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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8188881 | System and method for controlling multiple well tools Systems and methods for downhole completions. A downhole running tool can have a body having a bore formed therethrough. A latch member can be disposed on a first portion of the body. A reset member can be disposed on a second portion of the body. A conduit can be f... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8186445 | System, method and apparatus for thermal wellhead having high power cable for in-situ upgrading processing A thermal wellhead having a high voltage cable for in-situ upgrading and processing unconventional oil reservoirs is disclosed. An electrical cable has a power umbilical with an electrical heater on a lower end and an electrical connector opposite the heater. An upp... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8171999 | Downhole flow control device and method A downhole flow control device includes, a first member defining a first portion of a flow path, and a second member defining a second portion of the flow path, the flow path has a cross sectional flow area defined at least partially by the first member and the seco... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167035 | Method of forming downhole apparatus, downhole apparatus and centralizer comprising the same The present invention relates to a method of forming downhole apparatus. The method comprises disposing a plastics material (26) on a reinforcing apparatus (24) to form a body (12) having a bore extending through the body. The reinforcing appara... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162066 | Tubing weight operation for a downhole tool A downhole tool has housing components that are relatively movable. One of the components is supported downhole while a control line provides fluid pressure to move the other housing component relative to the supported component to put the tool in a first position. ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8141627 | Expandable mill and methods of use In some embodiments, apparatus useful for cleaning at least part of the interior surface of a cylindrically-shaped member disposed in a subterranean well includes a housing and a plurality of retractable mill blades supported on the housing. The mill blades of such ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141880 | High pressure sealing apparatus There is provided a high pressure sealing apparatus including: a top adapter including a packing receiving recess having an inverted V-shaped section; a bottom adapter including a packing supporting wall having an inverted V-shaped section; packing members each havi... | 03/27/2012 |
| 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 |
| 8132618 | Systems for retarding rod string backspin A system comprises a progressive cavity pump including a helical rotor disposed within a mating stator. In addition, the system comprises a rod string having a longitudinal axis, a first end, and a second end coupled to the rotor. Further, the system comprises a rot... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8127856 | Well completion plugs with degradable components A downhole tool for use in completing a well includes a plug body selectively securable to a wellbore at a desired elevation and having a flowbore. A non-dissolvable flow restrictor is operably disposed in the flowbore and operates to restrict fluid flow through the... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127865 | Method of drilling from a shaft for underground recovery of hydrocarbons The present invention discloses a selection process for installing underground workspace in or near a hydrocarbon deposit that is an appropriate workspace from which to drill, operate and service wells applicable to any of a number of methods of recovering hydrocarb... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128095 | Mechanical shaft seal An improved mechanical shaft seal to give a tight seal between relatively rotating machine parts and prevent the escape of particulate material into the atmosphere or into the mechanical components of the housing under adverse operating conditions. The seal provides... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8122978 | Drilling device with undercutting The invention is a drilling device for providing a conically shaped cavity in materials primarily used for anchoring systems. The drilling device is comprised of a solid shank for attachment to a drill, a reverse thread section, and a cutting head. The cutting head ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118117 | Thrust bearing assembly A thrust bearing assembly comprising a bearing runner and a bearing carrier, the carrier defining thrust pad sites annularly around the carrier, with a thrust pad disposed at a site and with the carrier limiting movement of the thrust pad in a direction generally ra... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8100199 | Continuous fluid circulation valve for well drilling Fluid circulation valve (10) is provided for use with a well drilling operation, so that a drill joint may be added to or removed from the drill string while continuously circulating fluid into the well. Valve housing (12, 18) has a central flow path t... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100188 | Setting tool for expandable liner hanger and associated methods A setting tool for an expandable liner hanger. A method includes the steps of: releasably securing the setting tool to the hanger, the setting tool including an expansion cone for displacing through the hanger; and conveying the setting tool and hanger into the well... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100186 | Expansion system for expandable tubulars and method of expanding thereof Methods and apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming an expandable tubular member using a lower expansion cone and an upper expandable cone. The apparatus includes an expandable tubular, a support member releasably secured to the expandable tubular... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8091628 | Apparatus and method for providing fluid and projectiles to downhole tubulars Apparatus and methods for providing fluid and projectiles to downhole tubulars includes a manifold. The manifold may include a housing, a cartridge disposed within the housing, and an actuator. The cartridge includes multiple throughbores for selectively allowing a ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8087460 | Granular electrical connections for in situ formation heating A method for heating a subsurface formation using electrical resistance heating is provided. In one aspect, the method includes creating a passage in the subsurface formation between a first wellbore located at least partially within the subsurface formation, and a ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 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 |
| 8079413 | Bottom set downhole plug A plug for isolating a wellbore. The plug can include a body having a first end and a second end, wherein the body is formed from one or more composite materials and adapted to receive a setting tool through the first end thereof, at least one malleable element disp... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8074710 | System for conducting earth borehole operations A system for conducting earth borehole operations comprising a CT carrier, a reel of CT rotatably mounted on the CT carrier, a mast carrier, separate from the CT carrier, a mast mounted on the mast carrier and movable between a lowered position for transport and a p... | 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 |
| 8074722 | Method for securing a damaged wellhead A technique for securing a subsea well that has had some of its components damaged as a result of a storm or other catastrophic event. The techniques utilizes a casing head assembly that may secured to the casing of the damaged well by tightening a plurality of set ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8069920 | Lateral well locator and reentry apparatus and method A down-hole assembly used to locate an existing window in a main cased well bore and guide equipment through the window and into a lateral well bore after removal of a whip stock. The assembly includes a running tool with a convex section detachably connected to a c... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066286 | Method of sealing a gap using multistage brush seal The invention relates to a multistage brush seal of a steam turbine that comprises several brushes which in turn comprise several bristles. A plurality of brushes are arranged next to each other and are configured different from each other with regard to the length ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066074 | Systems and methods for mitigating annular pressure buildup in an oil or gas well The present invention is embodied in 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 mitigating... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8061419 | Casing head slip lock connection for high temperature service A wellhead connection for connecting and sealing to a casing, including an upper head housing accommodating the upper end of the casing in its central bore, a stop shoulder in the central bore to allow the upper head housing to rest on the upper end of the casing, a... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8061430 | Re-settable and anti-rotational contraction joint with control lines A downhole contraction joint. The downhole contraction joint can include at least one anti-rotation assembly. The anti-rotation assembly can include a first tubular member at least partially disposed within a second tubular member. An axial slot can be formed throug... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8056625 | Formation evaluation while drilling An apparatus comprising a fluid communication device configured to extend from a drill string and establish fluid communication with a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore in which the drill string is positioned, wherein the drill string comprises a passa... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056641 | Method of radially expanding a tubular element in a wellbore provided with a control line A method for radially expanding a tubular element in a wellbore and providing a control line that extends along the tubular element comprises (a) inducing the wall of the tubular element to bend radially outward and in axially reverse direction so as to form an expa... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8051929 | Core drill bits with enclosed fluid slots Core drill bits with long crown heights are described herein. The core drill bits have a series of slots or openings that are not located at the tip of the crown and are therefore enclosed in the body of the crown. The slots may be staggered and/or stepped throughou... | 11/08/2011 |
| 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 |
| 8037936 | Method of heating sub sea ESP pumping system A system and method is provided for heating fluid to be pumped by an electrical submersible pumping system. Heat for heating the fluid may be inductively generated by adjusting the power delivered to the motor of the pumping system. In one example, the power adjustm... | 10/18/2011 |
| RE42733 | Wear-resistant, variable diameter expansion tool and expansion methods The inventions provide apparatus and methods for radially expanding a tubular deployed in a subterranean well by moving an expansion tool axially through the well. An expansion tool apparatus may have wear faces attached to at least a portion of the outer periphery ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8016294 | Sealing device A sealing device formed to seal between a fixed side member and a rotating side member, comprising a slinger having a fitting cylindrical part fitted to the rotating side member and a flange part formed at one end part of the fitting cylindrical part positioned on t... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016296 | Metal laminate gasket A metal laminate gasket includes a first metal plate having a folded portion at a peripheral of a combustion chamber hole, a second metal plate provided in the folded portion, a third metal plate provided in the folded portion and having an extension portion extendi... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016031 | Erosion resistant frac head An erosion resistant frac head with a convergence chamber, an expansion chamber and a mixing chamber provides improved resistance to erosion caused by abrasive frac fluids pumped through the frac head. A bottom leg of the erosion resistant frac head may be replaced ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016049 | Method and apparatus for installing a borehole heat exchanger in the earth In a method of installing a borehole heat exchanger in the earth, a channel is formed in the earth by means of a pushing device, thereby causing a compression of the earth as a result of earth being displaced, and inserting a borehole heat exchanger in the channel, ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8011438 | Downhole flow control with selective permeability An apparatus includes a base pipe and a fluid control material. The base pipe includes openings, and the fluid control material is mounted to the pipe to control fluid communication through the openings of the pipe. The fluid control material has a permeability that... | 09/06/2011 |
