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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120048537 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDUCTING OPERATIONS TO SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS The current application discloses methods and systems for conducting operations to subterranean formations. The system comprises a platform, a grillage mounted on the platform, at least one module for treating the subterranean formation, and a plurality of locks that me... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120018146 | WEAR-RESISTANT SEPARATING DEVICE FOR REMOVING SAND AND ROCK PARTICLES The subject matter of the invention is a separating device for removing sand and rock particles which is suitable as an integral component part of extraction equipment for the extraction of liquids or gases from deep wells, the separating device comprising at least one ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120012307 | METHOD FOR REMOVING CONTAMINANTS FROM WASTEWATER IN HYDRAULIC FRACTURING PROCESS The method begins drilling a borehole from the surface to an underground shale matrix. A pipe is inserted into the borehole. Openings are created in the pipe in fluid communication with fractures in the shale matrix. The interior surface of at least one section of pipe ... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110226470 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSIONS AND TUNING A TRANSMISSION FREQUENCY A system transmits a wireless power transmission from a bottom hole assembly of a drill string. The system has a downhole component having a wireless power transmitter adapted to wirelessly transmit at least one wireless power transmission and a wireless power receiver ... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110220348 | Coated Oil and Gas Well Production Devices Provided are coated oil and gas well production devices and methods of making and using such coated devices. In one form, the coated device includes one or more cylindrical bodies, hardbanding on at least a portion of the exposed outer surface, exposed inner surface, or... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110203791 | COATED SLEEVED OIL AND GAS WELL PRODUCTION DEVICES Provided are coated sleeved oil and gas well production devices and methods of making and using such coated sleeved devices. In one form, the coated sleeved oil and gas well production device includes one or more cylindrical bodies, one or more sleeves proximal to the o... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110192603 | Self-Sustaining On-Site Production of Electricity and/or Steam for Use in the In Situ Processing of Oil Shale and/or Oil Sands Oil shale and/or oil sands are utilized to generate electricity and/or steam at the site of the oil shale/sands deposit in an in situ process for recovering oil from the deposit. Bulk shale/sands material is removed from the deposit and combusted to generate thermal ene... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110168403 | WIRELESSLY ACTUATED HYDROSTATIC SET MODULE A hydrostatic set module configured with a wireless trigger mechanism to allow wireless activation thereof from an oilfield surface. The trigger mechanism includes a charge for exposing the module to wellbore pressures and allowing it to behave as an intensifier for act... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110162832 | GAS BOOST PUMP AND CROSSOVER IN INVERTED SHROUD An above-motor mixed flow booster pump combined with a fluid crossover that directs up into the inside of an inverted shroud to allow enhanced gas separation. A gas and liquid separator is used to enhance separation. The system is simple and provides increased gas handl... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110100622 | Top Drive Systems for Wellbore & Drilling Operations A top drive system for wellbore operations and method for facilitating rotation thereof. The system includes a main body and a motor, preferably a salient pole motor. A motor shaft extends from the motor and a gear system is driven by the shaft and interconnected with a... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110073302 | Method of controlling growth and heat loss of an in situ gravity draining chamber formed with a condensing solvent process This invention is a solvent based gravity drainage process whereby the vertical growth rate of the chamber is restricted by placing, monitoring and managing a buoyant gas blanket at the top of the vapour chamber. This invention reduces the heat loss to the overburden as... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110061295 | SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INTEGRATED PRODUCTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY, MATERIALS RESOURCES, AND NUTRIENT REGIMES The present disclosure is directed to a system and method of sustainable economic development, such as development through an integrated production of renewable energy, material resources, and nutrient regimes. In some embodiments, the system utilizes resources extracte... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110042069 | Coated sleeved oil and gas well production devices Provided are coated sleeved oil and gas well production devices and methods of making and using such coated sleeved devices. In one form, the coated sleeved oil and gas well production device includes an oil and gas well production device including one or more bodies an... | 02/24/2011 |
| 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 prox... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100263860 | System and Method to Provide Well Service Unit With Integrated Gas Delivery A technique enables improved efficiency with respect to various coiled tubing and well servicing operations. The technique utilizes a combined mobile unit having several types of equipment combined into at least one transportable unit. The combined mobile unit may compr... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100258303 | ANNULUS MUD FLOW RATE MEASUREMENT WHILE DRILLING AND USE THEREOF TO DETECT WELL DYSFUNCTION Methods and apparatus are described that combine a measurement of the physical velocity of material within the annulus of a well between the drill pipe and the wall of the well with a measurement of the area of the flow as determined from a measurement of distance betwe... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100258302 | Well Screen With Drainage Assembly A well screen assembly has an elongate base pipe having apertures therein. A filtration layer resides around the base pipe. A drainage assembly resides between the base pipe and the filtration layer. The drainage assembly includes a plurality of elongate risers carried ... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100206554 | POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR USE WITH DOWNHOLE EQUIPMENT A power transmission system for use with downhole equipment in a borehole includes a power source that is positioned at the surface providing a DC power supply, a downhole DC/DC converter and a two-conductor cable connecting the power source and the downhole DC/DC conve... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100206553 | Coated oil and gas well production devices Provided are coated oil and gas well production devices and methods of making and using such coated devices. In one form, the coated oil and gas well production device includes an oil and gas well production device including one or more bodies, and a coating on at least... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100186949 | Assembly for Controlled Delivery of Downhole Treatment Fluid An assembly for delivery of treatment fluid at a target location downhole. The assembly is configured to avoid any substantial loss of treatment fluid in advance of reaching the target location in spite of low well pressure or a potentially excessive depth of the locati... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100175871 | Multi-Position Hydraulic Actuator A method of actuating a well tool utilizing first and second pressure sources includes the steps of: placing an source, thereby displacing a piston from a first position to a second position; and then placing another chamber in communication with the second pressure sou... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100170675 | DOWNHOLE CABLE GRIPPING/SHEARING DEVICE Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to methods and apparatuses for gripping and shearing a downhole cable. In one embodiment, a line cutter mandrel includes: a tubular mandrel; a pocket disposed along an outer surface of the mandrel and longitudinally ... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100132939 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A DOWNHOLE MECHANICAL ENERGY ABSORBER A system and a method are disclosed for providing a downhole mechanical energy absorber that protects downhole tools from impact loads and shock loads that occur during run-in contacts, tool drops, perforating blasts, and other impact events. A continuous localized inel... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100129159 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING VORTEX-INDUCED VIBRATIONS A device and method for the reduction of vortex-induced vibration of a deepwater riser. A device for attachment to a structure, which is subject to movement relative to a fluid surrounding the structure, for reducing vortex-induced vibration effects on the structure, th... | 05/27/2010 |
| 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 rela... | 05/27/2010 |
| 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 miti... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100101781 | Coupling For Downhole Tools Transferring rotary power between a first rotating member and a second rotating member may performed by using a first element associated with the first rotating member; and a second element associated with the second rotating member. The first element and the second ele... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100089591 | EXPANDABLE LINER HANGER AND METHOD OF USE The present invention generally relates to an expandable liner hanger capable of being expanded into a surrounding casing. In one aspect, an expandable tubular system is provided. The system includes an expandable tubular. The system further includes an expansion swage ... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100051284 | Valve trigger for downhole tools An actuator device for setting a downhole tool comprises a piston disposed in an upper reservoir of the device, the piston comprising two actuation areas upon which pressure acts to move the piston. The upper reservoir is in fluid communication with a lower reservoir th... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100025032 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO ACTIVATE DOWNHOLE TOOLS WITH LIGHT The present invention comprises a system and methods to actuate downhole tools by transmitting an optical signal through an optical fiber to the downhole tool. The optical signal can comprise a specific optical signal frequency, signal, wavelength or intensity. The down... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100012318 | Completion assembly A completion assembly useful to fracture pack, gravel pack or otherwise treat production intervals traversed by an uncased wellbore to stimulate production and/or prevent production of solid particles from the production intervals and a single trip method to fracture pa... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090321070 | Driver to Transmit Signals over a Transmission Line in a Well An apparatus includes a transmission line for deployment in a well, and a driver to transmit signals over the transmission line. The driver includes a field-effect transistor, and an operational amplifier to control the field-effect transistor, where the operational amp... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090315388 | Mining method for co-extraction of non-combustible ore and mine methane Mining method for co-extraction of non-combustible ore and mine methane A method for co-extracting non-combustible ore (e.g., trona) and methane from an underground formation comprising at least one methane-bearing layer and a non-combustible ore bed having a rock roof,... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090301723 | INTERFACE FOR DEPLOYING WIRELINE TOOLS WITH NON-ELECTRIC STRING Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a method and/or apparatus for deploying wireline tools with a non-electric string. In one embodiment, a method of determining a free point of a tubular string stuck in a wellbore includes deploying a tool string i... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090294122 | FLOW SIMULATION IN A WELL OR PIPE A method of simulating fluid transport in a system for stimulating a well in a material formation of a resource reservoir, the system comprising a conduit element arranged in said well, the conduit element comprising a conduit wall including one or more openings for dis... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090288819 | System and Method for Improving Operational Characteristics A technique improves the operational characteristics of a well device while the device is used in a wellbore environment. The well device benefits from a unique material, in the form of a negative stiffness material or a negative Poisson's ratio material, positioned to ... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090272545 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE OF PRESSURE ACTUATED COLLAPSING CAPSULES SUSPENDED IN A THERMALLY EXPANDING FLUID IN A SUBTERRANEAN CONTAINMENT SPACE Systems and methods for use of pressure actuated collapsing capsules suspended in a thermally expanding fluid in a subterranean containment space are herein disclosed. According to one embodiment, a system comprises a subterranean pressured fluid receiving containment s... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090242195 | Top Hold Down Rod Pump with Hydraulically Activated Drain and Method of Use The present invention relates to a top hold-down pump having a barrel drain operatively connected to the pump beneath a seating nipple. The design of the pump provides specific advantages over past systems by improving the efficiency of re-setting the barrel drain and t... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090242276 | Pump Mechanism for Cooling of Rotary Bearings in Drilling Tools A bearing for a wellbore tool includes a flow device. The flow device may be a pump such as a positive displacement pump or a hydrodynamic pump. In arrangements, a pump stator connects to a wellbore wall. A pump rotor rotates with a drilling motor, and/or a drill string... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090223666 | TOP DRIVE SWIVEL APPARATUS AND METHOD For use with a top drive power unit supported for connection with a well string in a well bore to selectively impart longitudinal and/or rotational movement to the well string, a feeder for supplying a pumpable substance such as cement and the like from an external supp... | 09/10/2009 |
