Inventor: Dinesh R. Patel

Address: Sugar Land, TX
No. of patents: 82
Last patent issue date: 01/08/2013

Number	Title	Issue Date
8347968	Single trip well completion system A completion system that is usable with a well may include a packer, a screen, an isolation valve and an annulus communication valve. The screen communicates well fluid between an annulus of the well and an interior passageway of the completion system. The isolation...	01/08/2013
8312923	Measuring a characteristic of a well proximate a region to be gravel packed A gravel pack service tool is lowered into a well. At least one sensor proximate a well region to be gravel packed measures at least one characteristic of the well, where the measuring is performed during a gravel pack operation by the gravel pack service tool. The ...	11/20/2012
8286709	Multi-point chemical injection system A technique enables injection of treatment chemicals at a plurality of desired locations along a well. A multi-point chemical injection system is connected and deployed into a wellbore. The multi-point chemical injection system delivers one or more treatment chemica...	10/16/2012
8276670	Downhole dissolvable plug A downhole plug can include a housing having an aperture disposed generally through the center of the housing. A stopper can be disposed in the aperture and adapted to block fluid flow therethrough. The stopper can have a composition of at least two different materi...	10/02/2012
8235127	Communicating electrical energy with an electrical device in a well A completion system for use in the well includes a liner for lining the well, where the liner has a first inductive coupler portion. An electric cable extends outside an inner passage of the liner. The completion system further includes a second inductive coupler po...	08/07/2012
8186444	Flow control valve platform A system that is usable with a well includes a tubing string that extends into an isolated zone of the well and a plurality of chokes modules that are disposed in the isolated zone to control communication between a passageway of the tubing string and the zone. Each...	05/29/2012
8113290	Dissolvable connector guard A connector guard is provided to protect one or both downhole connectors during wellbore run in prior to mating downhole. The connector guard may comprise dissolvable or degradable material and include an engagement sections and a removal feature. The connector guar...	02/14/2012
8082983	Completion system having a sand control assembly, an inductive coupler, and a sensor proximate to the sand control assembly A completion system for use in a well includes a first completion section and a second section. The first completion section has a sand control assembly to prevent passage of particulates, a first inductive coupler portion, and a sensor positioned proximate to the s...	12/27/2011
8074743	Active integrated well completion method and system A well system may be provided comprising a first primary inductive coupler configured to be communicably coupled to a surface device and a first secondary inductive coupler. The first secondary inductive coupler may be further configured to be communicably coupled t...	12/13/2011
8056628	System and method for facilitating downhole operations A technique is provided to facilitate use of a service tool at a downhole location. The service tool has different operational configurations that can be selected and used without moving the service string. ...	11/15/2011
8056619	Aligning inductive couplers in a well An apparatus that is usable with a well includes a first equipment section that includes a first inductive coupler and a second equipment section that includes a second inductive coupler. The second equipment section is adapted to be run downhole into the well after...	11/15/2011
8037940	Method of completing a well using a retrievable inflow control device A retrievable flow control device comprising a housing configured to sealably couple with a completion component. The housing may comprise a first port and a second port establishing a fluid pathway. The fluid pathway may regulate a fluid flow as the fluid flow pass...	10/18/2011
7992642	Polished bore receptacle An integral polished bore assembly for use in a wellbore. The assembly includes a barrel having a polished bore; at least one no-go member positioned within the barrel; an elongated locator member having a sealing head and an end, the end extending out of the barrel...	08/09/2011
7950454	Technique and system for completing a well A technique that is usable with a well includes running a screen assembly and a service tool as a unit into a well and using the service tool in connection with a sand control operation. The use of the service tool in connection with the sand control operation inclu...	05/31/2011
7938176	Anti-extrusion device for swell rubber packer A system for use in a wellbore is disclosed. The system may include a tube, a swell packer surrounding a portion of the tube, a first pair of plates coupled to an outer surface of the tube and positioned at a first end of the swell packer, each of the first pair of ...	05/10/2011
7900705	Flow control assembly having a fixed flow control device and an adjustable flow control device An apparatus for use in a well includes a flow control assembly to control fluid flow in a first zone of the well, where the flow control assembly has a fixed flow control device and an adjustable flow control device that cooperate to control the fluid flow in the f...	03/08/2011
7902955	Providing an inductive coupler assembly having discrete ferromagnetic segments An inductive coupler assembly has a first coupler having a first support structure and plural discrete first ferromagnetic segments supported by the first support structure, and a second coupler to inductively couple to the first coupler, the second coupler having a...	03/08/2011
7896079	System and method for injection into a well zone A technique facilitates a water flood, e.g. dump flood, operation. A standard electric submersible pumping system is deployed in a wellbore to draw water from an aquifer or water source zone along the wellbore. A shroud and a crossover port are used in combination w...	03/01/2011
7890273	Determining fluid and/or reservoir information using an instrumented completion To determine fluid flow information associated with a well, data from plural discrete temperature sensors in zones without radial fluid flow in the well are received. The fluid flow information associated with the well is derived by combining the received data from ...	02/15/2011
7866414	Active integrated well completion method and system A well system may be provided comprising a first primary inductive coupler configured to be communicably coupled to a surface device and a first secondary inductive coupler. The first secondary inductive coupler may be further configured to be communicably coupled t...	01/11/2011
7849925	System for completing water injector wells A system for completing water injection wells includes an injector well completion system. In an embodiment, an injector well completion system for liquid injection in a formation includes a casing string disposed in a wellbore having a tubing bore. The casing strin...	12/14/2010
7836960	Method for running a continuous communication line through a packer Techniques are provided for sealing a communication line within a device positioned in a wellbore. The communication line may be continuous and extends through a pass-through arranged generally longitudinally through the device. Swellable sealing material is positio...	11/23/2010
7793718	Communicating electrical energy with an electrical device in a well A completion system for use in the well includes a liner for lining the well, where the liner has a first inductive coupler portion. An electric cable extends outside an inner passage of the liner. The completion system further includes a second inductive coupler po...	09/14/2010
7789145	Inflow control device A system that is usable with a well includes a tubular member and an inflow control device. The screen receives a well fluid flow, and the tubular member has a well fluid communication passageway. The inflow control device changes a momentum of the well fluid flow a...	09/07/2010
7775275	Providing a string having an electric pump and an inductive coupler A system for use in a well includes a string for placement in the well, where the string including an electric pump and a first inductive coupler portion. A completion section is deployed in a zone of the well to be developed, where the completion section includes a...	08/17/2010
7712524	Measuring a characteristic of a well proximate a region to be gravel packed A gravel pack service tool is lowered into a well. At least one sensor proximate a well region to be gravel packed measures at least one characteristic of the well, where the measuring is performed during a gravel pack operation by the gravel pack service tool. The ...	05/11/2010
7665536	System and method for preventing cross-flow between formations of a well In general, a system and valve is provided to prevent the cross flow between formations during the shut-in period of a well intersecting at least two formations, with flow from at least one of the formations being controlled by a multi-position valve. In one embodim...	02/23/2010
7665537	System and method to seal using a swellable material The invention is a sealing system, such as a packer, that is used in a wellbore to seal against an exterior surface, such as a casing or open wellbore. The sealing system includes a swellable material that swells from an unexpanded state to an expanded state thereby...	02/23/2010
7617876	Formation isolation valve and method of use The present invention provides for high volume flow from a well. A retrievable formation isolation valve allows high volume flow through the remaining casing or tubing. Alternatively, a large bore valve configuration that is not retrieved, but remains as part of the...	11/17/2009
7591321	Zonal isolation tools and methods of use Zonal isolation tools and methods of using same are described. The zonal isolation tools include a wellbore sealing member expandable by fluid pressure to contact a wellbore over an initial contact area, an inflation valve open during expansion of the sealing member...	09/22/2009
7428924	System and method for completing a subterranean well A technique is provided for completing a subterranean wellbore. A wellbore completion combines a distributed sensing system, such as a distributed temperature sensing system, with at least one flow control valve and a pumping system. The flow control valve is contro...	09/30/2008
7347274	Annular barrier tool The present invention provides for an annular barrier tool to block or restrict the flow of well fluids in the annular region of a well. ...	03/25/2008
7322422	Inflatable packer inside an expandable packer and method A completion assembly for use in a well, including at least one inflatable packer; at least one control line and at least one source of pressurized fluid wherein the at least one source of pressurized fluid is in fluid communication with the at least one inflatable ...	01/29/2008
7311154	Line slack compensator A completion assembly has one or more control lines. The control lines can develop differing degrees of slack depending on the completion assembly configuration and also on the particular use of the completion assembly. A line slack compensator cooperates with the c...	12/25/2007
7267177	Tubing fill and testing valve The present invention provides for a valve in a tubing string that allows the tubing string to fill with well fluids as the string is assembled and lowered into a well bore, but can be used to check pressure integrity of the tubing string during various stages of th...	09/11/2007
7237616	Actuator module to operate a downhole tool An actuator module that is usable with a subterranean well includes a housing, a stimulus detector and an actuator. The stimulus detector and the actuator are mounted to the housing, and the housing is adapted to form a releasable connection with a tubular string. T...	07/03/2007
7228912	Method and system to deploy control lines A control line can be positioned in a downhole completion. For example, the control line can be deployed in a protected position along a stinger to reduce the potential for damaging the control line during installation, removal or operation. ...	06/12/2007
7222676	Well communication system A well system utilizes a control line system. The control line system is implemented with a completion of the type deployed in a wellbore. The control line system facilitates transmission of monitoring, command or other types of control and telemetry. It is emphasiz...	05/29/2007
7152689	System and method to seal by bringing the wall of a wellbore into sealing contact with a tubing The invention is a system and method used to seal between an open wellbore and a tubing by bringing the wellbore wall inwardly so as to enable sections of earth from the wellbore wall to create the required seal against the tubing. The earth sections that make up th...	12/26/2006
7108073	Multiple interventionless actuated downhole valve and method The multiple interventionless actuated downhole valve includes a valve movable between an open and a closed position to control communication between an annular region surrounding the valve and an internal bore and more specifically controlling communication between...	09/19/2006

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