Patents by Inventor William Troy Huey
William Troy Huey 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: 9790775Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods in which a fracturing fluid source is in fluid communication with a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation. A compressor has an input in fluid communication with a natural gas source, and has an output in fluid communication with the wellbore. The compressor is operable to compress natural gas received at the input for delivery at the output. A liquefied gas source is also in fluid communication with the wellbore.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Jijo Joseph, Richard D. Hutchins, William Troy Huey, Joel Clinkscales, Philippe Enkababian, Alejandro Pena, George Waters, Salvador Ayala, J. Ernest Brown
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Patent number: 9752389Abstract: A system and methodology facilitates the handling of oilfield material. The oilfield material is stored in at least one silo which enables use of gravity to feed the oilfield material to a blender or other suitable equipment. Each modular silo is transportable and may be engaged with a support structure via a pivot connection. Once engaged, the silo is pivoted to a raised, upright position on the support structure. The oilfield material is then moved to an interior of the silo, and gravity may be used to feed the oilfield material to a blender or other equipment in a controlled manner.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Hau Nguyen-Phuc Pham, Rajesh Luharuka, William Bradford Stone, Nikki Morrison, Jakub Pawel Jodlowski, William Troy Huey, Travis Almer, Laurent Coquilleau
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Publication number: 20170115674Abstract: A manifold trailer and pairing system are disclosed. Methods may include pressurizing a low pressure manifold of a manifold trailer, the low pressure manifold having a first low pressure valve and a second low pressure valve; opening a selected low pressure valve of the first and second low pressure valves; detecting a first pressure on a selected pump, via a first pressure sensor, indicative of a fluid communication between the selected low pressure valve and the selected pump; detecting a second pressure associated with a main line or a wellhead; comparing the first pressure on the selected pump to the second pressure associated with the main line or the wellhead to derive a pressure differential; and engaging the selected pump if the pressure differential exceeds a given threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2017Publication date: April 27, 2017Inventors: Miguel Lopez, Marcos Suguru Kajita, Christopher Shen, William Troy Huey, Sarmad Adnan
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Publication number: 20170074076Abstract: Embodiments disclosed prove a method for improving power usage for an oilfield operation. The method includes analyzing power usage for the oilfield operation, mapping power consumption for the oilfield operation; mapping power utilization for the oilfield operation; and improving power utilization for the oilfield operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Jijo Oommen JOSEPH, Olivier CLERC, Steven SCHILLING, William Troy HUEY
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Patent number: 9593565Abstract: Systems and methods for handling wellsite packets for a wellsite are provided. The wellsite packets include soluble packaging with wellsite materials therein. The wellsite has surface equipment and downhole equipment positioned about a wellbore. The handling system includes at least one feeder, at least one mixer, at least one metering device, and a pump. The feeder moves the wellsite packets directly or indirectly into the mixer. The mixer stimulates dissolution of the soluble packaging so as to mix the wellsite materials with a fluid to form a wellsite mixture. The metering device selectively controls the number of wellsite packets moving to the mixer. The pump is operatively coupled to the mixer to pump the wellsite mixture at the wellsite.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2013Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Bruno Lecerf, Dan Fu, Zinaida Usova, Avinash Ramesh, Garud Sridhar, William Troy Huey, Jesse Lee
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Patent number: 9534604Abstract: A manifold trailer and pairing system are disclosed. The pairing system has a non-transitory computer readable medium storing processor executable code. The processor executable code causes a processor to receive identification data indicative of a first low pressure valve and a second low pressure valve connected to a low pressure manifold of a manifold trailer; receive identification data indicative of a first high pressure valve and a second high pressure valve connected to a high pressure manifold of the manifold trailer; and receive identification data indicative of a plurality of pumps. The processor determines a first association indicative of a first fluid connection between the first low pressure valve and a selected pump and a second association indicative of a second fluid connection between the selected pump and a selected high pressure valve. The processor populates the non-transitory computer readable medium with information indicative of the first and second associations.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Miguel Lopez, Marcos Suguru Kajita, Christopher Shen, William Troy Huey, Sarmad Adnan
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Publication number: 20160369606Abstract: Systems and methods for cooling process equipment are provided. The system includes a process fluid source, and a heat exchanger fluidly coupled with the process equipment and the process fluid source. The heat exchanger is configured to receive a process fluid from the process fluid source and transfer heat from the process equipment to the process fluid. The system also includes a control system fluidly coupled with the heat exchanger. The control system is configured to vary a temperature of the process fluid heated in the heat exchanger. Further, at least a portion of the process fluid heated in the heat exchanger is delivered into a wellbore at a temperature below a boiling point of the process fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2016Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventors: Jonathan Wun Shiung Chong, Lewis Callaway, Rajesh Luharuka, William Troy Huey, Hoang Phi-Dung Vo
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Publication number: 20160312573Abstract: A system and method for treating a subterranean formation. The method may include utilizing a diluted stream and a high-loading stream which are combined to form a diverting composition. The diverting composition may then be injected into a wellbore. The system may include devices to prepare the diluted stream and high-loading stream, combine the streams, and introduce the combined stream into the wellbore.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2014Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Chad Kraemer, Bruno Lecerf, Zinaida Usova, William Troy Huey
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Patent number: 9435175Abstract: Systems and methods for cooling process equipment are provided. The system includes a process fluid source, and a heat exchanger fluidly coupled with the process equipment and the process fluid source. The heat exchanger is configured to receive a process fluid from the process fluid source and transfer heat from the process equipment to the process fluid. The system also includes a control system fluidly coupled with the heat exchanger. The control system is configured to vary a temperature of the process fluid heated in the heat exchanger. Further, at least a portion of the process fluid heated in the heat exchanger is delivered into a wellbore at a temperature below a boiling point of the process fluid.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2013Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Jonathan Wun Shiung Chong, Lewis Callaway, Rajesh Luharuka, William Troy Huey, Hoang Phi-Dung Vo
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Publication number: 20160129406Abstract: An apparatus, which includes an aqueous fluid source, a hydratable material source, a fluid pathway transporting an aqueous solution comprising aqueous fluid from the aqueous fluid source and hydratable material from the hydratable material source, and an emitter operable to emit ultrasonic energy into the aqueous solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2014Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: Jonathan Wun Shiung Chong, Jijo Oommen Joseph, Garud Bindiganavale Sridhar, William Troy Huey
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Publication number: 20150322761Abstract: A blender apparatus is disclosed having a chassis, a mixer positioned on the chassis, and a transfer pump positioned on the chassis. The mixer has a mixer housing defining a first mixer inlet, a second mixer inlet, and a mixer outlet. The first mixer inlet receives a liquid component, and the second mixer inlet receives a dry component. The mixer pressurizes at least the liquid component within the housing and discharges the liquid component through the mixer outlet at a first pressure above hydrostatic pressure. The transfer pump has a pump housing defining a pump inlet, a pump outlet and is devoid of an inlet configured to receive a dry component through a gravity feed. The transfer pump receives the liquid component through the pump inlet, pressurizes the liquid component within the pump housing, and discharges the liquid component through the pump outlet at a second pressure above hydrostatic pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2013Publication date: November 12, 2015Inventors: Kim A. Hodgson, Sean Black, Prashant Unnikrishnan Nair, Dale Eden, William Troy Huey, Donald E. Hensley, Olivier Clerc
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Publication number: 20150238914Abstract: A mixing unit comprising a frame, a rheology control portion, and a high-volume solids blending portion. The rheology control portion comprises means for receiving a first material from a first transfer mechanism, a dispersing/mixing system connected with the frame, and a first metering system to meter the first material from the first material receiving means to the dispersing/mixing system. The dispersing/mixing system disperses/mixes the metered first material with a fluid to form a first fluid mixture. The high-volume solids blending portion comprises means for receiving a second material from a second transfer mechanism, a solids blending system connected with the frame, and a second metering system to meter the second material from the second material receiving means to the solids blending system. The solids blending system blends the metered second material with the first fluid mixture to form a second fluid mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2015Publication date: August 27, 2015Inventors: Rajesh Luharuka, Hau Nguyen-Phuc Pham, William Troy Huey, Nikki Morrison, Christopher Todd Shen, Avinash Ramesh, Garud Bindiganavale Sridhar, Laurent Yves Claude Coquilleau
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Publication number: 20150204173Abstract: A method of pumping an oilfield fluid from a well surface to a wellbore is provided that includes providing a clean stream; operating one or more clean pumps to pump the clean stream from the well surface to the wellbore; providing a dirty stream including a solid material disposed in a fluid carrier; and operating one or more dirty pumps to pump the dirty stream from the well surface to the wellbore, wherein the clean stream and the dirty stream together form said oilfield fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2015Publication date: July 23, 2015Inventors: Rod Shampine, Paul Dwyer, Ronnie Stover, Mike Lloyd, Jean-Louis Pessin, Edward Kent Leugemors, Larry D. Welch, Joe Hubenschmidt, Philippe Gambier, William Troy Huey, Thomas Allan
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Publication number: 20150192006Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for preparing a treatment fluid and includes charging packets containing an additive encased within a liner to a first container packet storage area of a first container; passing the packets to a packet shredder; breaching the liners of the packets to expose the additive; passing exposed additive to a mixer; passing an aqueous solution to the mixer from a second container; and mixing the exposed additive with the aqueous solution to form the treatment fluid. The first container can also include a first container proppant storage area, and proppant is passed from the first container proppant storage area to the mixer. The treatment fluid can be charged to a well bore penetrating a subterranean formation. The system and method can also include a silo positioned in fluid flow communication with the first container and partitioned into a silo packet storage area and a silo proppant storage area.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2015Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventors: Avinash Ramesh, Kim Hodgson, Garud Bindiganavale Sridhar, Hau Nguyen-Phuc Pham, William Troy Huey
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Patent number: 9034802Abstract: The invention provides an oilfield suspending friction reducer treatment composition fluid comprising from about 0.001 weight percent to about 0.5 weight percent of a drag reducing surfactant; at least one drag reducing enhancer selected from the group consisting of polymeric drag reduction enhancers, monomeric drag reduction enhancers, and mixtures thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2007Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Alex Ahrenst, Bernhard Lungwitz, Christopher N. Fredd, Carlos Abad, Nihat Gurmen, Yiyan Chen, John Lassek, Paul Howard, William Troy Huey, Zakir Azmi, Donald Hodgson, III, Oscar Bustos
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Publication number: 20150129210Abstract: Systems and methods for cooling process equipment are provided. The system includes a process fluid source, and a heat exchanger fluidly coupled with the process equipment and the process fluid source. The heat exchanger is configured to receive a process fluid from the process fluid source and transfer heat from the process equipment to the process fluid. The system also includes a control system fluidly coupled with the heat exchanger. The control system is configured to vary a temperature of the process fluid heated in the heat exchanger. Further, at least a portion of the process fluid heated in the heat exchanger is delivered into a wellbore at a temperature below a boiling point of the process fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2013Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Jonathan Chong, Lewis Callaway, Rajesh Luharuka, William Troy Huey, Hoang Phi-Dung Vo
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Patent number: 9016383Abstract: A method of pumping an oilfield fluid from a well surface to a wellbore is provided that includes providing a clean stream; operating one or more clean pumps to pump the clean stream from the well surface to the wellbore; providing a dirty stream including a solid material disposed in a fluid carrier; and operating one or more dirty pumps to pump the dirty stream from the well surface to the wellbore, wherein the clean stream and the dirty stream together form said oilfield fluid.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2013Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Rod Shampine, Paul Dwyer, Ronnie Stover, Mike Lloyd, Jean-Louis Pessin, Edward Kent Leugemors, Larry D. Welch, Joe Hubenschmidt, Philippe Gambier, William Troy Huey, Thomas Allan
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Publication number: 20150075796Abstract: Systems and methods for handling wellsite packets for a wellsite are provided. The wellsite packets include soluble packaging with wellsite materials therein. The wellsite has surface equipment and downhole equipment positioned about a wellbore. The handling system includes at least one feeder, at least one mixer, at least one metering device, and a pump. The feeder moves the wellsite packets directly or indirectly into the mixer. The mixer stimulates dissolution of the soluble packaging so as to mix the wellsite materials with a fluid to form a wellsite mixture. The metering device selectively controls the number of wellsite packets moving to the mixer. The pump is operatively coupled to the mixer to pump the wellsite mixture at the wellsite.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Bruno Lecerf, Dan Fu, Zinaida Usova, Avinash Ramesh, Garud Sridhar, William Troy Huey, Jesse Lee
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Publication number: 20150053402Abstract: Methods of treating a subterranean formation are disclosed that include contacting a paste including a liquid chemical and a lightweight fiber having a high aspect ratio with a treatment fluid, and placing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation. Also disclosed is an additive for treating a subterranean formation comprising a paste including a liquid chemical and a lightweight fiber having a high aspect ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2014Publication date: February 26, 2015Inventors: William Troy Huey, Avinash Ramesh, Zinaida Usova, Dean Michael Willberg, Philip F. Sullivan, Richard Donald Hutchins
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Publication number: 20150044004Abstract: A mobile oilfield material transfer unit includes a chassis having a gooseneck and support base, the support base including a first portion and second portion, and the chassis further comprising a rear axle suspension system coupled with at least two wheels for movably supporting the chassis. The mobile oilfield material transfer unit further includes an erecting mast assembly having a mast movably connected with the chassis proximate to the second portion, and an actuator system coupled with the mast and with the chassis for moving the mast between a horizontal position and a vertical position. At least two vertical conveyor assemblies may be coupled with the erecting mast and moveable between the horizontal position and the vertical position, and at least two horizontal conveyor systems may be coupled with the support frame and engageable with the at least two vertical conveyor assemblies.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Inventors: Hau Nguyen-Phuc Pham, William Troy Huey