198 patents
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Utility
Mast and Substructure
22 Jul 20
A drilling rig may include a right substructure, left substructure, and a drill floor.
Padira REDDY, Ashish GUPTA, Ryan HAUSE
Filed: 5 Apr 20
Utility
Power saving telemetry systems and methods
20 Jul 20
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are described herein for transmission of measurement while drilling (MWD) data from a MWD tool to a receiver.
Bosko Gajic, Keith Batke
Filed: 8 Nov 18
Utility
Washpipe life prediction
13 Jul 20
A washpipe assembly for use in a drilling operation, comprises a washpipe having upper and lower ends, an upper seal assembly in fluid communication with the washpipe upper end and including at least one seal in sealing engagement with the washpipe, a lower seal assembly in fluid communication with the washpipe lower end and including at least one seal in sealing engagement with the washpipe, at least one of the upper and lower seal assemblies being rotatable relative to the washpipe at a relative rotation rate, a pressure sensor for measuring a fluid pressure indicative of fluid pressure in the washpipe, a rotation sensor for measuring the relative rotation rate; and a microprocessor adapted to calculate a total pressure-distance value (TPDV) indicative of the amount of washpipe assembly lifespan expended, wherein the TPDV is a function of the relative rotation rate and the pressure.
Steve Deel
Filed: 1 Feb 18
Utility
Side-saddle cantilever mast
6 Jul 20
A side saddle slingshot drilling rig includes a right substructure and a left substructure, the substructures positioned generally parallel and spaced apart from each other.
Ashish Gupta, Ryan Hause, Padira Reddy
Filed: 6 Nov 17
Utility
Coiled tubing rig
29 Jun 20
A coiled tubing rig includes a skid, a mast, and a drill floor.
Denver Lee, Donovan Korach, Ashish Gupta
Filed: 5 Jul 17
Utility
Interlock system and method for a drilling rig
29 Jun 20
A system includes a casing running tool and a tubular measurement system coupled to an internal shaft of the casing running tool and configured to measure data indicative of a grappling force of the casing running tool on a tubular.
Brian Dale Dewald, Doug Christian Greening
Filed: 18 Feb 18
Utility
Dual racking board drilling rig
29 Jun 20
A method of operating a drilling rig that is located above a wellbore center includes building a casing string stand using a mouse hole that is offset from the wellbore center, wherein the casting string stand comprises two sections of casing; racking the casing string stand in a casing string racking board that is coupled to a mast of the drilling rig, and cementing the casing string stand to a wall of the wellbore.
Ashish Gupta
Filed: 30 Oct 17
Utility
Top drive back-up wrench with thread compensation
29 Jun 20
A back-up wrench device of a top drive assembly of a drilling rig comprises a gripper device operable to grip an end of a drill pipe, and at least one fluid actuator operable to compensate for thread travel during makeup or breakout operations.
Faisal Yousef, Tommy Vu
Filed: 30 Dec 17
Utility
Pipe Handling Column Racker with Retractable Arm
24 Jun 20
An apparatus for moving a tubular may include a column vertically extending from a drill floor, the column defining an axis; a lower carriage connected to the column and configured to carry the column along the drill floor; an upper arm assembly movable along the column, the upper arm assembly being configured to connect with a tubular; and a lower arm assembly having a lower gripper head configured to attach to the tubular, the lower arm assembly being movable to displace the lower gripper head between a position on a first side of the axis and a position on a second side of the axis.
Christopher Magnuson
Filed: 20 Dec 18
Utility
Operational Fluids Gas Analysis
17 Jun 20
A system that can include a gas extractor to extract a gas at a first temperature from an operational fluid, with the extracted gas containing vapor when it exits the gas extractor into a flow passage and a gas analyzer that receives the gas at a second temperature from the flow passage, where a temperature difference between the first temperature and the second temperature is less than 30 degrees Celsius.
Tollef WINSLOW
Filed: 3 Oct 19
Utility
Drilling Assemblies
10 Jun 20
A drilling assembly that can include a first mast, a second mast, a water table coupled between the first and second masts, and a plurality of sheaves coupled to the water table and adapted to translate along a plane oriented generally perpendicular to a height of at least one of the first or second mast.
Christopher MAGNUSON
Filed: 25 Nov 19
Utility
Adaptive Power Saving Telemetry Systems and Methods
10 Jun 20
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are described herein for transmission of measurement while drilling (MWD) data from a MWD tool to a receiver.
Bosko GAJIC, Keith BATKE
Filed: 4 Dec 18
Utility
Systems and Methods for Monitoring Drill Strings
10 Jun 20
A system for monitoring a drill string comprising: a plurality of image capture devices disposed around a wellbore and adapted to record images of a portion of the drill string; and a logic device adapted to determine linearity of the portion of the drill string based on a form factor deviation.
Christopher MAGNUSON, Mark DOCHERTY
Filed: 4 Dec 19
Utility
Lubrication System for Rack and Pinion Mast
3 Jun 20
A lubrication system for a rack and pinion mast of a drilling rig includes a lubricating pinion positioned on a cart and in engagement with the rack.
Ashish GUPTA, Padira REDDY
Filed: 5 Feb 20
Utility
Spectral gamma ray downhole logging tool
1 Jun 20
A variety of applications can include a gamma ray downhole logging system having a gamma ray detector, where temperature sensitivity of the gamma ray detector is accounted for in the operation of the logging system.
Marian Morys
Filed: 16 Aug 18
Utility
3D toolface wellbore steering visualization
1 Jun 20
Systems, devices, and methods for producing a three-dimensional visualization of a drill plan and drilling motor with a toolface are provided for drill steering purposes.
Colin Gillen, Scott Gilbert Boone
Filed: 23 Feb 16
Utility
Micro grid power optimization
1 Jun 20
A micro grid for an oil field is powered by a utility power grid.
Scott Boone, John Patterson
Filed: 2 Feb 17
Utility
Drilling rig stair tower with integrated utility lines and cable tray
25 May 20
A stair tower for a drilling rig is disclosed, the stair tower including a frame, one or more stair flights and platforms positioned within and mechanically coupled to the frame, and a cable tray pivotably coupled to the frame.
Ashish Gupta, Derek Patterson, Ryan Hause, Padira Reddy
Filed: 14 Jun 17
Utility
Correlating multiple drilling data streams to generate graphical widgets for display on a graphical user interface
25 May 20
Apparatus, systems, and methods for correlating multiple data streams to generate a graphical widget for display on a graphical user interface.
Jayaprasad Jayabal, Srikanth Valleru, Namitha Vinay
Filed: 15 Oct 18
Utility
Side Saddle Drilling Rigs
13 May 20
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: 15 Dec 19