1026 patents
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Real time surveying while drilling
4 Jul 23
A method for drilling a subterranean wellbore includes rotating a drill string in the subterranean wellbore.
Wayne J. Phillips, Konstantin Bulychenkov, Ross Lowdon, Michael Edmunds, Zainab Orooq
Filed: 3 Jun 19
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Particle guard ring for mixed flow pump
4 Jul 23
A mixed-flow impeller for an electric submersible pump can include a lower end and an upper end; a hub that includes a through bore that defines an axis; blades that extend at least in part radially outward from the hub where each of the blades includes a leading edge and a trailing edge; an upper balance ring that includes a radially inward facing balance chamber surface and a radially outward facing diffuser clearance surface; and an upper guard ring disposed radially outwardly from the upper balance ring where the upper guard ring includes an axially facing diffuser clearance surface that is disposed axially between the trailing edges of the blades and the upper end.
Kean Wee Cheah, David Milton Eslinger
Filed: 21 Jun 21
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Fluid component determination using thermal properties
4 Jul 23
Methods for determining phase fractions of a downhole fluid via thermal properties of the fluids are provided.
Patrice Ligneul, Mustapha Abbad, Nicolas Renoux, Marian Faur
Filed: 7 Jun 17
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Methods and systems for correction of oil-based mud filtrate contamination on saturation pressure
4 Jul 23
Embodiments of the disclosure can include systems, methods, and devices for determining saturation pressure of an uncontaminated fluid.
Youxiang Zuo, Christopher Harrison, Adriaan Gisolf, Cosan Ayan, Michael Mallari Toribio, Chetankumar Natwarlal Desai, Oliver Clinton Mullins, Matthew T. Sullivan, Elizabeth Smythe
Filed: 23 Nov 21
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Wear resistant downhole piston
4 Jul 23
A piston for use in a rotary steerable system includes a body formed from a first material.
Anan Noel
Filed: 17 Feb 21
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Diversion acid containing a water-soluble retarding agent and methods of making and using
4 Jul 23
Described herein are aqueous composition(s) containing water; a viscoelastic surfactant; an acid; and a water-soluble acid retarding agent.
Andrey Yakovlev, Xuehao Tan, Christopher Daeffler, Mohan Kanaka Raju Panga
Filed: 31 Aug 16
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Method and downhole apparatus to accelerate wormhole initiation and propagation during matrix acidizing of a subterranean rock formation
4 Jul 23
The present disclosure relates to downhole tools and related methods that accelerate wormhole initiation and propagation during matrix acidizing of a hydrocarbon-bearing subterranean rock formation.
Ziad Sidaoui, Mustapha Abbad
Filed: 19 Apr 21
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Integrating geoscience data to predict formation properties
4 Jul 23
A method includes receiving well log data for a plurality of wells.
Ridvan Akkurt, David Psaila
Filed: 7 May 18
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Marine seismic acquisition system
4 Jul 23
A marine seismic acquisition system includes a frame that includes a central longitudinal axis and members that define orthogonal planes that intersect along the central longitudinal axis; a data interface operatively coupled to the frame; hydrophones operatively coupled to the frame; a buoyancy engine operatively coupled to the frame where the buoyancy engine includes at least one mechanism that controls buoyancy of at least the frame, the hydrophones and the buoyancy engine; and at least one inertial motion sensor operatively coupled to the frame that generates frame orientation data, where the hydrophones, the buoyancy engine and the at least one inertial motion sensor are operatively coupled to the data interface.
Nicolae Moldoveanu
Filed: 13 May 22
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Microfluidic technique for detection of multi-contact miscibility
27 Jun 23
A microfluidic apparatus includes a substrate defining a microchannel having inlet and an outlet defining a length of the microchannel.
Shahnawaz Hossain Molla, John Ratulowski, Farshid Mostowfi, Jinglin Gao
Filed: 21 Sep 18
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Methods for making and using retarded acid compositions for well stimulation
27 Jun 23
Described herein are methods for treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore with a retarded acidizing fluid containing an acid and an acid retarding agent, the concentrations of which are adjusted based on measured parameter values of the formation.
Xiangdong Qiu, Dominic Joseph Brady, Ziad Al-Jalal, Mohan Kanaka Raju Panga, Christopher Daeffler
Filed: 26 May 21
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System and method for washing and doping oilfield tubulars
27 Jun 23
A washing and doping mechanism includes a bushing that is configured to engage a tubular that is in a substantially vertical orientation.
Joe Rodney Berry, Thomas K. van der Zwet, Michael Brzezniak
Filed: 4 Sep 20
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Integrated surface treatments and coatings for artificial lift pump components
30 May 23
Artificial lift pump components such as couplings are disclosed, all having a body formed from a selected material, the body having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, a first surface treatment introducing carbon, nitrogen, boron into the material to form a first and hard layer, and a second layer defined as an deposited coating to the first layer that is also made of a carbon, nitrogen, or boron and is further characterized as being ceramic like (hard) and having a low-friction.
Bing Han, Manuel Marya, Yuteng Liang
Filed: 10 Sep 19
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Isolation plugs for enhanced geothermal systems
30 May 23
An element includes an elastomer having a temperature rating of at least 400° F. for enhanced geothermal system applications.
Huilin Tu, Mitchell Gamble, Laurent Alteirac, Bhushan Pendse
Filed: 18 May 21
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Monitoring health of additive systems
30 May 23
A monitoring system operable to monitor an oilfield additive system having multiple components.
Gregoire Omont, Rajesh Luharuka, Corey Ray, Jonathan Wun Shiung Chong, Chuong Nguyen, Lewis Callaway, Liang Du
Filed: 9 Jul 20
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Multi-finger caliper
30 May 23
The present disclosure introduces an MFC module for use in a tubular extending into a subterranean formation.
Cédric Perrin, Jose Luis Lopes, Miguel Delgado, Florian Becker, Pedro Alexandre Das Neves
Filed: 7 Dec 20
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Method and system for determining a lithology of a subterranean formation
30 May 23
A method is provided for determining a lithology of a subterranean formation into which a wellbore has been drilled.
Sophie Androvandi, Maurice Ringer, Karim Bondabou
Filed: 30 Sep 20
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Amorphous shaped charge component and manufacture
30 May 23
An amorphous-based material component may be incorporated into a liner for a shaped charge used in perforating a wellbore casing.
Wenbo Yang, Moises Enrique Smart, Jason Mai
Filed: 9 Oct 18
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Tracking and estimating tubing fatigue in cycles to failure considering non-destructive evaluation of tubing defects
30 May 23
A technique facilitates tracking and assessing a fatigue life of a tubing string utilizing, for example, estimation of cycles to failure when used in a wellbore operation.
Zhanke Liu, Linyuan Yang, Gregory Campbell, Rujuta Marathe
Filed: 31 Jan 22
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System and method for measuring sag in a fluid
30 May 23
A device for aging a drilling fluid includes a housing.
Kenneth Slater
Filed: 8 Dec 20