229 patents
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Utility
Inflatable packer system for an annular blowout preventer
5 Oct 21
An inflatable packer system for an annular blowout preventer (BOP) includes an inflatable bladder configured to be positioned within a housing of the annular BOP and to inflate upon receipt of a fluid within the inflatable bladder.
Ray Zonoz, Steven Shimonek, Nicolas Arteaga, Bruce Boulanger, Taylor Mozisek, Jeffrey Lambert, Ian McDaniel
Filed: 13 Dec 19
Utility
Apparatus and method of disbursing materials into a wellbore
5 Oct 21
A system includes a dispensing device having a material chamber to store an oilfield material and to fluidly couple to a wellhead, a plurality of flow control devices to control a flow of the oilfield material via the material chamber, a plurality of sensors to measure one or more properties related to the dispensing device, and a control system communicatively coupled to the dispensing device.
Thomas G. Roesner, Bruce A. Hogg, Craig L. Cotton
Filed: 7 Dec 17
Utility
Annular sleeves for fluid-handling components
5 Oct 21
A system includes a first body of a fluid-handling component and a second body of a fluid-handling component.
Mark Anthony McGilvray, Jr., Kevin Peter Minnock, Amanda Diane Smith, James Daniel Ekdahl, Loc G. Hoang
Filed: 20 Dec 17
Utility
Liner lock flange for a piston pump
21 Sep 21
A piston pump includes a frame, a housing configured to be coupled to the frame via a fastener, an annular liner defining a chamber configured to receive a piston of the piston pump, and an annular liner lock flange circumferentially surrounding the annular liner.
Jaakko Jalmari Halmari, David Scott Crew, Jr., Jeffrey Boardman Pruitt, Ban Tran
Filed: 9 Aug 18
Utility
Blowout preventer with dual function rams
7 Sep 21
A dual function ram system for a blowout preventer (BOP) includes a first dual function ram that is configured to move within a cavity of the BOP between a withdrawn position to cause the BOP to be in an open configuration and an extended position to cause the BOP to be in a closed configuration.
Patrice Couren, Florent Vargas
Filed: 9 Mar 20
Utility
Systems and method for retrievable subsea blowout preventer stack modules
31 Aug 21
A blowout preventer (BOP) stack module includes a chassis core having a module frame, wherein the chassis core supports one or more submodules each configured to perform a function of a BOP stack, an underwater vehicle coupling hardware coupled to the chassis core, wherein the underwater vehicle coupling hardware couples with an underwater vehicle configured to transport and selectively couple and uncouple the BOP stack module relative to the BOP stack, and a mechanical connector coupled to the chassis core, wherein the mechanical connector couples to a stack frame of the BOP stack, and at least one port coupled to the chassis core, wherein the at least one port is a fluid port, a hydraulic port, a pneumatic port, an electrical port, or a combination thereof, wherein the at least one port couples with a corresponding port of the BOP stack.
Harold Daley, Mac M Kennedy, Michael Urdiales, Gerrit Kroesen
Filed: 28 Jul 17
Utility
Leak detection systems and methods for components of a mineral extraction system
31 Aug 21
A leak detection system includes an annular housing that defines a bore, a constriction with the bore, and a channel extending radially-outwardly from the bore and positioned upstream of the constriction.
Jonathan Haslanger, Vikas Rakhunde, Ian McDaniel
Filed: 7 Mar 19
Utility
Top-mounted hoist for use in a derrick or drilling mast of an oil and gas rig
24 Aug 21
Embodiments of a top-mounted hoisting system include a single-layer winch drum located at an uppermost end of a derrick or drilling mast, a drill string handling tool, and one or more drill lines extending from the single layer winch drum to the drill string handling tool.
Dag Holen, Erling Tambs, Rolf Gullaksen
Filed: 11 Mar 19
Utility
Blowout preventer with wide flange body
24 Aug 21
Blowout preventers having bodies without flanged necks are provided.
Matthew D. Givens, Christopher J. Nault, Darrin L. Yenzer, Ray Cummins
Filed: 28 Apr 17
Utility
Slip lock connector system
17 Aug 21
A slip lock connector system with a slip lock connector that couples a first annular body to a second annular body.
Dennis P. Nguyen
Filed: 8 Sep 17
Utility
BOP health monitoring system and method
3 Aug 21
A blowout preventer (BOP) health monitoring system includes a controller having a tangible, machine readable-medium storing one or more instructions executable by a processor.
Se Un Park, Rajesh Kumar Bade, Daniel Barker, Daniel Edgardo Viassolo
Filed: 13 May 19
Utility
Pressure control equipment systems and methods
3 Aug 21
A system includes one or more processors configured to provide one or more control signals to cause supply of electric power from a power supply to one or more electric actuators.
Nicolas Arteaga, Emmanuel Guilhamon, Erwan Olliero, Silvestre Meza, Vikas Rakhunde
Filed: 9 Aug 18
Utility
Running tool assemblies and methods
27 Jul 21
A running tool assembly for installing a hanger in a wellhead housing includes a first body configured to support the hanger, a second body coupled to the first body, a piston moveable relative to the second body, wherein the piston includes a first position and a second position spaced from the first position, and a piston chamber formed in the running tool assembly, wherein, when the assembly is coupled to the hanger and the hanger is positioned in the wellhead housing, the piston is configured to actuate from the first position to the second position in response to a pressurization of the piston chamber to engage a locking member disposed about the hanger and thereby lock the hanger to the wellhead housing, the assembly including a passage having a diameter that is equal to or larger in size than a diameter of a passage of the hanger.
Robert Cridland, Gavin Robottom
Filed: 22 Dec 17
Utility
Flexible fracturing line with removable liner
20 Jul 21
A fracturing fluid delivery system having a fracturing line with a flexible liner is provided.
Kirk P. Guidry, Aleem A. Khokhar
Filed: 29 Apr 20
Utility
Double positive isolation ball valve
20 Jul 21
The disclosed embodiments relate to a valve assembly that includes a valve body that has a cavity having one or more seating surfaces, a ball body disposed within the valve body and configured to engage the one or more seating surfaces to form a seal, and an actuator configured to drive the ball body in a first axial direction along a central axis of the cavity to wedge the ball body against the one or more seating surfaces to form the seal, and where the actuator is configured to move the ball body in a second axial direction along the central axis to unseat the ball body and to rotate the ball body about the central axis between an open position and a closed position.
William S. Shelton, Christian Meade
Filed: 28 Feb 17
Utility
Rotating choke assembly
13 Jul 21
A rotating choke assembly includes a rotating control device and a flow control device.
Vikas Rakhunde
Filed: 5 Dec 19
Utility
Flow control assembly
13 Jul 21
A system includes a flow control assembly having a first portion configured to be positioned within and coupled to a first passageway formed in a wellhead component and a second portion configured to be coupled to a second passageway formed in a body that is configured to be coupled to the wellhead component.
Brandon Blake Shirley, Kirk Paul Guidry
Filed: 3 Sep 19
Utility
Hang off ram preventer
6 Jul 21
A ram type blowout preventer is designed to provide substantial hang off capability.
Gabriele Armilli, Teddy Rames, Florent Vargas
Filed: 9 Jan 19
Utility
Method and apparatus for hydraulic fracturing
8 Jun 21
A method for fracking a well includes inserting a downhole tool into the well via a conveyance string through a wellhead assembly having a wellhead bore.
Thomas G. Roesner
Filed: 3 Sep 19
Utility
Hanger orientation system
25 May 21
A system that includes a hanger orientation system that orients a tubing hanger within a wellhead.
Gavin Robottom, Edward Thornton
Filed: 7 Jan 19