Patents by Inventor Yasser El-Khazindar

Yasser El-Khazindar 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).

  • Patent number: 8403066
    Abstract: A hybrid junction assembly is provided. The hybrid junction assembly may comprise a junction body configured to sealingly couple to a first control line and a second control line. In addition, the assembly may include a transfer conduit configured to fit within a hybrid control line such that an annulus is formed between the transfer conduit and the hybrid control line. The first control line and the transfer conduit may form a first communication pathway and the second control line and the annulus may form a second communication pathway. The transfer conduit and the hybrid control line may be sealingly coupled to the junction body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Ramaswamy Meyyappan, Yasser El-Khazindar, Thomas D. MacDougall
  • Patent number: 8316704
    Abstract: A downhole measurement system may comprise an optional fluid inlet section configured to accommodate fluid flow between a well and a zone surrounding the well. The system may further comprise a flow conditioning section configured to receive the fluid from the fluid inlet section. The flow conditioning section may be configured to produce a substantially homogenized fluid flow. In addition, a measuring section may be provided and configured to measure at least a portion of the fluid flow from the flow conditioning section. The measuring section characterizes a parameter of the fluid flow. In other embodiments, there may be a method for characterizing a parameter of a fluid flow comprising the steps of directing the fluid flow to a flow conditioning section. Other steps may be conditioning the fluid flow to a substantially homogeneous state and measuring a parameter for at least a portion of the fluid flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Emmanuel Rioufol, Yasser El-Khazindar
  • Publication number: 20100243243
    Abstract: A well system is provided and configured for local and/or global control of a well. The well system may comprise one or more controllable downhole devices. Each of the downhole devices may include a telemetry module, an energy module configured to at least power an actuator, a controller communicably coupled to the telemetry module and one or more sensors, and a controllable component coupled to the actuator. The well system may further include a surface controller comprising a desired state input device configured to accept a desired state and then provide the desired state to the controller via the telemetry module. The controller may compare the desired state to an actual state determined by a sensor and instruct the actuator to adjust the controllable component such that the actual state approaches the desired state. The downhole device may operate autonomously after the initial setting of the desired state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kuo-Chiang Chen, Axel M. Destremau, Eric Larson, Yasser El-Khazindar
  • Publication number: 20100206582
    Abstract: A hybrid junction assembly is provided. The hybrid junction assembly may comprise a junction body configured to sealingly couple to a first control line and a second control line. In addition, the assembly may include a transfer conduit configured to fit within a hybrid control line such that an annulus is formed between the transfer conduit and the hybrid control line. The first control line and the transfer conduit may form a first communication pathway and the second control line and the annulus may form a second communication pathway. The transfer conduit and the hybrid control line may be sealingly coupled to the junction body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ramaswamy Meyyappan, Yasser El-Khazindar, Thomas D. MacDougall
  • Publication number: 20100089141
    Abstract: A downhole measurement system may comprise an optional fluid inlet section configured to accommodate fluid flow between a well and a zone surrounding the well. The system may further comprise a flow conditioning section configured to receive the fluid from the fluid inlet section. The flow conditioning section may be configured to produce a substantially homogenized fluid flow. In addition, a measuring section may be provided and configured to measure at least a portion of the fluid flow from the flow conditioning section. The measuring section characterizes a parameter of the fluid flow. In other embodiments, there may be a method for characterizing a parameter of a fluid flow comprising the steps of directing the fluid flow to a flow conditioning section. Other steps may be conditioning the fluid flow to a substantially homogeneous state and measuring a parameter for at least a portion of the fluid flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Emmanuel Rioufol, Yasser El-Khazindar