Patents by Inventor Xiangnan (Allan) Ye

Xiangnan (Allan) Ye 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).

  • Borehole fluid gel strength measurement
    Patent number: 11815639
    Abstract: A method and systems for performing a borehole operation with a borehole fluid that includes applying an amplitude oscillation deformation force to a sample of the borehole fluid over a period of time, measuring the deformation force from the sample, determining a storage modulus of the borehole fluid over the period of time based on the measured deformation force, determining a gel strength of the borehole fluid by correlation with the storage modulus, comparing the gel strength with a desired gel strength and if the gel strength is outside of an acceptable range of the desired gel strength, adjusting a drilling parameter, a composition of the borehole fluid, or a combination thereof, and using the borehole fluid in the borehole operation. Determining the storage modulus and the gel strength may be done using a processor and the force may be applied using a piezoelectric device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiangnan (Allan) Ye, Dale E. Jamison
  • Borehole Fluid Gel Strength Measurement
    Publication number: 20210132243
    Abstract: A method and systems for performing a borehole operation with a borehole fluid that includes applying an amplitude oscillation deformation force to a sample of the borehole fluid over a period of time, measuring the deformation force from the sample, determining a storage modulus of the borehole fluid over the period of time based on the measured deformation force, determining a gel strength of the borehole fluid by correlation with the storage modulus, comparing the gel strength with a desired gel strength and if the gel strength is outside of an acceptable range of the desired gel strength, adjusting a drilling parameter, a composition of the borehole fluid, or a combination thereof, and using the borehole fluid in the borehole operation. Determining the storage modulus and the gel strength may be done using a processor and the force may be applied using a piezoelectric device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiangnan (Allan) Ye, Dale E. Jamison