2001 patents
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Perforation Tool with Propulsion
15 Sep 22
Downhole tools with propulsion units are described herein.
Andrew Prisbell, Atsushi Nakano
Filed: 14 Mar 22
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Approaches to Directional Drilling
15 Sep 22
A method can include receiving data for a bottom hole assembly of a drillstring and a drill plan; generating candidate trajectories using at least a portion of the data; generating drill command schedules for the candidate trajectories; ranking the candidate trajectories based at least in part on the drill command schedules; and outputting at least a top ranked candidate trajectory and its corresponding drill command schedule.
Samba Ba, Lu Jiang, Adrien Chassard, Magnus Hedlund, Maja Ignova, Katharine Mantle, Jinsoo Kim, Tao Yu, Farid Toghi, Hendrik Suryadi, Qing Liu, Diego Medina
Filed: 3 Mar 22
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Shaped Charge Integrated Canister
15 Sep 22
A charge canister for a perforation tool has a cylindrical body with an expansion portion extending along a radius of the cylindrical body, the expansion portion having a narrow portion at a first end of the expansion portion and a wide portion at a second end of the expansion portion opposite from the first end.
Andrew Prisbell, Atsushi Nakano, Terry Butler
Filed: 10 Mar 22
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Method for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Diffusion Measurements
15 Sep 22
A method and system for determining a property of a substance using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is described herein.
Jeffrey Paulsen, Yi-Qiao Song
Filed: 23 May 22
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Optical Fiber Connection
15 Sep 22
Optical fiber connections and their applications in downhole assemblies are described herein.
Irfan Bulu, Francois M. Auzerais, Robert Graham, Mohamed Aly Sadek
Filed: 28 Feb 22
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Cable, In Particular for Downhole Use, and Method of Manufacturing Such Cable
15 Sep 22
The disclosure relates to a cable (100) comprising a core (102) and a plurality of reinforcing elements (107) arranged around the core (102) so as to cover the core (102), wherein each reinforcing element (107) includes at least a bundle of reinforcement fibers compriseing at least one fiber and a thermoset matrix impregnating the bundle of fibers, wherein each reinforcing element (107) is individually tubed with a thermoplastic coating (112).
Francois Chevillard, Pierre-Yves Corre
Filed: 28 Sep 20
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Direct emulsions and methods of use
13 Sep 22
A method comprising drilling through a plurality of differing zones of a subterranean formation using a drilling fluid comprising a non-oleaginous continuous phase, an oleaginous discontinuous phase and at least a first salt dissolved into the non-oleaginous continuous phase.
Carlos Rodriguez
Filed: 12 Apr 18
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Downhole electromagnetic network
13 Sep 22
The present disclosure describes methods and systems that can be used for controlling and coordinating the transmission of electromagnetic telemetry signals from and/or to a plurality of downhole tools to minimize or reduce electromagnetic interference between the transmissions.
Julius Kusuma, Robert Tennent, Arnaud Croux
Filed: 28 Jun 17
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Methods and systems for reservoir characterization and optimization of downhole fluid sampling
13 Sep 22
A method (and corresponding downhole tool) is provided for downhole fluid analysis of formation fluids.
Morten Kristensen, Nikita Chugunov
Filed: 4 Oct 18
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Cuttings imaging for determining geological properties
13 Sep 22
Apparatus and methods for ascribing one of multiple predetermined sub-classes to multiple pixels of an image of an unknown rock sample retrieved from a geological formation.
Matthias Francois, Youssef Tamaazousti, Josselin Kherroubi
Filed: 12 Oct 20
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Accumulator system
13 Sep 22
A double acting accumulator system includes a housing including an actuator housing, a first piston housing coupled to the actuator housing, a second piston housing coupled to the actuator housing, a shaft configured to move axially within the first piston housing and the second piston housing, a first piston coupled to a first end of the shaft, a second piston coupled to a second end of the shaft, an electric actuator configured to couple to and drive the shaft to alternatingly compress fluid with the first piston in the first piston housing and the second piston in the second piston housing to drive fluid out of the respective first piston housing and the second piston housing, and a plurality of anti-rotation shafts configured to block rotation of the shaft.
Christopher Nault, Matthew David Givens, Vikas Rakhunde, Stephen McGuire
Filed: 11 Feb 20
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System and Method for Locking a Weight Assembly
8 Sep 22
A lock assembly for a vibratory separator includes a latch.
Muneeb Ahmed, Robert Lunnemann, James McCoy
Filed: 6 Aug 20
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Communicating with Blowout Preventer Control System
8 Sep 22
Systems and methods for communicating with a blowout preventer (BOP) control system.
Eric Ducamin, Joergen Kringen Johnsen
Filed: 2 Mar 22
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Thrust Handling for Electric Submersible Pumps
8 Sep 22
An electric submersible pump includes a plurality of centrifugal pump stages, each stage including a rotating impeller and a stationary diffuser mounted on a shaft coupled to a motor.
Raju Ekambaram, Teng Fei Wang, Pradeep Mahadevan, Kean Wee Cheah, David Milton Eslinger
Filed: 18 Sep 20
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Fluids containing cellulose fibers and cellulose nanoparticles for oilfield applications
6 Sep 22
A fluid for treating a subterranean formation includes a solvent, a rheology modifier, and a composition that includes a mixture of cellulose fibers and cellulose nanoparticles.
Valerie Gisele Helene Lafitte, Mohan Kanaka Raju Panga, Richard Berry
Filed: 28 May 20
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Directional drilling systems and methods
6 Sep 22
A directional drilling system that includes a drill bit capable of drilling a bore through rock.
Joachim Sihler, Mauro Caresta
Filed: 2 Jul 18
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Multi-diameter thrust cups
6 Sep 22
Embodiments described herein provide a multi-diameter thrust device that includes one or more thrust cups.
Simon Mattias Flander, Julien Toniolo
Filed: 23 Nov 20
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Instrumented rotary tool with sensor in cavity
6 Sep 22
A rotary tool for operation within an underground borehole or within tubing in a borehole has a tool body and at least one sensor-containing unit attached to the tool body and positioned to contact the conduit wall.
Jonathan Robert Hird, Ashley Bernard Johnson, Michael Paul Barrett, Walter David Aldred, Tomas Rosinski, Jarek Rosinski
Filed: 30 Mar 20
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Determining asphaltene onset
6 Sep 22
Methods and downhole tools for operation within in a wellbore that extends into a subterranean formation.
Hadrien Dumont, Thomas Pfeiffer, Vinay K. Mishra, German Garcia, Christopher Harrison, Oliver Mullins
Filed: 25 Oct 18
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Estimating downhole fluid volumes using multi-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance measurements
6 Sep 22
Downhole fluid volumes of a geological formation may be estimated using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements, even in organic shale reservoirs.
Vivek Anand, Ravinath Kausik Kadayam Viswanathan, Tianmin Jiang, Erik Rylander, Mansoor Ali, Richard E. Lewis
Filed: 29 Aug 19