Patents by Inventor William Arthur Hutton Aitken

William Arthur Hutton Aitken 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).

  • Methods for cleaning out horizontal wellbores using coiled tubing
    Patent number: 7878247
    Abstract: Methods for cleaning out horizontal wellbores using coiled tubing are provided for use during downhole operations. A coiled tubing having a bottom hole assembly is deployed into a horizontal wellbore. Fluid is circulated down the annulus of the wellbore and up the bottom hole assembly while the bottom hole assembly is moved upward at a selected rate and distance. This method may be used to remove downhole solids, such as formation sands and proppant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: John Gordon Misselbrook, William Arthur Hutton Aitken, Jeff Li
  • METHODS FOR CLEANING OUT HORIZONTAL WELLBORES USING COILED TUBING
    Publication number: 20100170676
    Abstract: Methods for cleaning out horizontal wellbores using coiled tubing are provided for use during downhole operations. A coiled tubing having a bottom hole assembly is deployed into a horizontal wellbore. Fluid is circulated down the annulus of the wellbore and up the bottom hole assembly while the bottom hole assembly is moved upward at a selected rate and distance. This method may be used to remove downhole solids, such as formation sands and proppant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: BJ Services Company
    Inventors: John Gordon Misselbrook, William Arthur Hutton Aitken, Jeff Li