198 patents
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Utility
Mast and substructure
6 Jul 21
A drilling rig may include a right substructure, left substructure, and a drill floor.
Padira Reddy, Ashish Gupta, Ryan Hause
Filed: 6 Apr 20
Utility
Stowing Support Equipment for a Catwalk
1 Jul 21
A pipe handling system that can include a base skid, a ramp rotationally attached to the base skid, and support equipment (e.g., a drag chain pan, or equipment skid) coupled to the ramp, wherein rotation of the ramp from a first deployed position to a first stowed position lifts the support equipment from a second deployed position to a second stowed position.
Travis BURKE, Victor MARTINEZ, Jane TOWNS
Filed: 15 Dec 20
Utility
Automatic Pipe Doping Apparatus
24 Jun 21
A pipe doping apparatus comprises a bucket assembly including a base and a bucket supported on the base and having an inside volume, a lubricating unit having at least one lubricant applicator inside the bucket; and a source of torque configured to rotate the bucket and/or the lubricating unit relative to a tubular.
Ronald SCHANLAUB, Keith HAGER, Chris MAGNUSON, Eric DEUTSCH
Filed: 10 Mar 21
Utility
Spinner Wear Detection
24 Jun 21
A system including a spinner assembly that includes a spinner subassembly which includes a spinner configured to engage a tubular, and a drive gear coupled to the spinner, with the drive gear configured to drive rotation of the spinner, and the encoder configured to count teeth of the drive gear as the drive gear rotates.
Christopher MAGNUSON
Filed: 18 Dec 20
Utility
Data quality monitoring and control systems and methods
15 Jun 21
A system for monitoring data quality in a drilling operation includes a controller and a plurality of data sources configured to provide data to the controller.
Namitha Vinay, Srikanth Valleru, Jayaprasad Jayabal
Filed: 16 Oct 18
Utility
Adjustable Pipe Handling System
27 May 21
A pipe handling system for transporting pipe between a horizontal storage location and a rig floor, where the pipe handling system can include an adjustable length ramp assembly which can be adjusted by installing one or more extension sections between bottom and top sections The sections can include interfacing features that can align the sections with each other when they are attached together in the ramp assembly.
David DO, Travis BURKE, Geoffrey FLETCHER
Filed: 6 Nov 20
Utility
Pipe handler
11 May 21
A pipe handler comprising a body defining an axis; a slide adapted to translate in a direction parallel with the axis; and a plurality of grippers, wherein at least one of the plurality of grippers is adapted to translate in a direction generally perpendicular to the axis upon translation of the slide and selectively contact a threaded interface of an inner surface of a tubular.
Christopher Magnuson, Kent Hulick, Keith Hager
Filed: 25 Apr 19
Utility
Catwalk Tubular Measurement and Method of Use
6 May 21
A carrier assembly for a catwalk assembly includes a carrier.
Christopher MAGNUSON, Mario SAZO, Alex KUNEC
Filed: 15 Jan 21
Utility
Wellbore rig top drive
4 May 21
A wellbore rig top drive is disclosed.
Faisal Yousef, Ernesto Rivera, Tommy Vu, Randy Pyrch
Filed: 31 Dec 17
Utility
Apparatus, systems, and methods for slide drilling optimization based on stand-by-stand performance measurements
27 Apr 21
A method, apparatus, and system according to which a drilling engine includes a template having a plurality of data fields outlining operational steps and parameters to perform a drilling process, the data fields having a plurality of recipe settings input therein to facilitate performance of the drilling process.
Christopher Papouras, Austin Groover
Filed: 17 May 18
Utility
Auto pipe doping apparatus
13 Apr 21
A pipe doping apparatus comprises a bucket assembly including a base and a bucket supported on the base and having an inside volume, a lubricating unit having at least one lubricant applicator inside the bucket; and a source of torque configured to rotate the bucket and/or the lubricating unit relative to a tubular.
Ronald Schanlaub, Keith Hager, Chris Magnuson, Eric Deutsch
Filed: 30 Oct 18
Utility
Automated drilling rig system
13 Apr 21
An automated drilling rig system includes a drilling rig and a catwalk system.
Ashish Gupta, Derek Patterson, Padira Reddy
Filed: 23 Oct 19
Utility
Downhole 3D geo steering viewer for a drilling apparatus
30 Mar 21
Systems, devices, and methods for producing a three-dimensional visualization of one or more of a drilled wellbore, a bottom hole assembly, a drill bit, a drill plan, and one or more lithology windows is provided for drill steering purposes.
Colin Gillan, Matthew White, Bosko Gajic
Filed: 20 Mar 17
Utility
Dual-wear pad for downhole drilling housings
23 Mar 21
A wear pad for a drill pipe body of downhole drilling assembly comprising at least one wear insert and a wear pad material that at least partially encases the at least one wear insert.
Andrew Biem, Jean-Marc Tetevuide
Filed: 21 Dec 18
Utility
Rotating control device having a locking block system
9 Mar 21
A system for locking a bearing assembly to a rotating control device (RCD) housing is provided.
Faisal Yousef, Tommy Vu, Brian Ellis
Filed: 3 Aug 18
Utility
Side Saddle Drilling Rigs
4 Mar 21
A land-based drilling rig includes a first substructure and a second substructure, the second substructure being positioned generally parallel to the first substructure.
Padira REDDY, Ashish GUPTA
Filed: 12 Nov 20
Utility
Downhole drilling using a network of drilling rigs
2 Mar 21
A method of drilling a first wellbore in an oilfield where an offset wellbore has been formed, the method including executing, using a computing system, at least a portion of a first set of instructions based on a well plan relating to the first wellbore; receiving, by the computing system, after the execution of at least the portion of the first set of instructions, offset drilling data associated with the drilling of the offset wellbore; generating, using the computing system, a second set of instructions based on the offset drilling data; wherein the second set of instructions is based on the well plan relating to the first wellbore; and wherein the second set of instructions is different from the first set of instructions; requesting confirmation to execute the second set of instructions; and executing the second set of instructions after receipt of confirmation to execute the second set of instructions.
Christopher Papouras, Srikanth Valleru, Namitha Vinay
Filed: 3 Apr 19
Utility
Predicting mud pump expendable life based on PSI-miles
2 Mar 21
A method of determining mud pump operational lifespan expended includes operating the mud pump.
Steve Deel
Filed: 22 May 18
Utility
Apparatus and Method for Securing Tubulars on a Drilling Rig
25 Feb 21
A device and method for subterranean operations comprising a latch adapted to be coupled with a fingerboard of a drilling rig, the fingerboard including at least two fingers, wherein: the latch is selectively moveable between an open configuration and a closed configuration, the latch is adapted to selectively permit entrance of a first tubular into a tubular storage area between the at least two fingers when the latch is in the open configuration, and selectively maintain the first tubular in the tubular storage area when the latch is in the closed configuration, and the latch is spaced apart from the fingerboard.
Christopher MAGNUSON, Alex KUNEC, Eric DEUTSCH
Filed: 5 Nov 20
Utility
Drill pipe fill-up tool systems and methods
23 Feb 21
Present embodiments are directed to systems and methods for efficiently connecting drill pipe (i.e., referred to as the landing string) to a top drive mud line when running liners into a well.
Hendrik Schalk Le Roux, Ronald James Scrantz
Filed: 24 Jan 18