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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20130126165 | WELLBORE LATERAL LINER PLACEMENT SYSTEM A system has been invented for placement of a liner in a lateral wellbore, access to which is provided through a window having a V-shaped downhole end. The system includes a running tool including an upper end through which the running tool is manipulated from surface, ... | 05/23/2013 |
| 20130112432 | Accelerator Mixture for Peroxide Hardener and Two-Component Mortar System Containing Same An accelerator mixture for peroxide hardeners, in particular an accelerator mixture for an organic peroxide-curing resin mixture, a two-component mortar system containing the same for chemical fastening and use of the same for chemical fastening of anchoring elements in... | 05/09/2013 |
| 20130098634 | MONOBORE EXPANSION SYSTEM - ANCHORED LINER Methods for forming a wellbore may include placing an upper section of inside a lower section of a parent liner; positioning an upper sealing member and a lower sealing member in the wellbore to form a pressure chamber, and expanding the second liner using the pressure ... | 04/25/2013 |
| 20130098633 | RECOVERABLE PRODUCTION MODULE FOR USE WITH A PRODUCTION TREE A wellhead assembly having a production module that includes valves, modules, and passages and mounts onto a production tree. As the production module lands onto the production tree, flow passages in the production tree register with corresponding flow passages in the m... | 04/25/2013 |
| 20130092398 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING SHIFTING TOOLS AND PROVIDING WELLBORE ISOLATION A system for performing a downhole operation including a tubular string having a locking profile non-movably located therewith. At least one member is movably mounted with the string and includes an engagement profile. A tool is runnable with the string and has at least... | 04/18/2013 |
| 20130092399 | TOOLS AND METHODS FOR HANGING AND/OR EXPANDING LINER STRINGS Embodiments of the invention generally relate to tools and methods for hanging and/or expanding liner strings. In one embodiment, a method of hanging a liner assembly from a previously installed tubular in a wellbore includes running the liner assembly and a setting too... | 04/18/2013 |
| 20130092397 | SCALLOPED LANDING RING A landing ring having at least one scallop groove formed on an interior of the ring. The landing ring interfaces with a fluted mandrel casing hanger such that the scallop groove aligns between flutes of the hanger. This alignment of the scallop groove of the landing rin... | 04/18/2013 |
| 20130087345 | RE-LATCH MECHANISM FOR WELLBORE LINER SYSTEM A tool for releaseably coupling a first tubing to a second tubing in a wellbore has a tubular mandrel configured to couple to and be carried into the wellbore by the first tubing. A collet ring is in an interior of the mandrel and has a plurality of collets to engage th... | 04/11/2013 |
| 20130087346 | Temporary Support Device for Oil Well Tubes and Method of Use A temporary support device for oil well tubes and method of use. The device comprises a holding structure to be applied to the well surface casing, a holding base resting in the well's cellar floor and sets of adjustable supporting arms connecting the holding structure ... | 04/11/2013 |
| 20130081803 | Centralizing Mechanism Employable with a Downhole Tool An apparatus including a downhole tool for conveyance in a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation. The downhole tool includes a feature to physically interface a sidewall of the wellbore, and first and second setting pistons each extendable from the downhole t... | 04/04/2013 |
| 20130068483 | Composite Limit Collar A tubular component includes a limit collar disposed about the tubular component, and the limit collar comprises a body portion comprising a plurality of upsets disposed on an inner surface of the body portion, wherein the plurality of upsets define a first ring, a seco... | 03/21/2013 |
| 20130068482 | Drop In Completion Method A string is equipped with a braking device to regulate its speed into the wellbore through an existing tubular. When the targeted amount of overlap with an existing tubular is accomplished the two tubulars are then joined together. The braking system can take many forms... | 03/21/2013 |
| 20130048311 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ASSISTING IN SETTING A DOWNHOLE TOOL IN A WELL BORE In some embodiments, apparatus useful for preventing the premature setting of upper slips of a downhole tool in a well bore prior to reaching the desired setting location in the well bore includes at least one locking mechanism and at least one sleeve. The locking mecha... | 02/28/2013 |
| 20130048307 | COMPLETION FOR DOWNHOLE APPLICATIONS A technique facilitates connection and disconnection of an upper completion with respect to a lower completion. An overall completion system comprises the upper completion releasably engaged with the lower completion. The upper completion and the lower completion may co... | 02/28/2013 |
| 20130025884 | LOW STRESS TRACTION SYSTEM A technique enables anchoring of a tool in a wellbore. The technique provides traction against a well component without creating high stress concentrations that weaken the well component. An anchoring device comprises anchoring members that are selectively movable to an... | 01/31/2013 |
| 20130025883 | Permanent or removable positioning apparatus and method for downhole tool operations A system and method for positioning a tool within a wellbore, wherein the interior surface of a positioning apparatus includes one or more pluralities of grooves, each defining a selected profile. A tool is lowered into the positioning apparatus, having a blade in commu... | 01/31/2013 |
| 20130020095 | Adjustable Mudline Tubing Hanger Suspension System An adjustable mudline suspension system, including a tubing hanger having an exterior profile, a clamp having an inner profile to mate with the exterior profile of the tubing hanger, a biasing element to bias the clamp radially inward into an engaged position where the ... | 01/24/2013 |
| 20130020096 | Method and Apparatus for Catching and Retrieving Objects in a Well A magnet assembly can be attached to, or placed in the vicinity of, a conventional bell nipple to generate a magnetic field within the central bore of the bell nipple. The magnetic field catches falling metal objects and prevents such objects from passing beyond the bel... | 01/24/2013 |
| 20130008659 | WELLBORE LASER OPERATIONS Methods, systems, and devices related to downhole wellbore operations such as drilling and completing wells in an earth formation include a laser device.... | 01/10/2013 |
| 20130000924 | EXPANDABLE LINER SYSTEM A system comprises a tubular releasably coupled to a launcher. An expansion assembly is sealingly engaged with the tubular so that the expansion assembly is moved longitudinally through the tubular by applying a pressurized fluid to the launcher. The expansion assembly ... | 01/03/2013 |
| 20120325498 | FLOATING SPIDER Apparatus and methods for engaging and gripping a tubular, with the apparatus including a sleeve having a body defining an internal chamber therein, with the sleeve configured to receive the tubular through the internal chamber. The apparatus may also include a laterall... | 12/27/2012 |
| 20120325499 | LINER TOP PACKER FOR LINER DRILLING A liner top packer is configured to be secured in a liner string, such as in a liner drilling operation. The packer is actuated from within the liner or packer body. An actuator assembly includes an inner piston, an actuator housing, and an outer piston. A tubular setti... | 12/27/2012 |
| 20120325479 | COILED TUBING BOTTOM HOLE ASSEMBLY WITH PACKER AND ANCHOR ASSEMBLY A bottom hole assembly (BHA), adapted to be positioned in a casing and to isolate a portion of a wellbore, which includes a packer assembly with a first sealing element extending between first and second portions of the packer assembly. A method of setting a BHA in a ca... | 12/27/2012 |
| 20120312556 | Seal An annular sealing element to seal between metal surfaces for use in flanges, joints, packers and the like, located in oil and gas exploration and production equipment. The sealing element has inner and outer metal deformable surfaces joined at ends, defining an interio... | 12/13/2012 |
| 20120305269 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CASING HANGER RUNNING In certain embodiments, a hanger running tool includes an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve. The inner sleeve has a first mating surface configured to engage a second mating surface of a hanger to couple the inner sleeve to the hanger. The outer sleeve is disposed about ... | 12/06/2012 |
| 20120305270 | DOWN-HOLE ACTUATION DEVICE STORAGE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LAUNCHING An apparatus for holding and launching down-hole actuation devices that has a body, a bottom end, a top end and a long bore between the ends. Moveable and protruding into the long bore are retainers upon which down-hole actuation devices may rest. Retainers are moved by... | 12/06/2012 |
| 20120298378 | WELLBORE ANCHOR An anchor tool has a body, a plurality of slips coupled to the body, each of the slips hingedly coupled to a link at a first end, each of the slips slidably retained in a channel at a second end and each of the slips operably moveable from a retracted orientation to an ... | 11/29/2012 |
| 20120298379 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LINING A SECTION OF A WELLBORE WITH AN EXPANDABLE TUBULAR ELEMENT A system and method for lining a section of a wellbore with an expandable tubular element. The system comprises an elongate drill string having a force multiplier near a lower end thereof, which is housed within the expandable tubular element. An expander for expanding ... | 11/29/2012 |
| 20120298377 | Velocity Strings A velocity string installation method comprises the steps of: removing an existing safety valve from a production tubing safety valve nipple; running a velocity string into the production tubing to engage the safety valve nipple; and then running a velocity string safet... | 11/29/2012 |
| 20120292050 | Dual Seal Tubing Hanger A dual seal system and related method seal a tubing hanger. In an embodiment, a dual seal tubing hanger includes a hanger body. The dual seal tubing hanger also includes an upper body seal and an upper body seal ring. The upper body seal is disposed between the hanger b... | 11/22/2012 |
| 20120285703 | HYDRO-MECHANICAL DOWNHOLE TOOL A downhole tool includes a body supported from a running string; and a releasing assembly for releasing from set liner hanger portions of the tool to be retrieved to the surface. The releasing assembly includes a connecting member for engaging the tool with a liner hang... | 11/15/2012 |
| 20120279709 | EXPANDABLE DOWNHOLE CASING COUPLING LOCATOR TOOL A downhole locator apparatus, including a tool body having a central axis defined therethrough, and at least one locator lug radially expandable from the tool body, in which the at least one locator lug is configured to be received in an annular groove formed in an inne... | 11/08/2012 |
| 20120279725 | Expandable Tubular Centralizer A centralizer device that is set by expansion of an inner expandable tubular member. The centralizer is made up of either one or a plurality of centralizer bands which radially surround an inner, radially expandable tubular member. Each of the centralizer bands includes... | 11/08/2012 |
| 20120279726 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING SNUBBING SLIPS The invention is directed to a system and method for monitoring and controlling a snubbing unit having traveling slips and stationary slips. Position sensors are associated with the slips for detecting opened and closed positions of the slips. Load sensors are associate... | 11/08/2012 |
| 20120273236 | EXPANDABLE OPEN-HOLE ANCHOR The present invention generally relates to an apparatus and method for expanding an anchoring device in a borehole. In one aspect, an anchoring device is provided. The anchoring device includes an expandable tubular. The anchoring device further includes a plurality of ... | 11/01/2012 |
| 20120273237 | EXPANSION SYSTEM FOR AN EXPANDABLE TUBULAR ASSEMBLY The present invention generally relates to an apparatus and method for expanding an expandable tubular assembly in a borehole. In one aspect, a system for expanding a tubular having an anchor portion in a borehole is provided. The system includes a running tool configur... | 11/01/2012 |
| 20120267122 | DOWNHOLE EXTENDING PORTS A method and apparatus for centering and engaging a casing against a wellbore. The apparatus comprises a valve body locatable in-line with the casing the valve body having an outer casing extending between first and second ends and a central passage therethrough, and at... | 10/25/2012 |
| 20120267121 | Limit collar A limit collar includes a limit component coupled to a surface of a wellbore tubular; and an interface component engaging the limit component. The interface component may include an extension, and wherein at least one surface of the extension is coupled to the limit com... | 10/25/2012 |
| 20120241171 | Multiple Liner Hanger Assembly A hanger assembly provided for multiple hanging opportunities. If liner is being run and the primary hanger doesn't work then a backup hanger is available to set near the nonfunctional primary hanger. In drilling with casing applications when there is a steering equipme... | 09/27/2012 |
| 20120241172 | PIPE CONVEYED EXTENDABLE WELL LOGGING TOOL A pipe conveyed extendable well logging assembly includes a deployment system for extending and retracting a well logging tool relative to the pipe while downhole. The logging tool may be releasably latched to the pipe, and may include position sensors for position feed... | 09/27/2012 |
