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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181707 | 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... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8167038 | System and method for deflection compensation in power drive system for connection of tubulars The present invention generally provides methods and apparatus for connecting threaded members while ensuring that a proper connection is made, particularly for premium grade connections. In one embodiment, a method of connecting threaded tubular members for use in ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162067 | System and method to expand tubulars below restrictions A method and apparatus for expanding a tubular below a restriction in a wellbore. An expandable tubular may comprise a first end having a first wall thickness, a second end having a second wall thickness, and a middle section disposed between the first and second en... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162045 | Stand compensator Methods and apparatus for connecting a tubular to a tubular string are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus suitable for engaging, compensating, and connecting a tubular includes one or more compensating pistons, an engaging assembly for engaging a tubular, and... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8146682 | Apparatus and methods of milling a restricted casing shoe A method of removing a restriction in a tubular located in a well includes providing a drilling assembly with a drill bit and a reamer, the reamer having a cutting structure for removing the restriction; drilling through a lower portion of the tubular; expanding the... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8141642 | Fill up and circulation tool and mudsaver valve A fill-up and circulation tool includes a mandrel; a packer assembly is disposed around the mandrel; and a valve assembly connected to the mandrel, wherein the valve assembly is configured to selectively control fluid flow into the tool and out of the tool. ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141634 | Releasing and recovering tool Apparatus and methods for selectively releasing a first wellbore component to a second wellbore component using a disconnect device. The method includes coupling a disconnect device to a workstring and a downhole tool; performing a downhole operation using the downh... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8136216 | Method of coupling expandable tubing sections A tubing connection arrangement and a method used for coupling expandable tubing sections together. In one embodiment, there is disclosed a tubing connection arrangement comprising a first expandable tubing section defining a male portion; a second expandable tubing... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132626 | Methods and apparatus for connecting tubulars using a top drive A connection apparatus for coupling a top drive to a tubular gripping member comprises a body having a first joint coupled to the top drive and a second joint coupled to the tubular gripping member, wherein the body is adapted to allow fluid communication between th... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8127868 | Apparatus and methods for drilling a wellbore using casing Apparatus and methods for drilling with casing. In an embodiment, methods and apparatus for deflecting casing using a diverter apparatus are disclosed. In another embodiment, the apparatus comprises a motor operating system disposed in a motor system housing, a shaf... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8122975 | Annulus pressure control drilling systems and methods In one embodiment, a method for drilling a wellbore includes an act of drilling the wellbore by injecting drilling fluid through a tubular string disposed in the wellbore, the tubular string comprising a drill bit disposed on a bottom thereof. The drilling fluid exi... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118106 | Flowback tool In one embodiment, a flowback tool for running a tubular string into a wellbore includes a tubular housing having a bore therethrough and a tubular mandrel. The mandrel: has a bore therethrough in communication with the housing bore, is longitudinally movable relati... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118100 | Debris protection for sliding sleeve Sliding sleeve mechanisms including protective sheaths for debris protection are disclosed. Protective sheaths can be formed from materials such as composites, metal, foil, rubber, plastic, glass, ceramic, wire mesh, tape, etc. The protective sheaths can be substant... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117883 | Tubing expansion A method of expanding tubing comprises locating an expansion device in tubing to be expanded, vibrating one or both of the tubing and the expansion device, and translating the expansion device relative to the tubing, the vibration acting to reduce friction between t... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113291 | Leak detection method for a rotating control head bearing assembly and its latch assembly using a comparator A leak detection method uses a comparator to compare fluid values in and from the latch assembly of the latch system for an oilfield device and/or in and from the bearing assembly of a rotating control head. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8111963 | Large diameter optical waveguide, grating and laser A large diameter optical waveguide, grating, and laser includes a waveguide having at least one core surrounded by a cladding, the core propagating light in substantially a few transverse spatial modes; and having an outer waveguide dimension of said waveguide being... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8111960 | Fiber optic cable systems and methods to prevent hydrogen ingress Purging interior regions of a cable reduces or prevents hydrogen darkening of an optical fiber located in the cable. While hydrogen may permeate through an outer surface of the cable, fluid circulating through the cable purges the hydrogen from within the cable. Thi... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8100181 | Surface controlled subsurface safety valve having integral pack-off A safety valve apparatus has a housing with a bore and a projection in the bore. A flapper rotatably disposed on the housing is movable relative to the bore between opened and closed positions, and a packing element disposed on the housing is compressible to engage ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099997 | Potassium formate gel designed for the prevention of water ingress and dewatering of pipelines or flowlines A gelled composition for pipeline, flowline, pipeline jumper or flowline jumper dewatering or preventing ingress of seawater into open pipeline systems or components during tie-in operations of jumpers or additional pipe, valving, manifolds, subsea pipeline architec... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8091629 | Adjustable wireline sheave for stuffing box A stuffing box assembly for a wellhead intervention has a stuffing box and an adjustable sheave. The stuffing box has a body with a collar for connecting to a wellhead and with a passage for running wireline therethrough. A frame connected to the body has side plate... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8087459 | Packer providing multiple seals and having swellable element isolatable from the wellbore A packer provides multiple seals when deployed downhole. Exposed to an activating agent, a swellable element on the packer's mandrel expands radially outward to form a seal with the borehole wall. Deformable elements, are disposed on the mandrel adjacent the swellab... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087458 | Removable hydraulic-set packer A removable hydraulic set packer has a piston activated by fluid in the bore of the packer's mandrel. The piston disengages from the mandrel and pushes a lower wedge unit towards an upper wedge unit. The wedge units push a slip outward from the mandrel toward the su... | 01/03/2012 |
| RE43054 | Method and apparatus for casing exit system using coiled tubing A system and method for setting an anchor and/or whipstock attached to a downhole motor having a cutting tool attached to a tubular member, such as coiled tubing. In one aspect, the motor allows flow therethrough sufficient to actuate an upstream MWD or other positi... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083504 | Quintuplex mud pump A quintuplex mud pump has a crankshaft supported in the pump by external main bearings. The crankshaft has five eccentric sheaves, two internal main bearing sheaves, and two bull gears. Each of the main bearing sheaves supports the crankshaft by a main bearing. One ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082988 | Apparatus and method for stabilization of downhole tools A method and apparatus for stabilizing a downhole tool during a downhole operation. The method and apparatus include a stabilizer having a stabilization member adapted to move between a retracted position and an extended position in order to engage a surface in a we... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082985 | Lockable anchor for insertable progressing cavity pump Embodiments of the invention generally relate to methods and apparatuses for anchoring progressing cavity (PC) pumps. In one embodiment, a method of anchoring a PC pump to a string of tubulars disposed in a wellbore which includes acts of inserting the PC pump and a... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079796 | Apparatus for delivering a tubular to a wellbore An apparatus for delivering a tubular to a well center, which apparatus comprises means which, in use, inhibit swinging motion of the tubular while it is suspended from an elevator. ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8075813 | Tubing expansion A tubing expansion device is adapted to be advanced axially, without rotation, through tubing to be expanded. The device comprises a body and a plurality of expansion members mounted on the body, the expansion members being independently radially movable. The expans... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8075700 | Method of cleaning a filter A method and apparatus for a backwash system for cleaning an underwater intake filter assembly. The backwash system includes an underwater tank coupled on one end to a source of compressed fluid and on the other end to the intake screen assembly. The backwash system... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8074749 | Earth removal member with features for facilitating drill-through Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to an earth removal member with features for facilitating drill-through. In one embodiment, an earth removal member for drilling a wellbore with casing or liner includes a tubular body and a head. The head is fas... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070369 | Large diameter optical waveguide splice Techniques and systems suitable for performing low-loss fusion splicing of optical waveguide sections are provided. According to some embodiments, multiple laser beams (from one or more laser) may be utilized to uniformly heat a splice region including portions of t... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069918 | Magnetic slip retention for downhole tool A downhole tool, such as a packer or liner hanger, has a mandrel on which slips are disposed for engaging a surrounding tubular downhole. When the tool is being run in or out of the hole, at least one magnetic component magnetically retains the slip adjacent the man... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069916 | System and methods for tubular expansion Methods and apparatus enable expanding tubing in a borehole of a hydrocarbon well. According to some embodiments, an expander device includes a collapsible swage formed of collets, at least one slip arrangement and a hydraulic jack to stroke the swage through tubing... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8068714 | Optical waveguide feedthrough assembly An optical fiber feedthrough assembly includes a glass plug disposed in a recess of a feedthrough housing. The glass plug may define a large-diameter, cane-based, waveguide sealed within the recess in the housing and providing optical communication through the housi... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066069 | Method and apparatus for wellbore construction and completion The present invention relates methods and apparatus for lining a wellbore. In one aspect, a drilling assembly having an earth removal member and a wellbore lining conduit is manipulated to advance into the earth. The drilling assembly includes a first fluid flow pat... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8047283 | Torque sub for use with top drive A torque sub for use with a top drive is disclosed. A method of connecting threaded tubular members for use in a wellbore includes operating a top drive. The top drive rotates a first threaded tubular member relative to a second threaded tubular member. The method f... | 11/01/2011 |
| RE42877 | Methods and apparatus for wellbore construction and completion The present invention relates methods and apparatus for lining a wellbore. In one aspect, a drilling assembly having an earth removal member and a wellbore lining conduit is manipulated to advance into the earth. The drilling assembly includes a first fluid flow pat... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8042616 | Apparatus and methods for drilling a wellbore using casing Apparatus and methods for drilling with casing. In an embodiment, methods and apparatus for deflecting casing using a diverter apparatus are disclosed. In another embodiment, the apparatus comprises a motor operating system disposed in a motor system housing, a shaf... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8039793 | Water detection and 3-phase fraction measurement systems Methods and apparatus enable monitoring a hydrocarbon well for water within a flow stream of the well. A water detector includes a light source for emitting into a flow stream infrared light that includes a water absorbent wavelength band. A detector detects attenua... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8028749 | Expanding multiple tubular portions Apparatus for expanding first and second portions of a downhole tubular in a single trip comprises a support and first and second expansion devices. The first expansion device is mounted on the support and is operable to expand a first portion of tubular. The second... | 10/04/2011 |
