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20100126710 - Stroker tool: A stroker tool for providing an axial force in an axial direction of a downhole tool. The stroker tool has a pump, a driving unit for driving the pump, and an axial force generator. The generator has an elongated piston housing having a first and a second end, and a... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20100126711 - Downhole modulator apparatus: A modulator is disclosed for creating a pressure pulse in a fluid-filled well. The modulator comprises a tool body on which a plurality of extendable arms are mounted. The arms may be retracted into a stowed position substantially adjacent the tool body, or may be extended to meet the wall... Agent: General Electric Company Ge Global Patent Operation

20100126712 - Tubing weight operation for a downhole tool: A downhole tool has housing components that are relatively movable. One of the components is supported downhole while a control line provides fluid pressure to move the other housing component relative to the supported component to put the tool in a first position. Loss of control line pressure allows the... Agent: Mossman, Kumar And Tyler, PC

20100126713 - Fluid collecting apparatus: A fluid collecting apparatus inserted in a borehole for collecting fluid in the borehole. The fluid collecting apparatus may include a first packer and a second packer which are selectively adhered to an inside of the borehole, a first supply pipe and a second supply pipe which supply expansion fluid... Agent: Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP

20100126714 - Plug device: A plug device for closing of a pipe bore where the plug comprises an exterior sleeve formed in a flexible material, and a setting mechanism, and where the setting mechanism comprises wedges which between their passive position and their active position are displaced along a curved path.... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20100126715 - Device or actuating a bottom tool: The invention relates to a bottom tool comprising a tubular body (1) with an axial chamber, a hollow piston (8) capable of sliding in said axial chamber, and an actuation device including a trigger member (14) connected to the hollow piston and capable of displacement from a hollow-piston immobilisation position... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20100126716 - Actuator for downhole tools: An apparatus, method, and system for actuating a wellbore tool includes a body having a chamber in which a movable member is disposed. The movable member may connect to a selected wellbore tool. Within the chamber is a controllable fluid that substantially prevents relative movement between the body and the... Agent: Mossman, Kumar And Tyler, PC

20100126717 - Instrumented formation tester for injecting and monitoring of fluids: An example instrumented formation tester for injecting fluids and monitoring of fluids described herein includes a downhole tool which can be deployed in a wellbore via a wireline or a drill string. The downhole tool may facilitate the injection of fluids into an underground formation, and the monitoring of the... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20100126718 - Cement evaluation method and tool: The invention relates to a cement evaluation method and tool. In particular, the invention relates to a method of producing a wellbore cement bond log for evaluating a condition of cement in cased or lined portions of wellbores, and to a corresponding cement bond logging assembly. In an embodiment of... Agent: Osha Liang/mi

20100126719 - Increasing oil production: A method of recovering petroleum from dormant oil wells or increasing the production of oil wells is disclosed. An alkali or alkali earth carbonate is introduced into a water layer associated with a subterranean petroleum reservoir and/or an explosive composition is introduced into an oil layer associated with a subterranean... Agent: Turocy & Watson, LLP

20100126720 - Method for providing a preferential specific injection distribution from a horizontal injection well: A method for distributing injection fluid in a horizontal well bore in fluid communication with hydrocarbon bearing formation begins by determining flow resistance characteristics of the formation along at least a portion of the length of the horizontal well bore. An injection tubing string having a sidewall defining a tubing... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20100126721 - Subterranean water production, transfer and injection method and apparatus: A method and apparatus is provided for diverting a ground water supply source located in a stratum that is hydraulically separated from a hydrocarbon-containing reservoir formation for injection into the reservoir proximate the oil-water interface to enhance the flow rate and production of the hydrocarbons through one or more well... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20100126722 - Wellbore system and method of completing a wellbore: A wellbore system comprises a borehole formed in an earth formation, the borehole having a borehole section containing a volume of gravel pack particles and at least one body of a swellable material. Each body of swellable material is adapted to expand from an unexpanded state to an expanded state... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20100126723 - Fluid loss control: A fluid loss control method uses a fluid loss control pill in a well in advance of a completion operation. An embodiment of the fluid loss control pill comprises polyester solids that are hydrolysable and can exhibit plastic deformation at formation conditions. An embodiment of the method comprises spotting the... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation David Cate

20100126724 - Method and apparatus for isolating a jet forming aperture in a well bore servicing tool: An embodiment of a well bore servicing apparatus includes a housing having a through bore and at least one high pressure fluid aperture in the housing, the fluid aperture being in fluid communication with the through bore to provide a high pressure fluid stream to the well bore, and a... Agent: John W. Wustenberg

20100126725 - Coiled tubing bottom hole assembly with packer and anchor assembly: A bottom hole assembly (BHA), adapted to be positioned in a casing and to isolate a portion of a wellbore, which includes a packer assembly with a first sealing element extending between first and second portions of the packer assembly. A method of setting a BHA in a casing which... Agent: Zarian Midgley & Johnson PLLC

20100126726 - Alkaline beta-mannanase containing compositions useful for the hydrolysis of guar in high ph environments and methods related thereto: Methods and compositions of fracturing formations are provided. The fracturing fluid includes an enzyme breaker that decreases the viscosity of the fracturing fluid over time. The enzyme breaker can be used in environments having a pH value ranging from about 7 to about 12.... Agent: Howrey LLP

20100126727 - In situ recovery from a hydrocarbon containing formation: An in situ process for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is provided. The process may include providing heat from one or more heaters to at least a portion of the formation. The heat may be allowed to transfer from the one or more heaters to a part of the formation... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20100126728 - Sintered spherical pellets: Sintered, spherical composite pellets or particles comprising alumina fines, at least one of clay and bauxite and optionally a sintering aid, are described, along with a process for their manufacture. The use of such pellets in hydraulic fracturing of subterranean formations and in grinding is also described.... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLPIPSection

20100126729 - Systems and methods for operating a plurality of wells through a single bore: Systems and methods usable to operate on a plurality of wells through a single main bore are disclosed herein. One or more chamber junctions are provided in fluid communication with one or more conduits within the single main bore. Each chamber junction includes a first orifice communicating with the surface... Agent: The Matthews Firm

20100126731 - Apparatus and methods to remove impurities at a sensor in a downhole tool: Apparatus and methods to remove impurities at a sensor in a downhole tool are disclosed. During the testing and/or sampling of formation fluid in a borehole, the downhole tool creates a transient high rate of fluid flow of the formation fluid to remove impurities at the sensor.... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Hps

20100126730 - On demand actuation system: A method of selectively actuating a downhole tool, wherein the downhole tool includes a tubular body with an axial borehole therethrough and at least one component, includes increasing a flow rate of a circulating fluid in the axial borehole of the downhole tool to reach a specified circulating fluid pressure,... Agent: Osha, Liang LLP / Smith

20100126732 - Downhole decelerating device, system and method: Disclosed herein is a downhole decelerating device. The device includes, a body movably engagable within a downhole tubular, a mandrel longitudinally movably disposed at the body, and at least one deceleration element disposed at the body in operable communication with the mandrel such that longitudinal movement of the mandrel with... Agent: Mossman, Kumar And Tyler, PC

20100126733 - Packer: A packer that is usable with a well includes an anchor. The anchor includes at least one spirally extending ring, which is adapted to be selectively radially expanded to secure the packer to a casing string.... Agent: Schlumberger Reservoir Completions

20100126734 - Method and apparatus for retrieving and installing a drill lock assembly for casing drilling: A method of installing a drilling tool at a lower end of a string of casing suspended in a borehole employs a setting tool run by wireline. The setting tool is latched to a drilling tool connected a drill lock assembly. After landing in a profile sub at the lower... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20100126736 - Bi-directional annulus seal: A wellhead seal assembly forms a metal-to-metal seal between inner and outer wellhead members. A metal seal ring has inner and outer walls separated by a slot. A lock ring has grooves for locking the inner wellhead member to the outer wellhead member during installation. An energizing ring has a... Agent: Patent Department Ge Oil & Gas

20100126735 - Use of swellable material in an annular seal element to prevent leakage in a subterranean well: A method of sealing an annulus formed between a casing string and a surface in a well includes: positioning a seal element in the annulus, a swellable material of the seal element being positioned between the casing string and the surface; and flowing cement through a channel formed between the... Agent: SmithIPServices, P.C.

20100126737 - Methods for increasing oil production: A method of recovering petroleum from dormant oil wells or increasing the production of oil wells is disclosed. An alkali or alkali earth carbonate is introduced into a water layer associated with a subterranean petroleum reservoir and/or an explosive composition is introduced into an oil layer associated with a subterranean... Agent: Turocy & Watson, LLP

20100122809 - Rotating high-pressure pumping head: A pumping assembly is provided that is capable of conveying fluids (including solids-laden fluids) pumped into oil and/or gas wells at high pressure including, without limitation, fluids pumped during hydraulic fracturing and other stimulation operations. The pumping assembly can be rotated about its central longitudinal axis, thereby eliminating dangerous activities... Agent: Ted M. Anthony Babineaux, Poche, Anthony & Slavich, L.l.c

20100122810 - Well screens and method of making well screens: Screens and methods of making screens for use in a well for producing fluids from an underground reservoir are provided. In one example, the screen includes first and second sections of mesh tube that radially encircle a base pipe and that filter a flow of reservoir fluids into the base... Agent: Schlumberger Reservoir Completions

20100122811 - Systems and methods for mitigating annular pressure buildup in an oil or gas well: The present invention is generally directed to systems and methods for mitigating temperature-related pressure buildup in the trapped annulus of an oil or gas well, wherein such systems and methods employ production and/or tieback casing having one or more pressure mitigating chambers., and wherein such chambers make use of pistons,... Agent: Chevron U.s.a. Inc. Law - Intellectual Property Group

20100122812 - Single packer structure with sensors: A technique involves collecting formation fluids through a single packer having at least one drain located within the single packer. The single packer is designed with an outer flexible skin and one or more drains coupled to the outer flexible skin. The single packer further comprises one or more sensors... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation - Hcs

20100122813 - Method of placing ball sealers for fluid diversion: A method for placing ball sealers within a well formed within a subterranean formation for sealing holes in a casing of the well is carried out by performing at least one of two operations. The first operation involves providing a tag with at least one ball sealer or a carrier... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation David Cate

20100122814 - Apparatus and method for depositing a slurry in a well: A wireline apparatus for depositing slurry in a well. The apparatus includes a container for holding slurry to be deposited in the well. The container is operatively associated with and disassociated from a packer. The apparatus also includes a displacement valve actuated by a predetermined pressure and a cross-over tool... Agent: Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere, Denegre, L.L.P.

20100122816 - Density-matched suspensions and associated methods: Of the many compositions and methods provided herein, an example method includes a method of treating a subterranean formation that comprises combining components comprising water and a density-matched suspension to prepare a treatment fluid, wherein the density-matched suspension comprises a suspending liquid and a solid particle suspended in the suspending... Agent: Craig W. Roddy Halliburton Energy Services

20100122815 - Foamed gel systems for fracturing subterranean formations, and methods for making and using same: An aqueous, foamable composition useful for formation fracturing is disclosed, which includes an ionically coupled gel system. These compositions are well suited in fracturing formation where there are insufficient or non-existent hydration units. Methods for making the compositions and methods using the foamable compositions to fracture formation with insufficient hydration... Agent: Robert W Strozier, P.l.l.c

20100122817 - Apparatus and method for servicing a wellbore: A wellbore servicing apparatus, comprising a housing comprising a plurality of housing ports, a sleeve being movable with respect to the housing, the sleeve comprising a plurality of sleeve ports to selectively provide a fluid flow path between the plurality of housing ports and the plurality of sleeve ports, and... Agent: John W. Wustenberg

20100122818 - Intake for shrouded electric submersible pump assembly: An electric submersible pump (ESP) assembly comprises an integrated sub-assembly encased within a shroud. The integrated sub-assembly comprises a downhole monitoring gauge, a motor, a well fluid intake, a seal section, a mounting member, and an electrical conduit extending between the mounting member and the motor. The intake has a... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20100122819 - Inserts with swellable elastomer seals for side pocket mandrels: Improved inserts for use in side pocket mandrels which include one or more annular sealing elements that are formed of an elastomeric material that swell in response to heat or fluid saturation. When the insert is emplaced within a side pocket mandrel, the swellable elastomer can then be swelled, using... Agent: Shawn Hunter

20100122821 - Packer system with reduced friction during actuation: A technique involves a packer formed as an expandable packer with an internal expandable bladder. A mechanical structure is deployed around the expandable bladder, and an anti-extrusion layer is located between the internal, expandable bladder and the mechanical structure. A separate protective layer is positioned between the internal, expandable bladder... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation - Hcs

20100122820 - Seal arrangement for expandable tubulars: An expandable tubular includes a tubular body and a sealing arrangement disposed on an external surface of the tubular body. The sealing arrangement includes a plurality of seals having a corrugation. A method of manufacturing a sealing arrangement for an expandable tubular includes arranging a plurality of seals about the... Agent: Conley Rose, P.c

20100122822 - Single packer structure for use in a wellbore: A technique involves collecting formation fluids through a single packer having at least one drain located within the single packer. The single packer is designed with an outer flexible skin and one or more drains coupled to the outer flexible skin. A mandrel is positioned within the outer flexible skin,... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation - Hcs

20100116486 - Well assembly having a casing hanger supported by a load member actuated by a retractable member disposed in the wellhead: A wellhead system comprising a high pressure housing having a retractable ring and a casing hanger having an activation ring configured to be engaged by the retractable ring when the casing hanger is lowered into the high pressure housing. An expandable load member is carried by the casing hanger into... Agent: Patent Department Ge Oil & Gas

20100116487 - Internal release connector and method: A tubing connection release system. The system includes, a male connector having a profile at one end thereof and receptive to a tubular at the other end thereof, a female connector receptive to a tubular at one end thereof and receptive to the male connector at the other end thereof.... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP- Baker Hughes Incorporated

20100116488 - Tubing hanger with integral annulus shutoff valve: Apparatus and method for isolating an annular bore below a tubing hanger body disposed in a wellhead assembly. The hanger body is characterized by at least two annulus flowby passages that are capable of fluid communication with areas outside the hanger body through the central bore of the hanger body.... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20100116489 - Metal annulus seal: A wellhead seal assembly forms a metal-to-metal seal between inner and outer wellhead members. A metal seal ring has inner and outer walls separated by a slot. An energizing ring has a C-ring captured on its outer surface. When the energizing ring is moved farther into the slot, the C-ring... Agent: Patent Department Ge Oil & Gas

20100116490 - Active control and/or monitoring of expandable tubular devices: A method for determining a shape of an expanded tubular including expanding an expandable swage, urging the expandable swage though an expandable tubular, and determining an outside dimension of at least one segment of the expandable swage.... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP- Baker Hughes Incorporated

20100116491 - System and method for producing a well using a gas: Systems and methods for producing a well using a gas are disclosed herein. A compressed lift gas can be provided to a well to obtain a production stream. The production stream can be separated to obtain the product and a recycle gas stream. The recycle gas stream can be immediately... Agent: The Matthews Firm

20100116492 - Locator tool and methods of use: Methods and devices are provided for accurately determining depths of certain structures in downhole strings. Locator tools comprise a shaft and a plurality of locator springs longitudinally mounted on the shaft. The locator springs are biased to expand and are configured to compress to allow the tool to traverse past... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLPIPSection

20100116493 - Coiled tubing deployed single phase fluid sampling apparatus and method for use of same: A coiled tubing deployed fluid sampler (50) for collecting a single phase fluid sample from a well. The fluid sampler (50) is actuated to establish fluid communication between an interior (56) and an exterior of the fluid sampler (50) such that a fluid sample is obtained from the well in... Agent: Lawrence R. Youst Lawrence Youst PLLC

20100116494 - Formation testing and sampling apparatus and methods: Systems and methods for downhole formation testing based on the use of one or more elongated sealing pads capable of sealing off and collecting or injecting fluids from elongated portions along the surface of a borehole. The modified sealing pads increase the flow area by collecting fluids from an extended... Agent: Jones Day

20100116495 - Porous tubular structures: An expandable tubular to be used within geologic structures and a method of manufacturing thereof are disclosed. The expandable tubular has a substantially tubular shaped member with an axis extending therethrough. The tubular member has one or more helical members formed within a wall of the tubular member, and the... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20100116496 - Support tube for a swell packer, swell packer, method of manufacturing a well packer, and method for using a swell packer: Disclosed herein is a swellable packer having a support element. A portion of the support element is substantially adjacent to the base tubular. Another portion of the support element is separated from the base tubular and a portion of the area between the support element and the base tubular is... Agent: Schlumberger Reservoir Completions

20100116497 - Method of servicing a wellbore with a sealant composition comprising solid latex: A method of servicing a wellbore comprising placing a sealant composition comprising solid latex into the wellbore.... Agent: Craig W. Roddy Halliburton Energy Services

20100116498 - Methods for placement of sealant in subterranean intervals: Of the many methods provided herein, one method includes a method of treating an interval of a subterranean formation having a permeability that varies comprising: identifying the interval to be treated; introducing a relative-permeability modifier into the interval, wherein the relative-permeability modifier modifies the interval to have a more uniform... Agent: Robert A. Kent

20100116499 - Internal release connector and method: A tubing connection release system. The system includes, a male connector having a profile at one end thereof and receptive to a tubular at the other end thereof, a female connector receptive to a tubular at one end thereof and receptive to the male connector at the other end thereof.... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP- Baker Hughes Incorporated

20100116500 - Method of fracturing a subterranean formation at optimized and pre-determined conditions: t

20100116501 - Backup safety flow control system for concentric drill string: A technique is presented for providing a double-barrier to formation fluids during drilling operations with a concentric drill string having an inner bore and an annulus. A primary flow control system is used to provide a first barrier to formation fluids in the inner bore and annulus of the drill... Agent: Patent Department Ge Oil & Gas

20100116502 - Tubing pressure insensitive control system: A system isolates a control system for a downhole tool from the internal pressures in the tubing in which the tool is mounted. Opposed seals are used on a moving component in the tool so as to offset pressure induced forces regardless of the internal operating pressure of the tool.... Agent: Mossman, Kumar And Tyler, PC

20100116503 - Dual check valve: A check valve comprising a section of a drill string, a flapper valve positioned within and concentric to the section of the drill string, and a piston valve positioned within and concentric to the section of the drill string. The flapper valve allows fluid flow in a first direction through... Agent: Pedersen & Company, PLLC

20100116504 - Casing annulus tester for diagnostics and testing of a wellbore: Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a casing tester for plugging and abandoning a wellbore. In one embodiment, a method of testing an annulus defined between a first tubular string and a second tubular string includes engaging a first annular packer with an outer surface of the first... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20100116505 - Control package container: Embodiments described herein comprise an apparatus and method for transporting a control package for a lower marine riser package (LMRP) to an offshore platform. The apparatus may include a lifting cage and a base. The lifting cage may be configured to lock to the base. The base may be configured... Agent: The Mcbride Law Firm, P.C.

20100116506 - Subsea deployment of submersible pump: A technique for subsea operations utilizes a surface vessel to perform the installation and retrieval of submersible pumps or other tools with respect to a subsea well. A submersible pump is conveyed from a surface vessel to a subsea installation which is used to temporarily secure the submersible pump. Subsequently,... Agent: Schlumberger Reservoir Completions

20100116507 - Mobile equipment for riserless drilling, well intervention, subsea construction and the like from a vessel: A mobile equipment for riserless drilling, well intervention, subsea construction and the like from a dynamic positionable vessel having a moonpool (8) is comprising two masts (1) situated at the moonpool (8), a yoke (6) extending between and is movably arranged on the masts, a hydraulic topdrive (7) mounted to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20100116508 - Hydraulic pump-drive downhole fluids pump with linear driver: A downhole pump assembly for removing volumes of liquids, crude oils, gases, and produced waters, from oil or gas wells is described based on a downhole controllable electric drive, and a positive displacement pump, wherein the electric drive powers a hydraulic pump that powers the positive displacement pump.... Agent: Head, Johnson & Kachigian

20100116509 - System and method for aligning a component of a borehole assembly: An apparatus for aligning a component includes: a downhole sub including a plurality of first axially extending tapered members, the plurality of first axially extending tapered members configured to engage a plurality of second axially extending tapered members of a downhole carrier in an interlocking engagement and prevent rotation of... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20100116510 - Packaging for encasing an optical fiber in a cable: A cable component is provided that includes at least one optical fiber; and a two shaped profiles having inner and outer surfaces such that the inner surfaces combine to from an enclosure for the at least one optical fiber, wherein a first of the two shaped profiles has a cross... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation - Hcs

20100116511 - Systems and methods for downhole sequestration of carbon dioxide: Carbon dioxide is sequestered in a formation using dual or multiple completion and injection methods that reduce or eliminates upward leak rates of the sequestered carbon dioxide. The dual or multiple completion and injection method involves the injection of a benign fluid such as brine (water) into a permeable layer... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20100108305 - Reducing the energy requirements for the production of heavy oil: An apparatus for generating a heated product stream downhole is provided wherein a fuel rich mixture is reacted downhole by contact with a catalyst to produce a partially reacted product stream, the fuel rich mixture comprising fuel and oxygen. The partially reacted product stream is brought into contact with an... Agent: Robert L. Rispoli Precision Combustion, Inc.

20100108306 - Vibration damping system for drilling equipment: A downhole tool is described designed to be suspended from a surface location into a wellbore (11), the tool including at least one module (20) with elements susceptible to mechanical vibrations or shocks, having the module coupled to remaining parts of the tool with one or more transducers (31) comprising... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20100108307 - System, method and apparatus for gas extraction device for down hole oilfield applications: A gas extraction device for down hole oilfield applications utilizes the flow of the liquid, created by an artificial lift device, to produce conditions by which the gas is drawn into tubing. A venturi creates a low pressure area through a constricted section of the tubing. The pressure within the... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20100108308 - Sealing material to metal bonding compositions and methods for bonding a sealing material to a metal surface: A downhole well tool having a component with a metal surface to which a sealing material is adhered is disclosed. The sealing material is bonded to the metal surface through the use of an energetic material disposed between the sealing material and the metal surface. Upon activation or initiation of... Agent: Greenberg Traurig (hou) Intellectual Property Department

20100108309 - Downhole fluid injection dispersion device: The invention described herein is directed to a downhole fluid injection dispersion device. This invention may be employed to radially disperse fluid injected downhole in a well bore. This invention comprises a body comprising an inlet port and at least two radial outlet ports.... Agent: Duane Morris LLP - Houston

20100108310 - Offset barrier wells in subsurface formations: A plurality of first barrier wells are formed in a formation for a first barrier. A substantially constant spacing separates adjacent first barrier wells. The formation is analyzed to determine the principal fracture direction of at least one layer of the formation. An offset distance of second barrier wells relative... Agent: Del S. Christensen C/o Shell Oil Company

20100108311 - Calorimetric distributed temperature system and methods: Methods for designing and performing a treatment operation on a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore are provided, in which the treatment operation includes the use of a treatment fluid comprising reactants for a chemical reaction. The methods generally include the step of obtaining wellbore temperature-profile information on the wellbore... Agent: Robert A. Kent

20100108312 - Method of using a charged chamber pressure transmitter for subterranean tools: A sensor and transmitter is employed with a pressurized chamber of a downhole tool to be able to tell at a glance when the tool is delivered for service that it is properly charged. The sensor and transmitter can be integrated within the tool so as to be protected from... Agent: Mossman, Kumar And Tyler, PC

20100108313 - Coiled tubing conveyed combined inflow and outflow control devices: Methods and systems of hydrocarbon production where wellbore stimulation and production is achieved in a single wellbore run-in, and inflow control devices are installed in an existing wellbore completion. A coiled tubing string is conveyed into a substantially horizontal portion of a wellbore, where the coiled tubing string has a... Agent: Schlumberger Reservoir Completions

20100108314 - System and method for downhole sampling or sensing of clean samples of component fluids of a multi-fluid mixture: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for downhole sampling or sensing of clean samples of component fluids of a multi-fluid mixture. More specifically, but not by way of limitation, embodiments of the present invention provide for, amongst other things, separating downhole multi-fluid mixtures into an oil-based fluid,... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20100108315 - Method for reducing the h2s content of an h2s-containing subterranean formation: A process to reduce the hydrogen sulfide content of a hydrogen sulfide-containing subterranean formation and of products recovered from the subterranean formation by injecting sulfur dioxide into the subterranean formation.... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20100108316 - Method of improving recovery from hydrocarbon reservoirs: A method of increasing the recovery of hydrocarbons from a highly fractured reservoir is described using the steps of injecting into the reservoir a membrane-forming fluid to form a membrane over the surface of at least part of exposed formation, injecting into the reservoir a fluid to establish a chemical... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20100108318 - Method and device for the in-situ extraction of a hydrocarbon-containing substance, while reducing the viscosity thereof, from an underground deposit: A device for the in-situ extraction of a hydrocarbon-containing substance, while reducing the viscosity thereof, from an underground deposit, has at least one injection pipeline extending in the deposit and at least one production pipeline leading out of the deposit, which together form a so-called well pair. The injection and... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20100108317 - Passive heating assisted recovery methods: A method for producing hydrocarbons from a region having adjacent strata divided by an impermeable or partially permeable barrier and, wherein at least one of the strata contains hydrocarbons, comprises of sufficiently heating one of the stratum to allow heat to be conducted to the hydrocarbon containing stratum and producing... Agent: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

20100108319 - Reduced waste cleaning methods for oil well related systems: A method for using an engineered fluid in a manner that reduces or minimizes waste includes applying the engineered fluid to a container having a settled component of a stored fluid, retrieving the applied engineered fluid and at least a portion of the settled component from the container, and using... Agent: Mossman, Kumar And Tyler, PC

20100108320 - Subsurface safety valve for chemical injection: A subsurface safety valve is modified to permit the passage of a downhole treatment chemical through the valve while bypassing a valve closure member which is maintained within the safety valve in operative condition.... Agent: Chevron Corporation

20100108321 - Apparatus for venting an annular space between a liner and a pipeline of a subsea riser: An apparatus for venting an annular space between a liner and a pipeline of a subsea riser used for conveying hydrocarbons, the apparatus comprising a permeate recovery device for recovering permeate passing through the liner into the annular space. The permeate recovery device includes a first vent port in a... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20100108322 - Parallel drilling and completion for a dry tree floating production facility: Field development drilling and completion/production work are performed from a floating facility having a deck with a moon pool and a well bay, a first drilling rig fixed to the deck over the moon pool, and a second drilling rig movably mounted on the deck over the well bay. In... Agent: Klein, O'neill & Singh, LLP

20100108326 - Gas lift valve assembly: An apparatus that is usable with a well includes a gas lift valve and an isolation member. The gas lift valve includes a valve element that is located between an annulus and a passageway of a tubing. The valve element is adapted to selectively open and close to control fluid... Agent: Schlumberger Reservoir Completions

20100108324 - Linear actuation system in the form of a ring: A device for use in actuating a valve to control the flow of fluids through a flow tube comprises a stationary ring surrounding the flow tube, the ring having an inner diameter greater than an outer diameter of the flow tube. An interior of the ring and an exterior of... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20100108325 - Method and device for securing a well: displacing the well tool (12) into the well tubular (4) until a braking nose (14) being connected to the well tool (12) is placed in the landing sleeve (2), and wherein the method further comprises: unlocking the barrier valve (1) by means of a key (16) being positioned on the... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20100108323 - Reliable sleeve activation for multi-zone frac operations using continuous rod and shifting tools: An apparatus for opening and closing downhole tools, such as sliding sleeves, includes a first (opening) shifting tool connected to an end of a continuous rod, an intermediate rod connected below the first shifting tool, and a second (closing) shifting tool connected to the end of the intermediate rod. The... Agent: (weatherford) Wong Cabello Lutsch Rutherford & Brucculeri LLP

20100108327 - Consumable downhole tools: A downhole tool having a body or structural component comprises a material that is at least partially consumed when exposed to heat and a source of oxygen. The material may comprise a metal, such as magnesium, which is converted to magnesium oxide when exposed to heat and a source of... Agent: John W. Wustenberg

20100108328 - Method for removing a consumable downhole tool: A method for removing a downhole tool from a well bore comprises consuming at least a portion of the downhole tool within the well bore via exposure of the tool to heat and a source of oxygen. Another method of removing a downhole tool from a well bore comprises exposing... Agent: John W. Wustenberg

20100108329 - Downhole injector system for ct and wireline drilling: An apparatus for moving tubing through a borehole comprises an injector assembly with a driving mechanism to move the tubing through the borehole; wherein the apparatus comprises an anchoring system for securing the injector assembly downhole to a cased portion of a borehole wall and connections for receiving a power... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20100108330 - Equalized load distribution slips for spider and elevator: Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to an apparatus for supporting a tubular that more evenly distributes stress along the contact length of a tubular. In one embodiment, an apparatus for supporting a tubular is provided. The apparatus includes a bowl having a longitudinal opening extending therethrough and an... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20100108331 - Surface equipment assembly for wellbore cable: An embodiment of a clamping, cutting, and wiping assembly assembly may comprise a frame defining a pathway for a cable to pass therethrough, a clamp mechanism, a cutter device, and a wiper mounted to the frame adjacent the pathway for engaging with a cable, wherein the clamp device, the cutter,... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation - Hcs

20100108332 - Valve assembly: A valve assembly (10) comprises a drillpipe (11) defining a hollow, generally cylindrical interior having secured therein a valve member (12) that is moveable between an open position, permitting passage of an object through the valve (10), and a closed position preventing passage of fluids along the drillpipe (11). A... Agent: Mark A Oathout