Patents by Inventor William Allen SCHULTZ
William Allen SCHULTZ 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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Patent number: 12264575Abstract: A downhole assembly includes a tubular body having a bore and a downhole tool connected to the tubular body. The downhole assembly also includes a sensor assembly having a carrier and a sensor. A sensor adapter is used to couple the sensor assembly to the tubular body. The sensor adapter includes an adapter body disposed in the bore of the tubular body; an adapter shaft for connection with the carrier; and a plurality of channels formed between the adapter shaft and the adapter body.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2024Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLCInventors: James H. Taylor, Jr., William Allen Schultz, Jr., Albert C. Odell, II, Glenn Iversen
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Patent number: 12140015Abstract: A downhole assembly includes a tubular body having a bore and a downhole tool connected to the tubular body. The downhole assembly also includes a sensor assembly having a carrier and a sensor. A sensor adapter is used to couple the sensor assembly to the tubular body. The sensor adapter includes an adapter body disposed in the bore of the tubular body; an adapter shaft for connection with the carrier; and a plurality of channels formed between the adapter shaft and the adapter body.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2023Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLCInventors: James H. Taylor, Jr., William Allen Schultz, Jr., Albert C. Odell, II, Glenn Iversen
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Publication number: 20240360751Abstract: A downhole assembly includes a tubular body having a bore and a downhole tool connected to the tubular body. The downhole assembly also includes a sensor assembly having a carrier and a sensor. A sensor adapter is used to couple the sensor assembly to the tubular body. The sensor adapter includes an adapter body disposed in the bore of the tubular body; an adapter shaft for connection with the carrier; and a plurality of channels formed between the adapter shaft and the adapter body.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Inventors: James H. Taylor, Jr., William Allen Schultz, Albert C. Odell, Glenn Iversen
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Publication number: 20240044246Abstract: A downhole assembly includes a tubular body having a bore and a downhole tool connected to the tubular body. The downhole assembly also includes a sensor assembly having a carrier and a sensor. A sensor adapter is used to couple the sensor assembly to the tubular body. The sensor adapter includes an adapter body disposed in the bore of the tubular body; an adapter shaft for connection with the carrier; and a plurality of channels formed between the adapter shaft and the adapter body.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: James H. Taylor, JR., William Allen Schultz, Albert C. Odell, II, Glenn Iversen
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Patent number: 11643892Abstract: A method of separating a downhole tubular includes running a tool into a wellbore to a predetermined location on a work string and actuating flow actuated slips. The method also includes maintaining slips in a set position by providing a first upward force on the work string. The method further includes rotating the work string to separate an upper portion of the tubular from a lower portion using a cutter assembly disposed on the work string below the slips and pulling the upper portion of the tubing and the tool from the wellbore.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: William Allen Schultz, Jr., David W. Teale, Richard C. Davis
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Publication number: 20220145711Abstract: A method of separating a downhole tubular includes running a tool into a wellbore to a predetermined location on a work string and actuating flow actuated slips. The method also includes maintaining slips in a set position by providing a first upward force on the work string. The method further includes rotating the work string to separate an upper portion of the tubular from a lower portion using a cutter assembly disposed on the work string below the slips and pulling the upper portion of the tubing and the tool from the wellbore.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2022Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: William Allen SCHULTZ, JR., David W. TEALE, Richard C. DAVIS
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Patent number: 11248428Abstract: A method and apparatus for a locking system for a downhole tool. The locking system includes a first portion having a plurality of displaceable members, a second portion disposed around the first portion; a locked position wherein axial movement between the members is prevented; and an unlocked position wherein axial movement between the members is permitted.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLCInventors: William Allen Schultz, Jr., David W. Teale, Richard C. Davis
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Patent number: 11053741Abstract: A sidetrack assembly for forming a lateral wellbore includes a cutting device having a body having a passage, and a mill head configured to connect to the body so that an interior of the mill head and the body form a pressure chamber in fluid communication with the outlet passage. The mill head includes a first port in fluid communication with the pressure chamber, a second port in fluid communication with the pressure chamber, and a blade arranged on a face of the mill head. A whipstock connected to the cutting device includes a tubing having a first end removably inserted in the first port and the passage and a second end connectable to a downhole tool, an inclined surface for guiding the mill at a non-zero angle relative to a central axis of an existing wellbore, and an attachment section removably connecting the cutting device and the whipstock.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLCInventors: Richard C. Davis, Jeremy Lee Stone, James H. Taylor, Jr., William Allen Schultz, Jr., David W. Teale
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Patent number: 10808481Abstract: A tool for cutting a tubular includes a housing, a first blade having a first cutting surface, and a second blade having a second cutting surface. The first blade and the second blade are configured to move between an extended position and a retracted position. The first blade and the second blade are disposed in the housing in the retracted position. The first cutting surface and the second cutting surface overlap in the retracted position. In another embodiment, a tool for cutting a tubular in a wellbore, includes a housing having a longitudinal axis; a pin connected to the housing and disposed on a first side of the longitudinal axis; and a blade including a cutting surface, the blade configured to move between an extended position and a retracted position about the pin, wherein the cutting surface is disposed at least in part on a second side of the longitudinal axis in the retracted position.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2017Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLCInventor: William Allen Schultz, Jr.
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Publication number: 20200256142Abstract: A method and apparatus for a locking system for a downhole tool comprising: a first portion having a plurality of displaceable members, a second portion disposed around the first portion; a locked position wherein axial movement between the members is prevented; and an unlocked position wherein axial movement between the members is permitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2019Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: William Allen Schultz, JR., David W. TEALE, Richard C. DAVIS
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Patent number: 10458196Abstract: A method and apparatus for cutting and pulling a casing string from a well. A downhole casing pulling tool includes a tubular housing having a bore therethrough, a packer assembly configured to isolate an annulus between a casing and the tool, a slip assembly configured to engage the casing, and a piston assembly disposed in the bore of the tubular housing. The piston assembly is configured to operate an actuator, wherein the actuator is configured to operate at least one of the packer assembly and the slip assembly and modify a fluid pressure in the bore of the tubular housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: William Allen Schultz, Jr., David W. Teale
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Publication number: 20190145211Abstract: A tool for cutting a tubular includes a housing, a first blade having a first cutting surface, and a second blade having a second cutting surface. The first blade and the second blade are configured to move between an extended position and a retracted position. The first blade and the second blade are disposed in the housing in the retracted position. The first cutting surface and the second cutting surface overlap in the retracted position. In another embodiment, a tool for cutting a tubular in a wellbore, includes a housing having a longitudinal axis; a pin connected to the housing and disposed on a first side of the longitudinal axis; and a blade including a cutting surface, the blade configured to move between an extended position and a retracted position about the pin, wherein the cutting surface is disposed at least in part on a second side of the longitudinal axis in the retracted position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2017Publication date: May 16, 2019Applicant: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLCInventor: William Allen SCHULTZ, JR.
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Publication number: 20180258734Abstract: A method and apparatus for cutting and pulling a casing string from a well. a downhole casing pulling tool includes a tubular housing having a bore therethrough, a packer assembly configured to isolate an annulus between a casing and the tool, a slip assembly configured to engage the casing, and a piston assembly disposed in the bore of the tubular housing. The piston assembly is configured to operate an actuator, wherein the actuator is configured to operate at least one of the packer assembly and the slip assembly and modify a fluid pressure in the bore of the tubular housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2017Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLCInventors: William Allen Schultz, JR., David W. Teale
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Patent number: 9879485Abstract: A stabilizer for passing through a restriction includes a tubular body having a bore therethrough; a rigid blade disposed on the tubular body; and a deformable blade disposed on the tubular body, wherein the deformable blade includes a geometric profile configured to preferentially bend the deformable blade in one direction when the deformable blade encounters the restriction, and wherein the deformable blade has a height greater than a height of the rigid blade. In one example, the deformable blade is offset from a radial axis.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2014Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLCInventors: Mark C. Glaser, William Allen Schultz
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Publication number: 20160168924Abstract: A stabilizer for passing through a restriction includes a tubular body having a bore therethrough; a rigid blade disposed on the tubular body; and a deformable blade disposed on the tubular body, wherein the deformable blade includes a geometric profile configured to preferentially bend the deformable blade in one direction when the deformable blade encounters the restriction, and wherein the deformable blade has a height greater than a height of the rigid blade. In one example, the deformable blade is offset from a radial axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2014Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: Mark C. GLASER, William Allen SCHULTZ