109 patents
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Utility
Top drive
5 Oct 21
A top drive comprising: a housing; a bearing coupled to the housing, the bearing defining an upper surface; and a quill coupled to the bearing, wherein an engagement interface between the quill and bearing is disposed along the upper surface of the bearing.
Faisal Yousef, Randy Pyrch, William R. Slocum
Filed: 30 Oct 19
Utility
Automated drilling instructions for steerable drilling systems
5 Oct 21
Systems, devices, and methods for directing the operation of a drilling system are provided.
Colin Gillan, Andrew J. Gorrara
Filed: 21 Sep 17
Utility
System and method of managed pressure drilling
28 Sep 21
A system and method for conducting subterranean operations.
Adam Keith, Danny Spencer, Andre Perales
Filed: 20 Jun 19
Utility
MPD with single set point choke
21 Sep 21
Systems and methods for conducting subterranean operations and managing a bottom hole pressure (BHP) in a wellbore include receiving a first signal at a controller indicating a drill pipe connection or disconnection is beginning and switching the controller from a first control mode to a second control mode.
Danny Spencer
Filed: 16 Jul 19
Utility
Marker signal for subterranean drilling
21 Sep 21
A method of subterranean drilling comprising monitoring at least one drilling criteria at the surface; communicating a marker signal to a bottom hole assembly of a drill string upon meeting a condition of the at least one drilling criteria; and repeating the marker signal at least two consecutive times the condition is met.
Peter Harvey, Pradeep Annaiyappa, Tyler Clark, Kirk Towns
Filed: 24 Apr 19
Utility
Spectral gamma ray downhole logging tool
14 Sep 21
A variety of applications can include a gamma ray 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: 28 Apr 20
Utility
Drilling assemblies
7 Sep 21
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: 26 Nov 19
Utility
Side-saddle cantilever mast
7 Sep 21
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: 27 May 20
Utility
Automated steering using operating constraints
7 Sep 21
An apparatus and method of automatically altering proposed sliding instructions to comply with operating parameters is described.
Brian Ellis, Scott Gilbert Boone, Christopher Papouras, Colin Gillan
Filed: 24 Apr 18
Utility
Systems and methods for estimating drill bit rotational velocity using top drive torque and rotational velocity
24 Aug 21
The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for estimating rotational velocity and/or torque of a drill bit during certain drilling operations using torque and rotational velocity measured at a top drive system of the drilling operations.
Mohammad Vakil, Douglas Christian Greening
Filed: 13 Mar 18
Utility
Correcting clock drift between multiple data streams detected during oil and gas wellbore operations
17 Aug 21
Apparatus, systems, and methods for correcting clock drift between multiple data streams detected during oil or gas drilling operations.
Namitha Vinay, Srikanth Valleru, Jayaprasad Jayabal
Filed: 9 Oct 18
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
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
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
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