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Wells January recently filed with US Patent Office 01/11

20110017444 - Dual stripper assembly for slick cable: The dual stripper device of the invention has a hollow body formed for coaxial connection to the wellhead which provides for unobstructed passage of a slick cable, such as a data transmitting cable which transmits data in real time to the well surface. Disposed coaxially within the hollow body is... Agent: Whitaker, Chalk, Swindle & Sawyer, LLP

20110017446 - 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

20110017445 - Method and device for making lateral openings out of a wellbore: A method and device for making lateral openings out of a wellbore in a well formation where fluid is made to flow through a motherbore tubular like a completion or production pipe and then through a needle pipe that is aimed at the formation, and where the method includes positioning... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20110017447 - Method for evaluating shaped charge perforation test cores using computer tomograpic images thereof: A method for determining effects of perforation on a rock formation includes obtaining a sample of the rock formation. A perforation tunnel is created in the sample of the rock formation. The core sample is either subdivided into subsamples and a three dimensional tomographic image is made of each subsample... Agent: Richard A. Fagin

20110017448 - Zonal testing with the use of coiled tubing: A method and apparatus for measuring formation properties comprising coiled tubing fitted with a bottom hole assembly, wherein said bottom hole assembly comprises means to measure formation fluid properties, means to transmit said formation fluid properties to a surface monitoring system, means to isolate a section of a wellbore, and... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation - Hcs

20110017449 - System and method for enhanced oil recovery with a once-through steam generator: A once-through steam generator including one or more steam-generating circuits extending between inlet and outlet ends thereof and including one or more pipes, the steam-generating circuit having a heating segment at least partially defining a heating portion of the once-through steam generator, and one or more heat sources for generating... Agent: Valentine A Cottrill Susan Tandan

20110017450 - Method for making gravel filters in oil wells: A method for making gravel filters in oil well bores by ascertaining the location of a producing formation adjacent to a cemented casing in a well bore. Water formation may exist between oil formations. The next step involves cutting a portion of the casing adjacent to the producing formation. A... Agent: Sanchelima & Associates, P.A. Jesus Sanchelima, Esq.

20110017451 - Pit and related covered filter tube: This invention relates to a method to make a pit to withdraw or store or infiltrate water; a pit to withdraw or store or infiltrate water; a method to withdraw water from a water bearing package or to store or infiltrate water, particularly wherein use is made of a filter... Agent: Young & Thompson

20110017452 - Spacer fluids containing cement kiln dust and methods of use: Disclosed are spacer fluids comprising cement kiln dust (“CKD”) and methods of use in subterranean formations.... Agent: Craig W. Roddy Halliburton Energy Services

20110017453 - Wellbore subassembly with a perforating gun: The present invention discloses a wellbore subassembly with a perforating gun. The wellbore subassembly includes a tubular body and a perforating charge. The tubular body has a wall defining an interior space and an exterior space and the wall has a cavity. In some embodiments, the cavity may be shaped... Agent: The Matthews Firm

20110017454 - Method and apparatus of heat dissipaters for electronic components in downhole tools: Devices and related methods for reducing a thermal loading of one or more components may include a housing having an interior for receiving the component(s), and a thermally conductive flowable material in thermal communication to the component(s).... Agent: Mossman, Kumar And Tyler, PC

20110017455 - Hydrocarbon recovery method: A process for increasing the efficiency of hydrocarbon recovery from an underground formation containing viscous hydrocarbons through the use of both gravity drainage and mobile water drive. The process comprises a pair of vertically-spaced horizontal wells and a laterally offset horizontal well. A heated fluid is injected into the formation... Agent: Conocophillips Company -IPServices Group Attention: Docketing

20110017457 - Environmental compositions and methods for well treatment: Also, the invention provides a method for rheology modification optimization of a viscoelastic surfactant, comprising: (a) defining a rheology profile of the viscoelastic surfactant; (b) defining a comparative rheology profile of a composition of the viscoelastic surfactant and a first environmentally friendly naturally occurring component made of cellulosic matrix with... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation David Cate

20110017456 - Method and device for feeding liquefied carbon-dioxide gas into an aquifer deep underground: To provide a method and device for feeding liquefied carbon-dioxide gas into the ground, by which liquefied carbon-dioxide gas can be efficiently permeated and diffused in a deep aquifer. The present invention's method for feeding liquefied carbon-dioxide gas into the ground includes the following steps: using a pumping well to... Agent: NeifeldIPLaw, PC

20110017458 - Method for inducing fracture complexity in hydraulically fractured horizontal well completions: A method of inducing fracture complexity within a fracturing interval of a subterranean formation comprising characterizing the subterranean formation, defining a stress anisotropy-altering dimension, providing a wellbore servicing apparatus configured to alter the stress anisotropy of the fracturing interval of the subterranean formation, altering the stress anisotropy within the fracturing... Agent: Robert A. Kent

20110017459 - Apparatus for fluidizing formation fines settling in production well: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for reducing the occurrences of lateral wellbores being occluded by fines such as sand and silt. More specifically, the invention relates to discharging a portion of the output of an electrical submersible pump through nozzles that pass through the sidewalls of... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20110017462 - Method and composition for enhanced hydrocarbons recovery: A method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation, comprising (a) providing a composition to at least a portion of the hydrocarbon containing formation, wherein the composition comprises a glycerol sulfonate of a propoxylated primary alcohol having a branched aliphatic group with an average carbon number from 10 to 24 and... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20110017460 - Method of enhancing adsorption of an inhibitor onto a wellbore region: m

20110017461 - Process for consolidating sand: A method of treating a subterranean hydrocarbon-bearing formation comprising unconsolidated or poorly consolidated particulates, the method comprising contacting the formation with a solution or a dispersion of an organosilane, characterised in that the organosilane is a silylated polymer of formula (I): (RO)3-nRnSi-A-B-A-Si(OR)3-nRn (I) wherein each R is independently a substituted... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20110017463 - Use of a spoolable compliant guide and coiled tubing to clean up a well: Apparatus and methods for cleaning up a well including a coiled tubing inserted inside a spoolable compliant guide wherein well effluents can be flowed through the coiled tubing. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation

20110017464 - Wellbore debris cleanout with coiled tubing using degradable fibers: Embodiments of this invention relate to a method of removing debris from a wellbore including contacting debris in a wellbore with a treatment fluid, wherein the fluid contains degradable fibers, collecting at least a portion of the treatment fluid, and allowing the degradable fibers to degrade. Embodiments of this invention... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation David Cate

20110017465 - Riser support: A riser system including: at least one riser for extending from infrastructure on a sea bed and each riser having a riser termination; an end support restrained above and relative to the sea bed and having attachment means to couple each riser termination for storage and decouple each riser termination... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20110017466 - Riser pipe with rigid auxiliary lines and offset connectors: r

20110017467 - Multi-section tree completion system: A subsea well production system for a well including a subsea wellhead. The system includes a multi-section production tree that includes a landing section engageable with the subsea wellhead and including a landing section bore. The tree also includes a valve section separate from and engageable with the landing section,... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20110017468 - Method of producing hydrocarbons through a smart well: A method is disclosed for producing hydrocarbons through an instrumented smart well containing a well tubular (6,29-32) and an assembly of power, DTS and/or other sensing and/or signal transmission cables (13,40-44) comprising at least one power and/or signal transmission cable, which is bonded along at least part of its length... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20110017469 - Rotatable valve for downhole completions: Method and apparatus for performing a series of downhole operations. The method can include conveying a work string with an integrated valve into a wellbore. As the work string with the integrated valve is conveyed into the wellbore, the valve can be in a first operation mode. When the valve... Agent: Schlumberger Reservoir Completions

20110017470 - Self-adjusting in-flow control device: Devices, systems and related methods control a flow of a fluid between a wellbore tubular and a formation using a flow control device having a flow space formed therein; and a flow control element positioned in flow space. The flow control element may be configured to flex between a first... Agent: Mossman, Kumar And Tyler, PC

20110017471 - Downhole valve assembly: Downhole tools and methods for isolating a wellbore. A downhole tool can include a body having a bore or flowpath formed therethrough, and one or more sealing members disposed therein. The one or more sealing members can include an annular base and a curved surface having an upper face and... Agent: Edmonds Nolte, PC

20110017474 - Apparatus and methods for tubular makeup interlock: Apparatus and methods are provided to prevent an operator from inadvertently dropping a string into a wellbore during assembling and disassembling of tubulars. In one embodiment, an interlock system is used to control the operations of a gripping apparatus connected to the top drive and a spider such that at... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20110017473 - Slip ring apparatus for a rotary steerable tool: A downhole tool includes a slip ring assembly deployed radially between a shaft and a housing. The slip ring assembly may be configured as a stand-alone assembly and is further configured to provide a plurality of distinct electrical communication channels between the shaft and housing. These communication channels are suitable... Agent: Smith International Inc. Patent Services

20110017472 - Vented plug assemblies for wellbores: Plug assemblies such as sealing devices comprise a vent tube disposed above the sealing device. The vent tube is selectively place in, and out of, fluid communication with a lower zone of a wellbore so that during curing of cement or other sealing material disposed on top of the sealing... Agent: Anthony F. Matheny Greenberg Traurig LLP

20110017475 - Nitinol spring through tubing bridge plug: A bridge plug assembly that can be set in a wellbore tubular using wellbore pressure to form a pressure differential on a piston that actuates sliding members. A resilient member, such as a spring, is compressed from a downhole pressure differential. The bridge plug assembly can be removed by equalizing... Agent: Keith R. Derrington Bracewell & Guiliani LLP

20110011574 - Hydrocarbon recovery drill string apparatus, subterranean hydrocarbon recovery drilling methods, and subterranean hydrocarbon recovery methods: Disclosed are hydrocarbon recovery drill string apparatus, subterranean hydrocarbon recovery drilling methods, and subterranean hydrocarbon recovery methods. In one embodiment, a hydrocarbon recovery drill string apparatus includes an elongated assembly within which a rotatable drill rod is received. The assembly comprises a longitudinal axis, a drill rod entrance end, and... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20110011575 - Straight-bore back pressure valve: A system in some embodiments includes a back pressure valve. The back pressure valve includes a body, a plunger disposed internal to the body, and a friction member disposed about the exterior of the body. The friction member is configured to expand radially to contact an internal surface of a... Agent: Fletcher Yoder (cameron International Corporation)

20110011576 - Acoustic generator and associated methods and well systems: A well system and associated method can include an acoustic generator which can be used to excite a formation with acoustic waves transmitted from the acoustic generator. Another well system and associated method can include an acoustic generator which can transmit acoustic waves into cement surrounding a casing. Another well... Agent: SmithIPServices, P.C.

20110011577 - Sand control screen assembly and method for use of same: A sand control screen assembly (170) is operably positionable within a wellbore (48). The sand control screen assembly (170) includes a base pipe (172) having at least one opening (176) and an internal flow path (174). A swellable material layer (182) is disposed exteriorly of the base pipe (172). A... Agent: Lawrence R. Youst Lawrence Youst PLLC

20110011578 - Expansion system for expandable tubulars: Methods and apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming an expandable tubular member using a lower expansion cone and an upper expandable cone. The apparatus includes an expandable tubular, a support member releasably secured to the expandable tubular, and an extendable section below where the support member is releasably anchored.... Agent: Enventure Global Technology, L.L.C.

20110011579 - Apparatus and system to allow tool passage ahead of a bit: Drill bits enable the use of tools in a wellbore when it is undesirable or impossible to remove the drill bit. Drill bits include a drill bit insert, a latch assembly, a housing, a running tool, and a shaft trigger to operate the latch assembly.... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20110011580 - Wireless transfer of power and data between a mother wellbore and a lateral wellbore: A technique enables wireless communication of signals in a well. The technique is employed for communication of power signals and/or data signals between a mother wellbore and at least one lateral wellbore. A first wireless device is positioned in a mother wellbore proximate a lateral wellbore, and a second wireless... Agent: Schlumberger Reservoir Completions

20110011581 - System and method for servicing a wellbore: A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising establishing a pumping profile having a performance plan, determining a remaining life estimate for a first wellbore servicing device, wherein the first wellbore servicing device is suitable for impacting conformance to the performance plan, and selecting a second wellbore servicing device in response... Agent: John W. Wustenberg

20110011582 - In situ combustion with multiple staged producers: Methods and apparatus relate to in situ combustion. Configurations of the injection and production wells facilitate the in situ combustion. Utilizing wet combustion for some embodiments promotes heat displacement for hydrocarbon recovery with procedures in which one or more of the production and injection wells are configured with lengths deviated... Agent: Conocophillips Company -IPServices Group Attention: Docketing

20110011583 - Systems and methods to filter and collect downhole fluid: Systems and methods to filter and collect downhole fluids are described. An example system to filter and sample downhole fluids includes a first sampling chamber that includes one or more cone-shaped filters to receive downhole fluid, filter the downhole fluid, and store the downhole fluid, a second sampling chamber, a... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20110011584 - Produced water disposal: Offshore hydrocarbon (e.g. oil) production units that produce considerable contaminated water (produced water), are able to repeatedly dispose of the produced water so each production unit requires only a moderate-sized tank to hold the produced water, and most of the tank storage capacity of the production unit can store hydrocarbons.... Agent: Leon D. Rosen Freilich, Hornbaker & Rosen

20110011585 - Apparatus and method for controlling flow of solids into wellbores using filter media containing an array of three-dimensional elements: In aspects, the disclosure provides an apparatus that may include a member having fluid flow passages and a filter member placed proximate the member with the fluid flow passages, the filter member including an array of three-dimensional elements configured to inhibit flow of solid particles of a selected size when... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP- Baker Hughes Incorporated

20110011586 - Sand control screen assembly and method for use of same: A sand control screen assembly (70) is operably positionable within a wellbore (84). The sand control screen assembly (70) includes a base pipe (72) having at least one opening and an internal flow path (74). A swellable material layer (76) is disposed exteriorly of the base pipe (72). A fluid... Agent: Lawrence R. Youst Lawrence Youst PLLC

20110011587 - Device for the dynamic under balance and dynamic over balance perforating in a borehole: According to a preferred embodiment, a dynamic underbalance device has a longitudinally extending tool string including an underbalance part. A first overbalance part is above the underbalance part and a second overbalance part below the underbalance part. Upon application of underbalance from the underbalance part and overbalance from the overbalance... Agent: Schlumberger Reservoir Completions

20110011588 - Tension-activated fluid bypass device: A fluid bypass tool that can be incorporated into a fishing arrangement between a fluid-operated latching tool and a fluid-operated jarring tool. The latching tool is actuated with fluid from the surface to be latched to and unlatched from a stuck tool in the wellbore. The bypass tool permits fluid... Agent: Shawn Hunter / Baker Hughes Filings

20110011591 - Temporary fluid diversion agents for use in geothermal well applications: Systems, methods and compositions for temporary sealing fractures in subterranean formations are herein disclosed. According to one embodiment, a composition comprising at least one constituent for temporary sealing a fracture in a subterranean well is provided. The degradation kinetics of the composition is dependent upon at least one degradation temperature-time... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department

20110011590 - Use of autonomous (self-adjusting) valves in injectors in oil production: A method for injecting a fluid into an oil and or gas reservoir or formation, in which the fluid flows into the reservoir or formation through a plurality of autonomous valves or flow control devices (2) provided along an injector (24), the valves (2) having a substantially constant flow-through volume... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20110011589 - Well service compositions for consolidation of particulates in subterranean coal seams: A method of agglomerating coal particles in a subterranean formation having a coal seam, comprising the steps of providing (a) a fluid having an aqueous medium and a first collector and/or a frother; (b) pumping the fluid into the formation and (c) contacting coal particles in the formation thereby agglomerating... Agent: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Intellectual Property Department

20110011592 - Pulse fracturing device and method: A method of inducing fracture in at least a portion of a geologic structure includes inducing acoustic waves into a fluid medium present in a borehole extending at least partially into the structure. Embodiments may include preheating or pressurizing the fluid medium prior to inducing the acoustic wave therein. A... Agent: Chevron U.s.a. Inc. Law - Intellectual Property Group

20110011593 - Method and system for circulating fluid in a subsea intervention stack: The present invention relates to a fluid circulation system for circulating fluid in a subsea cavity, the cavity being filled with a first fluid and having first and second end ports. The system comprises a container (26) containing a second fluid, fluid lines (21, 27) extending from the container to... Agent: Henry C Query Jr

20110011594 - Mud pulse telemetry system: A mud pulser tool to be positioned into a downhole environment is disclosed. The mud pulser tool includes a control valve that is selectively opened to allow fluid to flow through the mud pulser tool or selectively closed to restrict the fluid flow, wherein the control valve is selectively opened... Agent: Winstead PC

20110011595 - Modeling of hydrocarbon reservoirs using design of experiments methods: Methods for generating a surrogate model for subsurface analysis may include identifying input parameters for the subsurface analysis, and selecting a range of values for the identified parameters. The methods also include selecting a design of experiments method for filling sampling points within the ranges of values for the identified... Agent: Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company

20110011596 - Wellbore drilled and equipped for in-well rigless intervention esp: A string for drilling a well for installation and retrieval of ESP equipment without a rig. A well is drilled past the end of casing which has been cemented in place and extends to a wellhead at the surface. A receptacle is attached between production casing joints and run into... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20110011597 - Tubular valve system and method: A tubular valve system including a tubular having a plurality of ports therethrough; a plurality of strokable sleeves disposed at the tubular being configured to stroke in response to a same external input; and a plurality of motion translating details disposed at at least one of the tubular and the... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP

20110011598 - Internal lockdown snubbing plug: A snubbing plug is configured to be secured within a component of a mineral extraction system by an internal locking mechanism. In addition, the snubbing plug enables pressure equalization of regions above and below the plug before removal of the plug. Upon insertion of the snubbing plug into a well... Agent: Fletcher Yoder (cameron International Corporation)

20110011599 - Methods and devices for isolating wellhead pressure: A wellhead is provided. In one embodiment, the wellhead includes a plug for sealing a side passage of the wellhead. The plug may include an outer member, an inner member extending through the outer member and coupled to the outer member with at least one degree of freedom of movement... Agent: Fletcher Yoder (cameron International Corporation)

20110005742 - Fluid distribution system: A fluid distribution apparatus including a housing configured to receive a drilling material and direct the drilling material onto a separatory surface; and a damper coupled to the housing and configured to distribute a flow of the drilling material onto the separatory surface is disclosed.... Agent: Osha Liang/mi

20110005743 - Mounts for blowout preventer bonnets and methods of use: A mount for a bonnet of a blowout preventer includes at least one support member coupled to a body of the blowout preventer, and a bonnet mounting member moveably coupled to the at least one support member and adapted to move substantially normal to a face of the body of... Agent: Potomac Patent Group PLLC

20110005744 - Flow control system having an isolation device for preventing gas interference during downhole liquid removal operations: A flow control system includes a pump positioned in a wellbore to remove liquid from the wellbore. An isolation device is positioned downhole of the pump and is expandable within the wellbore between a sealed position and an unsealed position. The isolation device in the sealed position substantially reduces gas... Agent: Snr Denton US LLP

20110005745 - Sampling and evaluation of subterranean formation fluid: A method of sampling a subterranean formation fluid may comprise extracting a first fluid sample from a portion of the subterranean formation, altering a temperature of the portion of the subterranean formation, and extracting a second fluid sample from the portion of the subterranean formation having altered temperature. The temperature... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20110005746 - Surface formation monitoring system and method: A subsurface formation monitoring system and method is provided. The system comprises a conductive piping structure having a conductive tubing, a surface installed power and communication module coupled to the conductive piping structure, and a downhole installed conductive tubing sub.... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20110005747 - Method and system for enhanced oil recovery: A system and method for gas injection enhanced oil recovery is disclosed herein. The method includes the step of burning solid fuel and an oxygen-bearing gas in a combustion chamber. The method also includes the step directing an output stream of the burning step through a fluid pathway extending from... Agent: Meiers Law Office

20110005748 - Recovering heavy oil through the use of microwave heating in horizontal wells: A process to enhance secondary recovery of underground formations having heavy hydrocarbons through the use of a horizontal source well and a producing well. The horizontal source well is equipped with a plurality of microwave source emitters and the producing well is equipped with an artificial lift system. The horizontal... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20110005750 - Oil sand production without co2 emmission: A plant for generation of steam for oil sand recovery from carbonaceous fuel with capture of CO2 from the exhaust gas, comprising heat coils (105, 105′, 105″) arranged in a combustion chamber (101) to cool the combustion gases in the combustion chamber to produce steam and superheated steam in the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20110005749 - Water processing systems and methods: A system comprising a well drilled into an underground formation comprising hydrocarbons; a water supply; a steam production facility, the steam production facility comprising a filter to remove at least 80% of a quantity of divalent cations in the water supply; an exchange resin to remove at least 80% of... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20110005751 - Production of steam and its application to enhanced oil recovery: s

20110005752 - Water sensitive porous medium to control downhole water production and method therefor: Water production produced from a subterranean formation is inhibited or controlled by consolidated water sensitive porous medium (WSPM) packed within the flow path of the wellbore device container. The WSPM includes solid particles having a water hydrolyzable polymer at least partially coating the particles. The WSPM is packed under pressure... Agent: Mossman, Kumar And Tyler, PC

20110005753 - Methods of fluid-controlled geometry stimulation: Methods for stimulating a high-permeability subterranean formation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method comprises the step of selecting a target fracture geometry for a portion of a subterranean formation. The method further comprises the step of introducing a pad fluid comprising a fluid-loss-control additive into the portion of the... Agent: Robert A. Kent

20110005754 - Methods of producing flow-through passages in casing, and methods of using such casing: Methods of making and using wellbore casing are described, one method comprising providing a plurality of flow-through passages in a portion of a casing while the casing is out of hole; temporarily plugging the flow-through passages with a composition while out of hole; running the casing in hole in a... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation David Cate

20110005755 - Downhole casing cutting tool: An oilfield downhole cutting tool is provided. The cutting tool comprises a tool body that comprises a non-cutting stabilizing section. The cutting tool further comprises a plurality of cutters coupled to the tool body forward of the non-cutting stabilizing section, wherein a maximum cutting diameter defined by the cutters is... Agent: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.

20110005756 - Use of zeta potential modifiers to decrease the residual oil saturation: Compositions and methods for their use are disclosed, where the compositions comprise an amine component, an amine/phosphate ester component and optionally a solvent component. The compositions are adapted to coat solid materials, substrates and/or surfaces of producing of reservoirs and formations and methods for making and using same, where the... Agent: Robert W. Strozier, PLLC

20110005757 - Device and method for flowing back wellbore fluids: A method for heating flowing back wellbore fluids or heating fluids to treat wellbores or pipelines having a tubing string is disclosed. The wellbore will intersect a hydrocarbon reservoir. The method will include providing a diesel engine that produces heat as a result of its operation. The engine will in... Agent: Garvey Smith Nehrbass & North, LLC

20110005758 - Method and composition for curing lost circulation: The invention provides a system made of fibers and a material able to stick fibers in a network when activated, such activation can be temperature or pH change. The invention preferably is used in a well and as a method to cure lost circulation.... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation David Cate

20110005759 - Fracturing system and method: A telescoping unit for a downhole tool including an innermost portion of the telescoping unit; a block defining a restriction disposed within the innermost portion of the telescoping unit; and an erodable coating on the block to segregate the block from downhole fluids and method.... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP

20110005760 - System and method for low damage fracturing: A method of fracturing a subterranean formation comprising at least in part shale formation, comprises providing a carrier fluid; providing a particulate blend including a first amount of particulates having a first average particle size between about 100 and 2000 microns and a second amount of particulates having a second... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation David Cate

20110005761 - Degradable diverting agents and associated methods: Methods and compositions that include a method comprising: providing a treatment fluid comprising at least a plurality of degradable diverting agents that comprise at least one degradable material selected from the group consisting of a fatty alcohol, a fatty acid salt, a fatty ester, a proteinous material, and a combination... Agent: Robert A. Kent

20110005762 - Forming multiple deviated wellbores: A system includes a primary wellbore and a plurality of secondary wellbores. The primary wellbore includes a substantially vertical portion extending from a terranean surface to a predetermined location above a first target subterranean formation; a curved portion coupled to the substantially vertical portion and extending through the first target... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C. (da)

20110005763 - Subterranean valve operated by string relative movement: A valve is mounted to a tubular string and has an actuation assembly that is isolated from well fluids. The valve member can be a ball that rotates on a pivot and is actuated by relative rotation of string components that straddle the ball. Rotation of one string component is... Agent: Mossman, Kumar And Tyler, PC

20110005765 - Sampling skid for subsea wells: A system for sampling production well production fluids from a manifold interface panel on a subsea production manifold. In some embodiments, the system includes a remotely operated vehicle, a skid coupled to the remotely operated vehicle, a sample tank supported on the skid, and a fluid transfer pump operable to... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20110005764 - Tool for connecting pipelines: The invention concerns a tool for a tool for connecting an end of a first pipeline (22) to an end of a second pipeline (3) supported by a subsea structure (1) and being provided by at least two guide elements (11, 12). The tool comprising means for connecting the pipelines,... Agent: Henry C Query Jr

20110005766 - Deployment system: A downhole deployment system comprises a spoolable tubular member (76) adapted to be coupled to a subsea assembly and to extend to surface level. The deployment system also comprises a spoolable support member (96) adapted to extend through the spoolable tubular member (76) and into a wellbore. The spoolable tubular... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20110005767 - Riser system comprising pressure control means: The present invention regards a riser system comprising at least one riser extending from a subsea wellhead to a surface vessel, tension means for keeping the at least one riser tensioned, which tension means are connected to the vessel, a upper workover riser package (UWRP) located at the upper section... Agent: Henry C Query Jr

20110005768 - Method and apparatus for motion compensation during active intervention operations: This patent application applies to an Active Motion Compensation system for use during intervention or other work on subsea wells, pipelines or other structures. It could be used on existing floating production platforms such as Tension Leg Platforms (TLP) and Spar structures where intervention work including Coiled Tubing, Slickline, Electric... Agent: Ted M. Anthony Babineaux, Poche, Anthony & Slavich, L.l.c

20110005769 - Rotating and reciprocating swivel apparatus and method: What is provided is a method and apparatus wherein a swivel can be detachably connected to an annular blowout preventer thereby separating the drilling fluid or mud into upper and lower sections and allowing the fluid to be displaced in two stages, such as while the drill string is being... Agent: Garvey Smith Nehrbass & North, LLC

20110005770 - Subsea control system: A technique enables protection of subsea wells. The technique employs a subsea test tree and associated control system to ensure control over the well in a variety of situations. The subsea test tree may be formed with an upper portion releasably coupled to a lower portion. The upper portion employs... Agent: Schlumberger Reservoir Completions

20110005771 - Pfpe oils in esp motors, protectors and potheads: An electrical submersible pump (ESP) for use in a wellbore includes a submersible pump; a motor; and a protector operatively coupled to the motor to protect the motor, wherein at least one of the motor and protector is filled with a PFPE oil. A method for manufacturing an ESP for... Agent: Schlumberger Reservoir Completions

20110005772 - System, device, and method of installation of a pump below a formation isolation valve: Systems, devices, and methods of producing a fluid include a pump assembly that operates to increase the hydrostatic pressure of the fluid. The pump assembly is located in a well completion below a formation isolation valve. The pump assembly releasably connects to a polished bore receptacle in the well completion.... Agent: Schlumberger Reservoir Completions

20110005773 - Self healing filter-cake removal system for open hole completions: A method of treating a subterranean formation including providing a well bore that includes a filter cake on at least a portion of the well bore and contacting at least a portion of the filter cake with a filter cake degradation fluid comprising a relative permeability modifier. The method also... Agent: Robert A. Kent

20110005775 - Apparatus and methods to protect connections: The present invention generally relates to a method and apparatus for protecting tubular connections. In one aspect, an expandable tubular connection for use in a wellbore is provided. The tubular connection includes a tubular pin member. The tubular connection also includes a tubular box member having an end portion, wherein... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20110005774 - Single trip, tension set, metal-to-metal sealing, internal lockdown tubing hanger: A system, apparatus, and method to apply tension to completion tubing in a wellbore. The system, apparatus, and method comprises an inner and outer tubing hanger, with the string of tubing attached to the inner tubing hanger. A running tool lands the outer tubing hanger on a landing shoulder and... Agent: Patent Department Ge Oil & Gas

20110005776 - Improved centraliser: A centraliser (10) for centralising a tubular (12) within a conduit is described. The centraliser comprises a centraliser body, at least one finger (14) pivotally mounted to the body and at least one collar (20), the/each collar being moveable with respect to the at least one finger. Relative movement between... Agent: Stephen Nipper

20110005778 - Method and system for anchoring and isolating a wellbore: Downhole tools for anchoring and isolating at least one zone in a wellbore comprise a mandrel having an upper end, a lower end, an outer wall surface, and a longitudinal bore disposed therethrough having an axis. One or more anchors are disposed through the outer wall surface of the mandrel.... Agent: Greenberg Traurig (hou) Intellectual Property Department

20110005777 - Tool storage assembly: A tool storage assembly (12) comprises a housing (28) defining a chamber adapted to be in fluid communication with a wellbore through a tool passage (30) formed in the housing (28). A tool storage member (32) is mounted within the chamber of the housing (28) and defines a tool compartment... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20110005779 - Composite downhole tool with reduced slip volume: A single bidirectional slip for a downhole tool reduces the volume of metal and allows an increased drill up speed. A dual sealing element system, with one sealing element above and one below the bi-directional slip, provides boost forces going through the sealing elements to the slip. The wickers of... Agent: (weatherford) Wong Cabello Lutsch Rutherford & Brucculeri LLP

20110000660 - Modular valve body and method of making: A modular valve body includes, a tubular defining an inner bore extending longitudinally therethrough and the tubular has standardized fittings at both ends that are connectable to a drillstring or tubing. The body further has a first surface disposed at the tubular that is in fluidic communication with the inner... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP

20110000661 - Well jet device: For extracting oil from wells, pipe string, packer with axial through hole and support with axial channel with seat for jet pump mounting. Bypass channel with return valve is in support wall. Pump has cylindrical body with annular shoulder, for support seat mounting. Body has channel for supplying active medium... Agent: Patenttm.us

20110000662 - Motion transfer from a sealed housing: A source of motion for actuation of a downhole tool is in a sealed housing to protect it from well fluids. The sealed housing is filled with an incompressible fluid and thermal effects can be compensated preferably with a compensation bellows in communication with the fluid. The source of motion... Agent: Mossman, Kumar And Tyler, PC

20110000663 - Device for plug removal: A device is described for removal of a plug which is used in a well, a pipe, or the like for carrying out tests, and it is characterised by an element which, with an applied forced, is arranged to penetrate into the plug material so that this is crushed, said... Agent: Carella, Byrne, Cecchi, Olstein, Brody & Agnello

20110000664 - Non-collapsing built in place adjustable swage: A swage is made from segments that slide relatively to each other to go from a run in dimension to a maximum or built dimension when the segments move into alignment. The angle of inclination of the sliding axis between the members is less than the swaging angle for the... Agent: Mossman, Kumar And Tyler, PC

20110000665 - Hydraulically locking stabilizer: A downhole tool includes a pressure housing deployed in the bore of a drill collar. At least three fins are deployed on the housing and in the tool annulus. At least one of the fins includes a floating blade deployed thereon. The blade includes a plurality of radial pistons deployed... Agent: Smith International Inc. Patent Services

20110000666 - Vitiated steam generator: The device of the present invention belongs to the field of the steam generators devices. Specifically, the device described herein is based constructively in a rocket-type engine for generates instantaneously a vitiated steam, which is a mix of water steam with combustion gases. The device described herein is a modular... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk, LLC.

20110000667 - Method of stimulating oil and gas wells using deformable proppants: A method of fracturing using deformable proppants minimizes proppant pack damage, without compromising the fracturing fluid's proppant transport properties during pumping, by use of deformable proppants. Selection of proppant is dependent upon the mechanical properties of the formation rock. The strength of the deformable proppant is dependent upon the modulus... Agent: Jones & Smith , LLP

20110000668 - Through tubing cable rotary system: Apparatus for performing rotary or cutting operations in a subterranean borehole or conduit, particularly sealing operations, comprises a downhole assembly connected to a cable. The downhole assembly comprising at least one of a rotary tool coupled to an electric motor or fluid motor, a rotary tool coupled to a fluid... Agent: The Matthews Firm

20110000669 - Perforating gun assembly and method for controlling wellbore pressure regimes during perforating: A perforating gun assembly for use in a wellbore. The perforating gun assembly includes a carrier gun body and a charge holder disposed within the carrier gun body. A plurality of shaped charges are supported within the carrier gun body. A secondary pressure generator is operably associated with at least... Agent: Lawrence R. Youst Lawrence Youst PLLC

20110000670 - Blowout preventers and methods of use: Methods and apparatuses for severing a wellbore tubular, the apparatus, in certain aspects, including: a first member movable toward a tubular to be severed; a second member with a second blade disposed opposite to the first member and movable toward the tubular; a first blade on the first member having... Agent: The Jl Salazar Law Firm PLLC

20110000671 - Low emission power generation and hydrocarbon recovery systems and methods: Methods and systems for low emission power generation in hydrocarbon recovery processes are provided. One system includes integrated pressure maintenance and miscible flood systems with low emission power generation. The system may also include integration of a pressure swing reformer (PSR), air-blown auto-thermal reformer (ATR), or oxygen-blown ATR with a... Agent: Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company

20110000672 - Clay stabilization with nanoparticles: A treating fluid may contain an effective amount of a particulate additive to stabilize clays, such as clays in a subterranean formation, by inhibiting or preventing them from swelling and/or migrating, where the particulate additive is an alkaline earth metal oxide, alkaline earth metal hydroxide, alkali metal oxide, alkali metal... Agent: Mossman, Kumar And Tyler, PC

20110000673 - Drilling fluid and method for reducing lost circulation: Lost circulation of drilling fluid is one of the most serious and expensive problems facing the drilling industry. The present invention relates to an improved drilling fluid for reducing or preventing lost circulation to an underground formation surrounding a well bore in the process of drilling a well. The drilling... Agent: Diederiks & Whitelaw, PLC

20110000675 - Flow control device and method for a downhole oil-water separator: A downhole device having an oil/water separator having a well fluid inlet, an oil stream outlet conduit, and a water stream outlet conduit; a removable flow-restrictor located in at least one of the water stream outlet conduit or the oil stream outlet conduit.... Agent: Schlumberger Reservoir Completions

20110000674 - Remotely controllable manifold: A downhole manifold configured to manage fluid flow to or from a subterranean formation including a housing in operable communication with two or more fluid pathways and having one or more ports for fluid communication with a flow channel; and a valve stem disposed within the housing and actuable to... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP

20110000676 - Plug construction comprising a hydraulic crushing body: A plug element for conducting tests of a well, a pipe or the like, comprising one or more plug bodies of disintegratable/crushable material set up to be ruptured by internally applied effects, is disclosed. The plug element of the invention comprises an internal hollow space set up to fluid communicate... Agent: Carella, Byrne, Cecchi, Olstein, Brody & Agnello

20110000677 - Subsea test apparatus, assembly and method: Subsea test apparatus comprises: a connector for mating with a corresponding connector of subsea apparatus to provide at least one of electrical, optical, and fluid connection between the test apparatus and the subsea apparatus; measuring means connected to the test apparatus's connector and operable underwater in a measurement mode; a... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20110000678 - Efficient method for inversion of geophysical data: A method for efficient inversion of measured geophysical data from a subsurface region to prospect for hydrocarbons. Gathers of measured data (40) are encoded (60) using a set of non-equivalent encoding functions (30). Then all data records in each encoded gather that correspond to a single receiver are summed (60),... Agent: Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company

20110000680 - Remotely controllable variable flow control configuration and method: A remotely controllable flow control configuration including a body; one or more flow restrictors disposed in the body; and a selector fluidly connected with the body and capable of supplying or denying fluid to one or more of the one or more flow restrictors and method.... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP

20110000679 - Tubular valve system and method: A tubular valve system includes, a tubular, a primary valve actuatable to control occlusion of at least one port fluidically connecting an inner bore of the tubular with an outside of the tubular, and a contingency valve actuatable to control occlusion of at least one port fluidically connecting the inner... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP

20110000681 - Radial spring latch apparatus and methods for making and using same: New locking connector assemblies and telescoping extension/retraction assemblies are disclosed that operate on the natural spring rate constraints of radial protrusions or radially constrained rings as they interact with engaging members to provide the locking force and permit the connector and extension retraction assemblies to be engage and disengaged or... Agent: Mossman, Kumar And Tyler, PC

20110000682 - Method and apparatus for making up and breaking out threaded tubular connections: An internally gripping tong to rotate tubular segments comprising a central cam body rotatably disposed within a housing having a plurality of windows. The cam body is surrounded by a plurality of angularly distributed gripping jaws slidably received within the windows. The tong is disposed within a bore of a... Agent: Streets & Steele-frank's International.

20110000683 - Deployment of a wireline tool: Apparatus and a method for deploying a wireline tool in a borehole. The apparatus comprises a wireline cable which is connected at a first end at the surface and is releasably connected at a second end to a first end of an umbilical cable via a first connection means. A... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20110000684 - Flow control device with one or more retrievable elements: An apparatus and associated method for controlling a flow of a fluid between a wellbore tubular and a formation may utilize a particulate control device positioned external to the wellbore tubular and a retrievable flow control element that controls a flow parameter of a fluid flowing between the particulate control... Agent: Mossman, Kumar And Tyler, PC