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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186429 | Wellbore method and apparatus for completion, production and injection Apparatus associated with the production of hydrocarbons comprising a joint assembly comprising a main body portion having primary and secondary fluid flow paths, wherein the main body portion is attached to a load sleeve assembly at one end and a torque sleeve asse... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8037933 | Externally testable redundant seal connector An externally testable redundant seal connector for a well comprising a connector body and a ferrule disposed on an end of the connector body. The ferrule is adapted for forming a primary seal between an outer diameter of the connector body and a profile in a mandre... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7431093 | Protection scheme and method for deployment of artificial lift devices in a wellbore A protection system for an artificial lift device including but not limited to electrical submersible pump (ESP) and an electrical submersible progressing cavity pup (ESPCP). The artificial lift device is suspended on a tubing string into a wellbore where the artifi... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7370700 | Multiple entrance shunt Multiple pathways are provided by which fluid can enter one or more alternate pathway conduits. Entrance tubes can be arranged such that their spacing prevents all of them from being simultaneously obstructed, covered, or otherwise blocked. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7350566 | Well completion with merged influx of well fluids The objective of the invention is to smoothly merge the influx flow streams with the wellbore flow stream so as to reduce the pressure drop along the perforated section of the wellbore liner. There is disclosed a completion liner for a well for the production of hyd... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7299878 | High pressure multiple branch wellbore junction A high pressure multiple branch wellbore junction. A wellbore junction system includes a wellbore junction with at least three bores extending therethrough. Exits of the three bores are axially spaced apart. At least two deflectors are formed on the wellbore junctio... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7278489 | Gas turbine for oil lifting Gas turbine driven oil lifting device for increasing the quantity of oil obtained over a specified time (e.g. barrels per day) and the percentage of total amount obtained from oil-bearing geological deposits. The device is installed in a technical column (1) ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270182 | Earth loop installed with sonic apparatus A method for installing a heat exchange pipe loop in a borehole, the method, in at least certain aspects, including drilling a borehole with a sonic drill system having a head and casing connected thereto, a drill apparatus on a lower end of the casing movable by th... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7222668 | Sample extraction system for boreholes For use in drawing samples of e.g water from a well. The sampling pipe is formed as an extrusion in polyethylene. The profile includes three equi-spaced channels. The profile, being triangulated, is rigid and resistant to buckling, which allows the sampling pipe to ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7213649 | Geothermal pipe weight A method and apparatus for adding rigidity and weight to the piping used in geothermal wells for ground-source heat pumps enhances insertion of the piping into the wells. The weight used must be approved by appropriate organizations such as the DNR, NSF, and/or EPA,... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207383 | Multiple entrance shunt The present invention provides for multiple pathways by which fluid can enter one or more alternate pathway conduits. Entrance tubes can be arranged such that their spacing prevents all of them from being simultaneously obstructed, covered, or otherwise blocked.... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7055610 | Plug concealment and diversion tool A tool for capturing and retaining a pump down plug or ball which has been released from equipment above in a well bore, concealing the pump down plug from subsequent flow of fluid or other material through the tool, and diverting flow from a normal circulation port... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051813 | Pass through valve and stab tool A method and system allows periodic access the wrong way through one or more one-way valves installed in a fluid flow stream. Fluid can flow through the bypassed valves or through the tools used to bypass the valves such as those of a reciprocating production pump. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048057 | Protection scheme and method for deployment of artificial lift devices in a wellbore A protection system for an artificial lift device including but not limited to electrical submersible pump (ESP) and an electrical submersible progressing cavity pup (ESPCP). The artificial lift device is suspended on a tubing string into a wellbore where the artifi... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044226 | Method and a device for removing a hydrate plug A method and a device for removing a hydrate plug (38) from a pipeline (16), wherein a pig (1), which is connected to an umbilical (2) extending to surface, is displaced down into the pipeline (16) until proximity of the hydrate pl... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044232 | Well apparatus connection assembly The invention discloses an apparatus and method for securing together longitudinal members for use in a well. A common application of the invention is for securing an electric submersible pumping assembly to a bypass tubing. Embodiments of the invention resist rotat... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7017650 | Earth loop energy systems Wellbore heat loop systems, fillers for bores in the systems, and methods of the use of such systems; the systems in certain aspects having a heat loop wellbore in the earth having heat loop pipe extending down to one side of a bottom member and up therefrom on anot... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7017432 | Hydraulic and electric umbilical connection for an inspection vehicle for inspecting a liquid-filled tank An umbilical connection for use in a hazardous environment like a floating roof storage tank has one or more hydraulic hoses, one or more electrical cables or a combination thereof. Each hydraulic hose has a static dissipative and abrasion resistant covering. Each e... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6964306 | Manifold device and method of use for accessing a casing annulus of a well A manifold device connects in series between the wellhead and the outer casing of a well for providing access to the outer casing of the well without removing the wellhead. The device includes a tubular body for receiving the tubing string of the well therethrough. ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6920924 | Wellbore apparatus A unitary pipe loop component for use with a sinker bar and a pair of pipes in a wellbore includes a return bend pipe fitting having a fluid flow passage configured to extend between the pipes in the wellbore, and further includes a sleeve having a passage with open... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6913083 | Method and apparatus to monitor, control and log subsea oil and gas wells A method and apparatus for logging, controlling, or monitoring a subsea well or group of wells through a path not within production tubing. Preferred embodiments allow logging tools, wire rope, optic fibers, electrical cables, monitoring and measuring instruments an... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6907930 | Multilateral well construction and sand control completion A multilateral well construction and sand control completion. In a described embodiment, a well completion includes first and second wellbores intersecting at an intersection; an assembly positioned in the second wellbore, the assembly including a packer and a well ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6838614 | Hydraulic and electric umbilical connection for an inspection vehicle for inspecting a liquid-filled tank An umbilical connection for use in a hazardous environment like a floating roof storage tank has one or more hydraulic hoses, one or more electrical cables or a combination thereof. Each hydraulic hose has a static dissipative and abrasion resistant covering. Each e... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6805202 | Well screen cover A well screen cover including a channel running along substantially the entire length of the well screen cover. The channel may be formed directly into the cover or separately formed and welded to the cover. The channel is open to the exterior of the well screen cov... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6789628 | Systems and methods for controlling flow and access in multilateral completions Systems and methods for controlling flow and access in multilateral completions provide for controlling rates of flow from intersecting wellbores. Flow from a branch wellbore and flow from a lower parent wellbore are controlled by respective remotely actuated flow c... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6758274 | Sample extraction system for boreholes The use of extruded plastic continuous-multi-channel (CMC) tubing for conveying water samples from different depths up out of boreholes is enhanced by the compressed-grommet sealing system as described. The rubber grommet is placed inside one of the many conduits of... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6729410 | Multiple tube structure A multiple tube structure provides enhanced utilization of limited cross-sectional area in a wellbore. In a described embodiment, a tube system includes multiple tubular members rigidly attached to each other along axial lengths thereof. The tubular members are conf... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6702019 | Apparatus and method for progressively treating an interval of a wellbore An apparatus and method for progressively treating an interval of a wellbore (32) is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a sand control screen (138) that is eccentrically positioned within the wellbore (32) and a fluid delivery tubular (140) that is dispos... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6679323 | Severe dog leg swivel for tubing conveyed perforating One embodiment of the present invention discloses a system for use with a downhole tool while perforating deviated portions of subterranean wellbores. The system involves a swivel connection attaching subsequent segments of the downhole tool which increas... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6640900 | Method and apparatus to monitor, control and log subsea oil and gas wells A method for logging, controlling, or monitoring a subsea well or group of wells through a path not within production tubing. Preferred embodiments of the present invention allow logging tools, wire rope, optic fibers, electrical cables, monitoring and me... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6634427 | Drill string section with internal passage Drill string sections are provided comprising internal passages that may be used to facilitate the electrical or hydraulic connection of multiple devices, such as sensors, arranged at spaced apart positions along the length of the drill sections. Methods ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6615915 | High pressure side-by-side wellhead system The present invention is a wellhead system for use in completing at least two well bores from within a single conductor housing. The wellhead system comprises at least one wellhead housing which is supported on the conductor housing and which comprises a ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6561276 | Bore selector A standard ROV/manual gate valve operating mechanism is used to move a bore selector between the production and annulus bores of a completion. The ROV operation could be via torsion or linear action. The positioning of the selector may be hydraulically li... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6536521 | Multi-stage liquid elevator A multi-stage liquid elevator which is assembled from individual stages is a fabricated from ordinary pipe components and has no moving parts. Each elevator stage consists of a reservoir defined by a casing enclosing an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe. A co... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6533039 | Well completion method and apparatus with cable inside a tubing and gas venting through the tubing A packer is disposed within a wellbore casing. The packer defines a first and a second zone of the wellbore. A submersible pumping system is used to displace liquid from the first zone of the wellbore via a first fluid flow path. A cable is used for suppl... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6513588 | Downhole apparatus Expandable tubing (20) has a tubing wall (22) comprising a plurality of deformable tubular structures (24). The structures (24) have permeable walls and containing a filter medium (28) such that fluid may flow through the structures (24) and the filter me... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6508311 | Apparatus, system and method for installing and retrieving pipe in a well A string of pipe formed by the connection together of multiple joints of shorter pipe segments is stored in the water space adjacent an offshore drilling rig. The pipe string bends from the drilling rig floor in a semicircular arc and enters the water adj... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6508304 | Multi-stage liquid elevator A multi-stage liquid elevator is assembled from individual stages in which each elevator stage is fabricated from ordinary pipe components and has no moving parts. When inserted into an natural gas well, the elevator is powered by the gas pressure availab... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6508308 | Progressive production methods and system Methods for staged production from a wellbore include pumps sequentially operated during the life of the well. In described embodiments, production assemblies are used for progressive staged production process in which the production tubing is bifurcated ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6497278 | Circulation control device A control device for regulating flow of fluid selectively with respect to two passages of a completion tool positioned within well bore tubing. The device incorporates a valve that is electrically driven to selectively block to prevent fluid flow through ... | 12/24/2002 |
