43 patents
Utility
Drilling Automation System
18 Jan 24
The system for automating well construction operations includes a plurality of sensors, such as a fingerboard latch position sensor for providing position of a fingerboard latch, a stick-up height sensor for determining a height of a portion of a tubular section extending from a well center, a pipe handler rotation sensor for detecting a position of a pipe handler, a bell guide clearance sensor for measuring a distance between a bell guide and a tool joint, a link tilt position sensor for measuring an angle of a bail with respect to a top drive, an elevator latch status sensor for detecting whether an elevator latch is open or closed, and a power slips sensor for detecting whether a power slips is open or closed.
Jason BAKER, Barry BRANIFF, Michael COADY, Shane MCCLAUGHERTY, Scott MCKAIG, Keith BOUGHTON
Filed: 29 Sep 21
Utility
Robotic System for Making or Breaking a Riser
4 Jan 24
The system for making or breaking the riser includes a robotic system.
Craig MCCORMICK, Michael COADY, John MARTIN, James LIPPOLD, Michael WILLEY, Shane MCCLAUGHERTY
Filed: 25 Jul 23
Utility
Integrated end-to-end well construction automation system
7 Nov 23
An end-to-end well construction system includes an e-program for receiving a first input selected from well planning data, rig historical performance data, rig parameters, drilling engineering input, management of change, and a combination thereof, and configured to produce a first output selected from a machine and/or human readable sequence, a time depth curve, a drilling program, and a combination thereof, and a second output including analytics data.
Barry Braniff, Jason Baker, Michael Coady, Shane McClaugherty, Scott McKaig, Luis R. Pereira, Craig McCormick, Kenny Thomson, Darrel Pelley
Filed: 8 Jul 22
Utility
Station keeping and emergency disconnecting capability for a vessel connected to a subsea wellhead in shallow water
31 Oct 23
In some embodiments, a method for executing an emergency disconnect sequence in shallow water depth includes unlatching a lower marine riser package (LMRP) of a blowout preventer (BOP) from a lower stack of the BOP.
Craig Mccormick, Scott Reynolds, Darrel Pelley
Filed: 19 Oct 21
Utility
Manifolds for providing hydraulic fluid to a subsea blowout preventer and related methods
24 Oct 23
This disclosure includes manifolds, subsea valve modules, and related methods.
Guy Robert Babbitt, James Edward Kersey, Nicholas Paul Echter, Kristina Weyer-Geigel
Filed: 1 Apr 21
Utility
Proximity-based personnel safety system and method
19 Sep 23
A method includes receiving first position data from at least one of a TOF sensor or a LIDAR.
Paul Johnson, Travis McGuire
Filed: 31 Jan 22
Utility
Robotic system for making or breaking a riser
25 Jul 23
The system for making or breaking the riser includes a robotic system.
Craig McCormick, Michael Coady, John Martin, James Lippold, Michael Willey, Shane McClaugherty
Filed: 15 Nov 22
Utility
Systems for Reducing Fluid Hammer In Subsea Systems
29 Jun 23
A pumping system includes a plurality of pumps, each having an inlet and an outlet.
Craig MCCORMICK, Scott REYNOLDS, Robert MEBANE, Mete MUTLU, Jean Paul BUISINE
Filed: 27 Dec 22
Utility
Robotic System for Making or Breaking a Riser
9 Mar 23
The system for making or breaking the riser includes a robotic system.
Craig MCCORMICK, Michael COADY, John MARTIN, James LIPPOLD, Michael WILLEY, Shane MCCLAUGHERTY
Filed: 15 Nov 22
Utility
Systems, methods and apparatus for characterizing stick-up height, position and orientation of a drill pipe
21 Feb 23
A processor is operably coupled to a time of flight (TOF) camera, a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor, and an optical camera.
Charles Blakely, Bradley J. Prevost
Filed: 16 Sep 19
Utility
Integrated End-to-end Well Construction Automation System
27 Oct 22
An end-to-end well construction system includes an e-program for receiving a first input selected from well planning data, rig historical performance data, rig parameters, drilling engineering input, management of change, and a combination thereof, and configured to produce a first output selected from a machine and/or human readable sequence, a time depth curve, a drilling program, and a combination thereof, and a second output including analytics data.
Barry BRANIFF, Jason BAKER, Michael COADY, Shane MCCLAUGHERTY, Scott MCKAIG, Luis R. PEREIRA, Craig MCCORMICK, Kenny THOMSON, Darrel PELLEY
Filed: 8 Jul 22
Utility
BOP control systems and related methods
4 Oct 22
Some embodiments of the present BOP control systems include a system controller configured to actuate a first BOP function by communicating one or more commands to one or more nodes of a functional pathway selected from one or more available functional pathways associated with the first BOP function, each node comprising an actuatable component configured to actuate in response to a command received from the system controller, each node having one or more sensors configured to capture a first data set corresponding to actuation of the component and a processor configured to analyze the first data set to determine a useful life remaining of the component and/or compare the first data set to a second data set corresponding to a simulation of actuation of the component.
John Matthew Dalton, Luis Pereira
Filed: 19 Oct 18
Utility
Station Keeping and Emergency Disconnecting Capability for a Vessel Connected to a Subsea Wellhead In Shallow Water
11 Aug 22
In some embodiments, a method for executing an emergency disconnect sequence in shallow water depth includes unlatching a lower marine riser package (LMRP) of a blowout preventer (BOP) from a lower stack of the BOP.
Craig MCCORMICK, Scott REYNOLDS, Darrel PELLEY
Filed: 19 Oct 21
Utility
Proximity-based Personnel Safety System and Method
14 Jul 22
A method includes receiving first position data from at least one of a TOF sensor or a LIDAR.
Paul JOHNSON, Travis MCGUIRE
Filed: 31 Jan 22
Utility
Subsea pumping apparatuses and related methods
24 May 22
This disclosure includes subsea pumping apparatuses and related methods.
Guy Robert Babbitt, John Mathew Dalton, Luis R. Pereira, James Edward Kersey
Filed: 15 Aug 14
Utility
Robotic System for Making or Breaking a Riser
31 Mar 22
The system for making or breaking the riser includes a robotic system.
Craig MCCORMICK, Michael COADY, John MARTIN, James LIPPOLD, Michael WILLEY, Shane McClaugherty
Filed: 13 Aug 21
Utility
Connector Assemblies for Connecting Tubulars and Related Methods
24 Mar 22
Some connector assemblies include a female connector having a sidewall extending between first and second ends to define an interior channel, the sidewall having a cylindrical inner surface, and a plurality of lugs extending from and disposed circumferentially along the inner surface, and a male connector having a sidewall extending between first and second ends to define an interior channel, the sidewall having a cylindrical outer surface, and a plurality of lugs extending from and disposed circumferentially along the outer surface, wherein the male connector is configured to be coupled to the female connector such that the sidewall of the male connector is received through the first end of and into the interior channel of the female connector, and at least one of the lugs of the male connector is disposed between at least one of the lugs of the female connector and the second end of the female connector.
John Kozicz, Craig McCormick
Filed: 3 May 21
Utility
Manifolds for Providing Hydraulic Fluid to a Subsea Blowout Preventer and Related Methods
17 Feb 22
This disclosure includes manifolds, subsea valve modules, and related methods.
Guy Robert BABBITT, James Edward KERSEY, Nicholas Paul ECHTER, Kristina WEYER-GEIGEL
Filed: 1 Apr 21
Utility
Proximity-based personnel safety system and method
1 Feb 22
A method includes receiving first position data from at least one of a TOF sensor or a LIDAR.
Paul Johnson, Travis McGuire
Filed: 8 Dec 20
Utility
Hybrid Power Plant for Improved Efficiency and Dynamic Performance
27 Jan 22
A hybrid power plant is characterized by a substantially constant load on generators regardless of momentary swings in power load.
Edward P. BOURGEAU
Filed: 8 Mar 21