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| 8177411 | Mixer system controlled based on density inferred from sensed mixing tub weight A mixing system is provided comprising a first mixing tub, a first actuator to control flow of a carrier fluid, a sensor to determine a rate of flow of the fluid, and a second actuator to control flow of a dry material to form a mixture in the first mixing tub. The ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8162054 | Methods and apparatuses for releasing a chemical into a well bore upon command One apparatus for releasing a chemical in a well bore includes a casing collar configured to couple to a casing string. A chemical container is disposed within the casing collar, and the casing collar is configured to release the chemical from the chemical reservoir... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162047 | Reverse-circulation cementing of surface casing An apparatus for reverse circulation cementing of surface casing in subterranean formations and associated methods are provided. One example of a method may involve a method of reverse circulation cementing a surface casing in a well bore with a conductor casing pos... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8154419 | Oilfield area network communication system and method A method of conducting a well treatment service job. The method comprises assembling an oilfield communication network. The oilfield communication network comprises a plurality of mobile terminals distributed across a plurality of well sites and a plurality of base ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151885 | Erosion resistant flow connector A wellbore servicing apparatus, comprising an inlet space, a central space adjacent and in fluid communication with the inlet space along a central axis, a dome space adjacent and in fluid communication with the central space along the central axis, and a plurality ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151633 | Methods and systems for characterizing LCM particle plugging and rheology in real time Methods and systems for characterizing drilling fluids laden with LCM (Lost Circulation Material) and other solid materials are disclosed. A test cell for analyzing a fluid is provided with a first conical inner portion and an axial positioning device positioned alo... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8146673 | Method of activating a downhole tool assembly A downhole tool assembly has a sleeve with a continuous j-slot, a lug rotator ring configured to move axially relative to the sleeve and having a lug configured to move within the continuous j-slot, and a rupture disk configured to prevent the lug from moving within... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146668 | Downhole tubular lifter and method of using the same A method of raising a tubular, comprising attaching a lifter to a tubular associated with a wellbore, and operating the lifter to transmit a downward force to a subterranean formation via a surface of the wellbore formed in the subterranean formation while also oper... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146665 | Apparatus and method for maintaining boost pressure to high-pressure pumps during wellbore servicing operations A wellbore services manifold trailer comprising a blender connector configured to couple to a blender, a boost pump coupled to the blender connector, a high-pressure pump suction connector coupled to the boost pump and configured to couple to a high-pressure pump, a... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8136594 | Methods and apparatuses for releasing a chemical into a well bore upon command Methods and apparatuses for releasing a chemical in a well bore are disclosed. One apparatus includes a curved member configured for coupling to a casing, and a hollow member is connected to the curved member. A chemical container is disposed, at least in part, with... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8122759 | Determining fluid rheological properties Controlling a well injection operation, such as a well fracturing operation, includes identifying a flow characteristic of a fracturing fluid, identifying a flow characteristic of a base fluid used for forming the fracturing fluid, determining an amount of friction ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118528 | Field replaceable hammer union wing nut apparatus and method A field replaceable wing nut having an arcuate body and an arcuate insert is disclosed. The wing nut is designed to replace an existing wing nut which has deformed or non-useable lugs on a hammer union connection. The wing nut has accurate alignment of the mounting ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8104539 | Bottom hole assembly for subterranean operations Methods and systems for stimulating a wellbore. A coil tubing bottom hole assembly is disclosed which includes a jetting tool. A non-caged ball sub is coupled to the jetting tool and a ported sub is coupled to the non-caged ball sub. Additionally, a caged ball sub i... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8091726 | Pressure vessels with safety closures and associated methods and systems A pressure vessel having a cell with a locking pin, and a cap and associated methods and systems. The locking pin may be configured to engage the cap when the pressure vessel is pressurized to prevent rotation of the cap without depression of the cap. ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8069923 | Top suction fluid end A positive displacement wellbore servicing pump having a power end and a fluid end is disclosed. The fluid end has a main chamber and a suction bore in fluid connection with the main chamber and the suction bore has a suction central axis vector. A discharge bore is... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069710 | Remote fueling system and process A remote fueling system is provided. The system comprises a wellbore servicing equipment unit comprising an internal combustion engine, a fuel tank coupled to the internal combustion engine, a fuel distribution channel, a fuel level sensor component, a fuel level in... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066065 | Expansion device An expansion device for a wellbore servicing tool, comprising a wedge comprising a frusto-conical wall having a tip end, the wedge being configured coaxially along a central axis, a plurality of slip segments, each slip segment comprising an inner surface having an ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8061426 | System and method for lateral wellbore entry, debris removal, and wellbore cleaning A method of servicing a wellbore comprises running a toolstring into a wellbore to a first depth, actuating a controllably rotating sub-assembly of the toolstring to rotate, and activating a pressure activated bendable sub-assembly of the toolstring to bend, wherein... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8056638 | Consumable downhole tools A method of removing a downhole tool from a wellbore comprising contacting the tool with a heat source wherein the tool comprises at least one load-bearing component comprising a thermally degradable material. A method of reducing the structural integrity of a downh... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8049898 | Transducer for measuring environmental parameters Apparatus, methods, and other embodiments associated with measuring environmental parameters are described herein. In one embodiment, a transducer comprises a tube, an elongated member, a first reflective surface, a second reflective surface, and an optical fiber. T... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8047279 | Slip segments for downhole tool A downhole tool has a mandrel with slip assemblies positioned thereon above and below a packer element. The slip assemblies are positioned in a manner to anchor the downhole tool in the well. The slip assemblies include a slip ring which has a plurality of slip segm... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8042617 | System and method for deploying one or more tools in a wellbore A system and method for deploying one or more tools in a wellbore according to which a clamp is coupled to a flexible interconnect. ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8024962 | Flow-through apparatus for testing particle laden fluids and methods of making and using same A method of determining one or more bulk rheological properties of a particle laden fluid comprising providing a system comprising a vessel, a pump coupled to the vessel, and a flow-through apparatus coupled to the pump and the vessel, wherein the flow-through appar... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7992427 | Device and method for testing friction reduction efficiency and suspension systems Methods and devices for testing friction reduction systems are described herein. Embodiments of the disclosed devices allow direct measurement of fluid or rheological properties of friction reduction systems in a “one pot” or integrated device while maintaining ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7971638 | Work string controller Well bore servicing equipment is provided. The well bore servicing equipment comprises a first manipulator to grip a well bore work string, to raise the work string, and to lower the work string. The well bore servicing equipment further comprises a controller to re... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7963572 | Differential pitch hammerless connection with hydraulic driving mechanism A threaded connection assembly comprises a nut, a multiplier connected to the nut via a first threaded interface having a first number of threads per inch and a well servicing pipe coupling connected to the multiplier via a second threaded interface having a second ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7963331 | 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 t... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7946340 | Method and apparatus for orchestration of fracture placement from a centralized well fluid treatment center A method and apparatus for orchestrating multiple fractures at multiple well locations in a region by flowing well treatment fluid from a centralized well treatment fluid center includes the steps of configuring a well treatment fluid center for fracturing multiple ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7940400 | Method and apparatus for continuous readout of fabry-perot fiber optic sensor A pressure measurement system and method are described. The system uses a tunable laser and a Fabry-Perot sensor with integrated transducer. A detector senses the light modulated by the Fabry-Perot sensor. A signal conditioner, which can be located up to 15 km away,... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938186 | Casing shoes and methods of reverse-circulation cementing of casing A method having the following steps: running a circulation valve comprising a reactive material into the well bore on the casing; reverse-circulating an activator material in the well bore until the activator material contacts the reactive material of the circulatio... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938178 | Distributed temperature sensing in deep water subsea tree completions A deep water subsea tree completion having a distributed temperature sensing system. In a described embodiment, a method of installing an optical fiber in a well includes the steps of: conveying an optical fiber section into the well; and monitoring a light transmis... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938175 | Drilling, perforating and formation analysis A system and method of drilling and/or perforating uses a laser beam to remove material, such as to perforate the casing, cement and formation or drill a well bore. The system and method can further or alternately encompass material analysis that can be performed wi... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7931082 | Method and system for centralized well treatment A method of servicing multiple well locations from a central location that includes the steps of configuring a central location for distribution of well development task fluids to centralized service factories through fluid lines; preparing the treatment fluids at t... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7926564 | Portable well treating fluid mixing system and method A portable well treating fluid mixing system includes: a supply tank having an inlet receiving pneumatically conveyed dry treating material; a cyclone separator having an inlet coupled to the supply tank and receiving dust laden air from the supply tank, and having ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7917322 | Weight observer for mass metering and inventory management Improved methods and systems for estimating material weight, mass and volume in real-time are disclosed. The amount of material in the container is measured. An estimate of the amount of material in the container is then obtained using the measured amount of materia... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7909108 | System and method for servicing a wellbore A wellbore servicing system, comprising a plurality of sleeve systems disposed in a wellbore, each sleeve system comprising a seat and a dart configured to selectively seal against the seat to the exclusion of other seats, the seats each comprising an upper seat lan... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7888294 | Energy recovery and reuse for gel production The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for producing a fracturing gel using a preheated hydration fluid. The hydration fluid can be preheated using heat energy recycled from a different part of the operation. Recycling the heat energy can, in certain ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7886842 | Apparatus and method for orienting a wellbore servicing tool A wellbore servicing apparatus, comprising a first mandrel movable longitudinally along a central axis and rotatable about the central axis, an orienting member configured to selectively interfere with movement of the first mandrel along the central axis, and a seco... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7845420 | Work string controller Well bore servicing equipment is provided. The well bore servicing equipment comprises a first manipulator to grip a well bore work string, to raise the work string, and to lower the work string. The well bore servicing equipment further comprises a controller to re... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7878255 | Method of activating a downhole tool assembly The downhole tool assembly has a sleeve with a continuous j-slot, a lug rotator ring configured to move axially relative to the sleeve and having a lug configured to move within the continuous j-slot, and a rupture disk configured to prevent the lug from moving with... | 02/01/2011 |
