing occurring. The amount may consider fracture surface area. The adjusting may consider resonant frequency of the subterranean formation rock being fractured. The complex shear fracturing may assist with diffusion production. The techniques may include a non-transitory, computer-readable medium having instructions executable by a processor of a computing device to facilitate the aforementioned actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Shea Frac Group, LLC
    Inventors: Wesley W. Johnson, Danny C. Phillips
  • Publication number: 20220290548
    Abstract: Hydraulic fracturing a subterranean formation with frac fluid, the hydraulic fracturing including complex shear fracturing of the subterranean formation. The technique includes determining an amount of the complex shear fracturing occurring, and adjusting operating parameters of the hydraulic fracturing to increase the complex shear fracturing occurring. The amount may consider fracture surface area. The adjusting may consider resonant frequency of the subterranean formation rock being fractured. The complex shear fracturing may assist with diffusion production. The techniques may include a non-transitory, computer-readable medium having instructions executable by a processor of a computing device to facilitate the aforementioned actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Wesley W. Johnson, Danny C. Phillips
  • Patent number: 11365618
    Abstract: Hydraulic fracturing a subterranean formation including to count the number and types of fractures created in real time. The hydraulic fracturing involves injecting a frac slurry having frac fluid and proppant through a wellbore into the subterranean formation, hydraulic fracturing the subterranean formation with the frac slurry, and observing change in fracture counts with changes in proppant size and proppant concentration in the frac slurry. The hydraulic fracturing includes shear fracturing the rock in the subterranean formation. Operating parameters of the hydraulic fracturing may be adjusted in real time to increase the amount of shear fracturing occurring per unit time. Such adjusting may be based on resonant frequency at which the rock fractures with destruction as super shearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Shear Frac Group, LLC
    Inventors: Wesley W. Johnson, Danny C. Phillips
  • Patent number: 11313211
    Abstract: A system and method of hydraulic fracturing a geological formation in the Earth crust, including providing fracing fluid through a wellbore into the geological formation, wherein the hydraulic fracturing includes complex shear fracturing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Shear Frac Group, LLC
    Inventor: Wesley W. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20210270116
    Abstract: Hydraulic fracturing a subterranean formation including to count the number and types of fractures created in real time. The hydraulic fracturing involves injecting a frac slurry having frac fluid and proppant through a wellbore into the subterranean formation, hydraulic fracturing the subterranean formation with the frac slurry, and observing change in fracture counts with changes in proppant size and proppant concentration in the frac slurry. The hydraulic fracturing includes shear fracturing the rock in the subterranean formation. Operating parameters of the hydraulic fracturing may be adjusted in real time to increase the amount of shear fracturing occurring per unit time. Such adjusting may be based on resonant frequency at which the rock fractures with destruction as super shearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Wesley W. Johnson, Danny C. Phillips
  • Patent number: 11000585
    Abstract: The majority of the mortality observed in young pigs occurs between three and five weeks post-weaning for S. suis infections and between four and six weeks post-weaning for H. parasuis and Actinobacillus suis infections. Clinical disease control associated with S. suis, A. suis and H. parasuis has been attempted using antibiotic treatment, by controlled exposure with live organisms, and by vaccination, using either inactivated commercial or autogenous bacterins administered parenterally. A similar lack of protection in very young pigs is observed with various viruses including swine influenza virus, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus and rotavirus. Disclosed herein is an immunogenic composition comprising inactivated antigens and a mucosal adjuvant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Phibro Animal Health Corporation
    Inventors: Grant Weaver, Jeffrey Alan Kula, Boh Chang Lin, Karen Brown, Wesley W. Johnson, Michael Dennis Murphy
  • Patent number: 10918711
    Abstract: The majority of the mortality observed in young pigs occurs between three and five weeks post-weaning for S. suis infections and between four and six weeks post-weaning for H. parasuis and Actinobacillus suis infections. Clinical disease control associated with S. suis, A. suis and H. parasuis has been attempted using antibiotic treatment, by controlled exposure with live organisms, and by vaccination, using either inactivated commercial or autogenous bacterins administered parenterally. A similar lack of protection in very young pigs is observed with various viruses including swine influenza virus, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus and rotavirus. Disclosed herein is an immunogenic composition comprising inactivated antigens and a mucosal adjuvant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Phibro Animal Health Corporation
    Inventors: Grant Weaver, Jeffrey Alan Kula, Boh Chang Lin, Karen Brown, Wesley W. Johnson, Michael Dennis Murphy
  • Publication number: 20200340357
    Abstract: A system and method of hydraulic fracturing a geological formation in the Earth crust, including providing fracing fluid through a wellbore into the geological formation, wherein the hydraulic fracturing includes complex shear fracturing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventor: Wesley W. Johnson
  • Patent number: 10711604
    Abstract: A system and method of hydraulic fracturing a geological formation in Earth's crust, including injecting fracing fluid through a wellbore into the geological formation, measuring pressure associated with the hydraulic fracturing, determining net stress of the geological formation from the hydraulic fracturing, and determining presence of complex shear fracturing or complex shear fractures correlative with the net stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: SHEAR FRAC GROUP, LLC
    Inventor: Wesley W Johnson
  • Publication number: 20190247490
    Abstract: The majority of the mortality observed in young pigs occurs between three and five weeks post-weaning for S. suis infections and between four and six weeks post-weaning for H. parasuis and Actinobacillus suis infections. Clinical disease control associated with S. suis, A. suis and H. parasuis has been attempted using antibiotic treatment, by controlled exposure with live organisms, and by vaccination, using either inactivated commercial or autogenous bacterins administered parenterally. A similar lack of protection in very young pigs is observed with various viruses including swine influenza virus, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus and rotavirus. Disclosed herein is an immunogenic composition comprising inactivated antigens and a mucosal adjuvant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: Phibro Animal Health Corporation
    Inventors: Grant Weaver, Jeffrey Alan Kula, Boh Chang Lin, Karen Brown, Wesley W. Johnson, Michael Dennis Murphy
  • Publication number: 20190231864
    Abstract: The majority of the mortality observed in young pigs occurs between three and five weeks post-weaning for S. suis infections and between four and six weeks post-weaning for H. parasuis and Actinobacillus suis infections. Clinical disease control associated with S. suis, A. suis and H. parasuis has been attempted using antibiotic treatment, by controlled exposure with live organisms, and by vaccination, using either inactivated commercial or autogenous bacterins administered parenterally. A similar lack of protection in very young pigs is observed with various viruses including swine influenza virus, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus and rotavirus. Disclosed herein is an immunogenic composition comprising inactivated antigens and a mucosal adjuvant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: Phibro Animal Health Corporation
    Inventors: Grant Weaver, Jeffrey Alan Kula, Boh Chang Lin, Karen Brown, Wesley W. Johnson, Michael Dennis Murphy
  • Publication number: 20190145251
    Abstract: A system and method of hydraulic fracturing a geological formation in Earth's crust, including injecting fracing fluid through a wellbore into the geological formation, measuring pressure associated with the hydraulic fracturing, determining net stress of the geological formation from the hydraulic fracturing, and determining presence of complex shear fracturing or complex shear fractures correlative with the net stress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: Shear Frac Inc
    Inventor: Wesley W. Johnson
  • Patent number: 10279031
    Abstract: The majority of the mortality observed in young pigs occurs between three and five weeks post-weaning for S. suis infections and between four and six weeks post-weaning for H. parasuis and Actinobacillus suis infections. Clinical disease control associated with S. suis, A. suis and H. parasuis has been attempted using antibiotic treatment, by controlled exposure with live organisms, and by vaccination, using either inactivated commercial or autogenous bacterins administered parenterally. A similar lack of protection in very young pigs is observed with various viruses including swine influenza virus, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus and rotavirus. Disclosed herein is an immunogenic composition comprising inactivated antigens and a mucosal adjuvant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Phibro Animal Health Corporation
    Inventors: Grant Weaver, Jeffrey Alan Kula, Boh Chang Lin, Karen Brown, Wesley W. Johnson, Michael Dennis Murphy
  • Publication number: 20170326226
    Abstract: The majority of the mortality observed in young pigs occurs between three and five weeks post-weaning for S. suis infections and between four and six weeks post-weaning for H. parasuis and Actinobacillus suis infections. Clinical disease control associated with S. suis, A. suis and H. parasuis has been attempted using antibiotic treatment, by controlled exposure with live organisms, and by vaccination, using either inactivated commercial or autogenous bacterins administered parenterally. A similar lack of protection in very young pigs is observed with various viruses including swine influenza virus, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus and rotavirus. Disclosed herein is an immunogenic composition comprising inactivated antigens and a mucosal adjuvant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: Phibro Animal Health Corporation
    Inventors: Grant Weaver, Jeffrey Alan Kula, Boh Chang Lin, Karen Brown, Wesley W. Johnson, Michael Dennis Murphy