Patents by Inventor Yufa HE

Yufa HE 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: 11946374
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an omni-directional horizontally oriented deflecting tool for a coiled tubing, which includes an inner central pipe, an outer central pipe, a conical outer cylinder, a piston outer cylinder, an anchoring mechanism, a sealing mechanism, a reversing mechanism and a steering mechanism. The anchoring mechanism includes a cone, an O-shaped sealing ring I, a cone spring, a slip, a slip spring, a slip seat, a claw I and a pin shaft I, and the sealing mechanism includes a piston, an O-shaped sealing ring II, a claw II, a pin shaft II, an upper rubber cylinder seat, a rubber cylinder, a connecting cylinder, a lower rubber cylinder seat and a gasket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Southwest Petroleum University
    Inventors: Yang Tang, Miantao Guan, Yulin Zhang, Peng Zhao, Guorong Wang, Jinhai Zhao, Qingyou Liu, Jinzhong Wang, Xiang Gao, Yufa He, Hu Deng, Liming Fan, Rutao Ma
  • Publication number: 20240044211
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an omni-directional horizontally oriented deflecting tool for a coiled tubing, which includes an inner central pipe, an outer central pipe, a conical outer cylinder, a piston outer cylinder, an anchoring mechanism, a sealing mechanism, a reversing mechanism and a steering mechanism. The anchoring mechanism includes a cone, an O-shaped sealing ring I, a cone spring, a slip, a slip spring, a slip seat, a claw I and a pin shaft I, and the sealing mechanism includes a piston, an O-shaped sealing ring II, a claw II, a pin shaft II, an upper rubber cylinder seat, a rubber cylinder, a connecting cylinder, a lower rubber cylinder seat and a gasket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Yang TANG, Miantao GUAN, Yulin ZHANG, Peng ZHAO, Guorong WANG, Jinhai ZHAO, Qingyou LIU, Jinzhong WANG, Xiang GAO, Yufa HE, Hu DENG, Liming FAN, Rutao MA
  • Publication number: 20240003473
    Abstract: A pure electric modular subsea test tree is provided, which includes a connect-disconnect device, wherein the first channel is formed in the connect-disconnect device; the connect-disconnect device is provided with a locking assembly and a connection drive mechanism for driving the locking assembly, and the first electrical connection plug is embedded in the connect-disconnect device, and the connection drive mechanism is electrically connected with the first electrical connection plug; a shear-seal assembly, wherein a second channel communicated with the first channel is formed in the shear-seal assembly; the shear-seal assembly includes at least one shear-seal device capable of plugging the second channel; a connection part is formed on the shear-seal assembly; a heating device is arranged at one end of the shear-seal device far from the connection part. The disclosure relates to a pure electric modular subsea test tree, which has fast response speed and high operation safety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Yang TANG, Yulin ZHANG, Guorong WANG, Yufa HE, Jianfei WEI, Jinhai ZHAO, Zeliang LI, Jinzhong WANG, Wang LI, Wujun TONG, Jie WANG
  • Patent number: 11746640
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a solid fluidization tubular separator for marine natural gas hydrate, which includes a first separator and a second separator, wherein the first separator includes the first separation sleeve, the power liquid pipe, the swirl baffle, the recovery mechanism and the sand discharge mechanism. After the hydrate is sucked into the first separation sleeve to generate a circumferential velocity, so that the mud and sand with high density are separated to the pipe wall of the first separation sleeve, and the mud and sand separated to the pipe wall are settled down from the gap between the swirl baffle and the pipe wall along the pipe wall. The hydrate swirl flows into the recovery mechanism, and then leaves the first separation sleeve and enters the second separator, so as to realize the separation of mud and sand and natural gas hydrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong, Southwest Petroleum University
    Inventors: Yang Tang, Zeliang Li, Xushen Li, Jiang Lu, Xiaoyu Fang, Guorong Wang, Pu Yang, Jinhai Zhao, Xiaolong Ma, Dongqing Xia, Lin Zhong, Yufa He, Qingping Li, Yanjun Li, Hexing Liu, Peng Zhao
  • Patent number: 11598180
    Abstract: The invention discloses an experimental device for natural gas hydrate solid-state fluidized mining and crushing, the experimental device comprising a power liquid supply module, a hydrate suction module, a pipeline conveying module, a hydrate fluidized crushing module, a secondary processing module and an experimental data information collection and processing module. An experimental method for the experimental device comprises: turning on the power liquid supply module, the hydrate suction module, the pipeline conveying module, the hydrate fluidized crushing module and the secondary processing module, and collecting pressure and flow data at a plurality of locations by the experimental data information collection and processing module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Guorong Wang, Shouwei Zhou, Qingyou Liu, Qingping Li, Qiang Fu, Yufa He, Pu Yang, Lin Zhong
  • Patent number: 11542789
    Abstract: A cavity creation tool by crushing with multi-stage controllable water jet, it is used in natural gas hydrate development and mainly consists of an inner tube upper joint, an inner tube lower joint, an intermediate sleeve, an inner structure consisting of a coaxial throttle push rod, an outer layer sleeve, an outer layer structure consisting of a supporting ring, a jet head mounted to the intermediate sleeve and threading the outer layer sleeve, and a jet crushing structure consisting of a single-stage telescopic jet head and a two-stage telescopic jet head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: Southwest Petroleum University, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhanjiang)
    Inventors: Yang Tang, Peng Zhao, Guorong Wang, Jinhai Zhao, Qingyou Liu, Jinzhong Wang, Guangjie Yuan, Yufa He, Qingping Li, Xushen Li, Xiaoyu Fang, Zeliang Li, Xin Jing
  • Patent number: 11506033
    Abstract: Disclosed is an oil extraction and gas production method capable of in-situ sand control and removal by downhole hydraulic lift achieved by downhole oil extraction and gas production system and ground oil extraction and gas production system. The downhole systems mainly comprises a double-layer tube, a double-layer tube reducing joint, a double-layer tube packer, a hydrodynamic turbine motor, a sludge screw pump, a soil-sand separator and a negative pressure absorber; the ground system comprises a power fluid pressurizing module and a mix fluid treatment module. The present application lowers the difficulty of pumping and lifting downhole formation fluid; achieves downhole and in-situ sand control and sand discharge, alleviates the blockage and erosion of sand particles on equipments and reduces energy consumption; decreases the production cost and improves the operation efficiency, therefore is suitable for oil extraction and gas production in high sand content wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Southwest Petroleum University
    Inventors: Yang Tang, Haoyu Xiong, Guorong Wang, Jinzhong Wang, Jinhai Zhao, Guangjie Yuan, Zhidong Zhang, Xushen Li, Yufa He, Jie Wu, Xin Jing, Peng Zhao, Zeliang Li
  • Publication number: 20220349292
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a solid fluidization tubular separator for marine natural gas hydrate, which includes a first separator and a second separator, wherein the first separator includes the first separation sleeve, the power liquid pipe, the swirl baffle, the recovery mechanism and the sand discharge mechanism. After the hydrate is sucked into the first separation sleeve to generate a circumferential velocity, so that the mud and sand with high density are separated to the pipe wall of the first separation sleeve, and the mud and sand separated to the pipe wall are settled down from the gap between the swirl baffle and the pipe wall along the pipe wall. The hydrate swirl flows into the recovery mechanism, and then leaves the first separation sleeve and enters the second separator, so as to realize the separation of mud and sand and natural gas hydrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Yang TANG, Zeliang LI, Guorong WANG, Xushen LI, Jiang LU, Xiaoyu FANG, Pengfei JING, Hairong ZHNAG, Lin ZHONG, Yufa HE, Qingping LI, Yanjun LI, Hexing LIU, Peng ZHAO
  • Patent number: 11434727
    Abstract: An in situ exploitation-separation-backfilling integration apparatus for natural gas hydrates is disclosed, consisting of a cyclonic suction device for coarse fraction, a jet flow device for sand discharge and a spiral cyclone device for fine fraction. The cyclonic suction device for coarse fraction is provided with a vortex trough and a cyclonic auxiliary flow channel; the jet flow device for sand discharge mainly consists of a sand discharge sliding sleeve, a sand discharge jet cylinder and a spring, wherein the sand discharge sliding sleeve can control the spraying out of hydraulic fluid and it is provided with a sand discharge butting head; inside the spiral cyclone device for fine fraction is a tapered structure and its upper portion is provided with a centering bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Inventors: Yang Tang, Zeliang Li, Guorong Wang, Qingyou Liu, Jinhai Zhao, Guangjie Yuan, Jinzhong Wang, Yufa He, Qingping Li, Chuanhua Ma, Yuan Huang
  • Publication number: 20220268132
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cavity creation tool by crushing with multi-stage controllable water jet, which is used in natural gas hydrate development. The tool mainly consists of an inner tube upper joint, an inner tube lower joint, an intermediate sleeve, an inner structure consisting of a coaxial throttle push rod, an outer layer sleeve, an outer layer structure consisting of a supporting ring, a jet head mounted to the intermediate sleeve and threading the outer layer sleeve, and a jet crushing structure consisting of a single stage telescopic jet head and a second stage telescopic jet head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Yang TANG, Peng ZHAO, Guorong WANG, Jinhai ZHAO, Qingyou LIU, Jinzhong WANG, Guangjie YUAN, Yufa HE, Qingping LI, Xushen LI, Xiaoyu FANG, Zeliang LI, Xin JING
  • Publication number: 20220243564
    Abstract: An in situ exploitation-separation-backfilling integration apparatus for natural gas hydrates is disclosed, consisting of a cyclonic inhalation device for coarse fraction, a jet flow device for sand discharge and a spiral cyclone device for fine fraction. The cyclonic inhalation device for coarse fraction is provided with a vortex trough and a cyclonic auxiliary flow channel; the jet flow device for sand discharge mainly consists of a sand discharge sliding sleeve, a sand discharge jet cylinder and a spring, wherein the sand discharge sliding sleeve can control the spraying out of hydraulic fluid and it is provided with a sand discharge butting head; inside the spiral cyclone device for fine fraction is a tapered structure and its upper portion is provided with a centering bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Yang TANG, Zeliang LI, Guorong WANG, Qingyou LIU, Jinhai ZHAO, Guangjie YUAN, Jinzhong WANG, Yufa HE, Qingping LI, Chuanhua MA, Yuan HUANG
  • Publication number: 20220205347
    Abstract: Disclosed is an oil extraction and gas production method capable of in-situ sand control and removal by downhole hydraulic lift achieved by downhole oil extraction and gas production system and ground oil extraction and gas production system. The downhole systems mainly comprises a double-layer tube, a double-layer tube reducing joint, a double-layer tube packer, a hydrodynamic turbine motor, a sludge screw pump, a soil-sand separator and a negative pressure absorber; the ground system comprises a power fluid pressurizing module and a mix fluid treatment module. The present application lowers the difficulty of pumping and lifting downhole formation fluid; achieves downhole and in-situ sand control and sand discharge, alleviates the blockage and erosion of sand particles on equipments and reduces energy consumption; decreases the production cost and improves the operation efficiency, therefore is suitable for oil extraction and gas production in high sand content wells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Yang TANG, Haoyu XIONG, Guorong WANG, Jinzhong WANG, Jinhai ZHAO, Guangjie YUAN, Zhidong ZHANG, Xushen LI, Yufa HE, Jie WU, Xin JING, Peng ZHAO, Zeliang LI
  • Patent number: 11255745
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a testing device and method for simulating longitudinal-transverse-torsional coupled nonlinear vibration of a drill string in deep-water riser-free drilling. The testing device comprises a pool (1), a motor (2) and a hook load adjustment device (3), wherein a guide wheel (4) is provided on the top of the pool (1); a support seat A (5) and a support seat B (6) are fixed on the bottom surface of the pool (1); an organic glass tube (8) is fixed between the support seat A (5) and the support seat B (6); a casing (9) is respectively provided on the top surface of the support seat B (6) and the top surface of the trailer (7); the left end of the plastic tube (10) extends into the organic glass tube (8) along the axis of the organic glass tube (8). The present invention further discloses a simulation method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignees: Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu University of Technology
    Inventors: Jun Liu, Xiaoqiang Guo, Qingyou Liu, Yufa He, Anchao Wei, Linlin Zeng, Jianxun Wang
  • Patent number: 11199050
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a combined crushing super-variable-diameter drill bit for natural gas hydrate exploitation, including a joint, an outer cylinder connected to the joint by thread, a nozzle I mounted in the outer cylinder, a mechanical locking mechanism, a blade telescoping mechanism, an end cap connected to the outer cylinder by thread, a seal ring IV mounted to the end cap, and a nozzle II mounted in the end cap by threaded connection. The present invention achieves integrated operation of conventional drilling and draw-back expanding, which can effectively solve the problems that the existing hydrate drill bit cannot drill a large borehole, cannot mechanically lock an extending position of the blade to stabilize the size of the borehole, and a single crushing method is inefficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Inventors: Guorong Wang, Yang Tang, Xin Jing, Qingyou Liu, Shouwei Zhou, Xushen Li, Lin Zhong, Qingping Li, Yufa He, Zhong Li, Yanjun Li, Hexing Liu, Jianglin Zhu, Jiang Lu, Leizhen Wang
  • Patent number: 11193333
    Abstract: The present invention provides an automatic jet breaking tool for solid fluidization exploitation of natural gas hydrate, which mainly includes an upper joint, an outer cylinder, an inner sliding sleeve, a lockup sliding sleeve, a thrust bearing, a spring, a jet joint, a telescopic jet sprinkler, a plug block and an extrusion seal ring. The present invention mainly adopts the principle of throttling control pressure to control the position of the inner sliding sleeve by controlling a flow rate of a drilling fluid, so as to turn on and turn off the jet breaking tool. The application of the present invention can realize automatic jet breaking of solid fluidization exploitation of the natural gas hydrate, reduce procedures of a round trip operation, and effectively improve the efficiency and safety of the exploitation operation of the natural gas hydrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignees: Southwest Petroleum University, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhanjiang)
    Inventors: Yang Tang, Shunxiao Huang, Guorong Wang, Qingyou Liu, Shouwei Zhou, Xushen Li, Lin Zhong, Qingping Li, Yufa He, Zhong Li, Yanjun Li, Hexing Liu, Jianglin Zhu, Jiaxin Yao, Jiang Lu, Leizhen Wang
  • Publication number: 20210199535
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a testing device and method for simulating longitudinal-transverse-torsional coupled nonlinear vibration of a drill string in deep-water riser-free drilling. The testing device comprises a pool (1), a motor (2) and a hook load adjustment device (3), wherein a guide wheel (4) is provided on the top of the pool (1); a support seat A (5) and a support seat B (6) are fixed on the bottom surface of the pool (1); an organic glass tube (8) is fixed between the support seat A (5) and the support seat B (6); a casing (9) is respectively provided on the top surface of the support seat B (6) and the top surface of the trailer (7); the left end of the plastic tube (10) extends into the organic glass tube (8) along the axis of the organic glass tube (8). The present invention further discloses a simulation method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Jun LIU, Xiaoqiang GUO, Qingyou LIU, Yufa HE, Anchao WEI, Linlin ZENG, Jianxun WANG
  • Publication number: 20210140243
    Abstract: The present invention provides an automatic jet breaking tool for solid fluidization exploitation of natural gas hydrate, which mainly includes an upper joint, an outer cylinder, an inner sliding sleeve, a lockup sliding sleeve, a thrust bearing, a spring, a jet joint, a telescopic jet sprinkler, a plug block and an extrusion seal ring. The present invention mainly adopts the principle of throttling control pressure to control the position of the inner sliding sleeve by controlling a flow rate of a drilling fluid, so as to turn on and turn off the jet breaking tool. The application of the present invention can realize automatic jet breaking of solid fluidization exploitation of the natural gas hydrate, reduce procedures of a round trip operation, and effectively improve the efficiency and safety of the exploitation operation of the natural gas hydrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Yang TANG, Shunxiao HUANG, Guorong WANG, Qingyou LIU, Shouwei ZHOU, Xushen Li, Lin ZHONG, Qingping Li, Yufa HE, Zhong Li, Yanjun Li, Hexing LIU, Jianglin ZHU, Jiaxin YAO, Jiang LU, Leizhen WANG
  • Publication number: 20210140244
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a combined crushing super-variable-diameter drill bit for natural gas hydrate exploitation, including a joint, an outer cylinder connected to the joint by thread, a nozzle I mounted in the outer cylinder, a mechanical locking mechanism, a blade telescoping mechanism, an end cap connected to the outer cylinder by thread, a seal ring IV mounted to the end cap, and a nozzle II mounted in the end cap by threaded connection. The present invention achieves integrated operation of conventional drilling and draw-back expanding, which can effectively solve the problems that the existing hydrate drill bit cannot drill a large borehole, cannot mechanically lock an extending position of the blade to stabilize the size of the borehole, and a single crushing method is inefficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Guorong WANG, Yang TANG, Xin JING, Qingyou LIU, Shouwei ZHOU, Xushen Li, Lin ZHONG, Qingping Li, Yufa HE, Zhong Li, Yanjun Li, Hexing LIU, Jianglin ZHU, Jiang LU, Leizhen WANG
  • Publication number: 20210079762
    Abstract: The invention discloses an experimental device for natural gas hydrate solid-state fluidized mining and crushing, the experimental device comprising a power liquid supply module, a hydrate suction module, a pipeline conveying module, a hydrate fluidized crushing module, a secondary processing module and an experimental data information collection and processing module. An experimental method for the experimental device comprises: turning on the power liquid supply module, the hydrate suction module, the pipeline conveying module, the hydrate fluidized crushing module and the secondary processing module, and collecting pressure and flow data at a plurality of locations by the experimental data information collection and processing module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Guorong WANG, Shouwei ZHOU, Qingyou LIU, Qingping LI, Qiang FU, Yufa HE, Pu YANG, Lin ZHONG
  • Patent number: 10822927
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for solid-state fluidized mining of natural gas hydrates in a shallow seabed, including: a sea surface support system, a pipeline delivery system, and an undersea drilling system. The sea surface support system includes a hydrate drilling vessel floating on seawater. The pipeline delivery system includes a continuous double-layer oil pipe, a recyclable conduit installed in a sediment cover, an open-hole steering packer installed outside the recyclable conduit. The undersea drilling system includes a hydrate slurry separator, a single screw pump, a hydraulic motor, a jet head and a differential pressure sliding sleeve close to the hydrate drill bit. The present invention has the following beneficial effects. The device achieves a multi-directionally horizontal drilling and production in the hydrate reservoir with a single well head, improving the drilling efficiency and single well production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yang Tang, Guorong Wang, Shouwei Zhou, Qingyou Liu, Lin Zhong, Wang Li, Qingping Li, Qiang Fu, Yufa He, Chuan Wang, Leizhen Wang