79 patents
Utility
Biased Lug Cartridge, Wear Bushing with Biased Lug Cartridge, and System and Method Using the Same
28 Dec 23
A wear bushing includes: a wear bushing body having one or more cavities formed therein; and one or more lug cartridges each disposed within a corresponding one of the cavities in the wear bushing body.
John Stepchinsky, Armando Medina, JR., Todd L. Scaggs
Filed: 27 Jun 23
Utility
Downhole Fiber Optic Transmission for Real-time Well Monitoring and Downhole Equipment Actuation
21 Dec 23
A subsea wellhead system includes: a hanger including a first fiber optic cable; a tree including a second fiber optic cable; a seal sub configured to be coupled to the tree and engaged with the hanger, the seal sub including a fiber optic communications line configured to be communicatively coupled to the first and second fiber optic cables; a transducer configured to be disposed at a downhole location and configured to be communicatively coupled to the first fiber optic cable; a first photodetector disposed in the hanger and configured to convert a light signal traveling through the first fiber optic cable from downhole to an electrical signal communicated to the electrical connection; and a first optical transmitter disposed in the seal sub and configured to convert the electrical signal traveling through the electrical connection into a light signal communicated to the second fiber optic cable.
Frank D. Kalb, Justin D. Gorhum
Filed: 21 Aug 23
Utility
Barrier Arrangement In Wellhead Assembly
7 Dec 23
A subsea wellhead assembly having an arrangement of primary well barriers provided in equipment that is located within the well and/or the wellhead housing is provided.
Chris D. Bartlett, Daniel J. McLaughlin, Raymond A. Guillory, Blake T. DeBerry, Marcus Smedley, Gregory K. Norwood, David A. Scantlebury, Andrew B. Mitchell, Darren W. Mills
Filed: 22 Aug 23
Utility
Tubing hanger orientation spool adaptor
5 Dec 23
Systems and methods for proper orientation of the connections of a tubing hanger and a subsea assembly in a wellhead or tree are provided.
Daniel J. McLaughlin, Gregory D. Williams, Eleazar Herrera, Morris B. Wade, Todd Scaggs
Filed: 22 Apr 19
Utility
Tubing hanger with shiftable annulus seal
28 Nov 23
A tubing: hanger assembly with a shiftable annulus seal is provided.
Chris D. Bartlett
Filed: 17 Dec 19
Utility
Release mechanism for mechanically locked wiper plug system
28 Nov 23
A release mechanism for a mechanically locked wiper plug system is provided.
Jacob S. Warneke
Filed: 17 Dec 19
Utility
Barrier arrangement in wellhead assembly
3 Oct 23
A subsea wellhead assembly having an arrangement of primary well barriers provided in equipment that is located within the well and/or the wellhead housing is provided.
Chris D. Bartlett, Daniel J. McLaughlin, Raymond Guillory, Blake T. DeBerry, Marcus Smedley, Gregory K. Norwood, David A. Scantlebury, Andrew B. Mitchell, Darren W. Mills
Filed: 16 Aug 22
Utility
Downhole fiber optic transmission for real-time well monitoring and downhole equipment actuation
26 Sep 23
Systems and methods for real-time monitoring of well conditions and actuation of downhole equipment are provided.
Frank D. Kalb, Justin D. Gorhum
Filed: 4 Nov 20
Utility
Tubing hanger alignment device with helical slot alignment mechanism
27 Jun 23
Systems and methods for landing a tubing hanger in a wellhead and then orienting a tree (or spool, or flowline connection body) relative to the tubing hanger while landing the tree on the wellhead are provided.
Blake T. DeBerry, Morris B. Wade, Flavio Santos, Gregory Norwood, Robert Buxton, Justin Rye, Todd L. Scaggs
Filed: 26 Jul 22
Utility
Tubing hanger alignment device with torsional spring alignment mechanism
27 Jun 23
Systems and methods for landing a tubing hanger in a wellhead and then orienting a tree (or spool, or flowline connection body) relative to the tubing hanger while landing the tree on the wellhead are provided.
Blake T. DeBerry, Morris B. Wade, Flavio Santos, Gregory Norwood, Robert Buxton, Justin Rye, Todd L. Scaggs
Filed: 26 Jul 22
Utility
ROV-based subsea well intervention cap
11 Apr 23
A subsea well intervention cap is provided.
Gary L. Galle
Filed: 7 Oct 20
Utility
Hydro-pneumatic cylinder with annulus fluid bypass
14 Mar 23
Systems and methods for pressure communication within a hydro-pneumatic cylinder are provided.
Neil B. Prasad, Steven M. Hafernik
Filed: 9 Oct 19
Utility
System and method for restoration of safety integrity level (SIL) capability in a subsea installation
14 Mar 23
A well production system comprises a safety instrumented system (SIS) having one or more logic solvers; one or more pressure transmitters disposed along a flowpath and communicatively coupled to the one or more logic solvers; one or more valves disposed along the flowpath and communicatively coupled to the SIS, wherein the SIS is configured to selectively actuate the one or more valves based on feedback from the one or more pressure transmitters; and a spare pressure transmitter disposed along the flowpath, wherein the spare pressure transmitter is configured to be selectively coupled to the one or more logic solvers.
Mark Edwin Organ, Duncan Stuart Hogg
Filed: 13 Jun 22
Utility
Inner drilling riser tie-back internal connector
21 Feb 23
Systems and methods for coupling a platform to a subsea wellhead are provided.
John E. Nelson, Oscar Maldonado, Bruce J. Witwer
Filed: 28 Feb 19
Utility
Liner hanger with enhanced locking assembly
7 Feb 23
A liner hanger having one: or more enhanced Socking assemblies is provided.
Curtis W. Payne, Jacob S. Warneke, Steven M. Zakharia
Filed: 1 Nov 19
Utility
High capacity universal connector
7 Feb 23
A high capacity universal connector for use in connecting tubular members and a method for sealing the tubular members is provided.
Morris B. Wade, Mark A. Manning, Blake T. DeBerry, Bruce J. Witwer
Filed: 5 Nov 19
Utility
Control/Monitoring of Internal Equipment in a Riser Assembly
2 Feb 23
Systems and methods for control/monitoring of internal equipment in a riser assembly are disclosed.
Blake T. DeBerry, Morris B. Wade
Filed: 15 Aug 22
Utility
Rigidized Seal Assembly Using Automated Space-Out Mechanism
26 Jan 23
A seal assembly is provided.
Andrew B. Mitchell
Filed: 30 Sep 22
Utility
Barrier arrangement in wellhead assembly
3 Jan 23
A subsea wellhead assembly having an arrangement of primary well barriers provided in equipment that is located within the well and/or the wellhead housing is provided.
Chris D. Bartlett, Daniel J. McLaughlin, Raymond Guillory, Blake T. DeBerry, Marcus Smedley
Filed: 4 Dec 19
Utility
Seal validation with chemical pre-treatment
3 Jan 23
Methods for performing seal validation with a chemical pre-treatment are provided.
Kyle A. Comeau
Filed: 12 May 20