Clean Energy
Storing Solid Carbon-Bearing Particles in Geologic Formations, U.S. Patent Publ. No. 2023/0243240
Engine Start and Battery Support Module (U.S. Patent No. 10,668,825)
Hydrokinetic Turbine Having Helical Tanks (PCT/US2018/046161)
Completion and Production Technology
Method of Forming Lateral Boreholes from a Parent Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 10,309,205 and 10,323,493)
Wired and Wireless Downhole Telemetry Using A Logging Tool (U.S. Patent No. 10,100,635)
Downhole Flow Control, Joint Assembly and Method (U.S. Patent No. 10,012,032)
Mechanical Release Tool For Downhole Wireline (U.S. Patent Publ. No. 2023/0115354) Electrical Connection Assembly For Downhole Wireline (U.S. Patent Publ. No. 2023/0101912) Method for Remediating a Screen-Out During Well Completion (U.S. Patent No. 10,138,707 and 10,030,473)
Downhole Sand Control Assembly with Flow Control, and Method for Completing a Wellbore (U.S. Patent Nos. 9,816,361 and 10,107,093)
Safety System for Autonomous Downhole Tool (U.S. Patent No. 9,903,192)
Method of Forming Directionally Controlled Wormholes in a Subterranean Formation (U.S. Patent No. 9,617,839)
Packer for Alternate Flow Channel Gravel Packing and Method for Completing a Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 9,404,348)
Method of Testing a Subsurface Formation for The Presence of Hydrocarbon Fluids(U.S. Patent No. 9,856,700)
Apparatus and Method for Relieving Annular Pressure in a Wellbore Using a Wireless Sensor Network (U.S. Patent No. 9,816,373)
Sliding Sleeve for Stimulating a Horizontal Wellbore, and Method for Completing a Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 9,951,596)
System and Method for Monitoring Fluid Flow in a Wellbore Using Acoustic Telemetry (U.S. Patent No. 9,863,222)
Method for Automatic Control and Positioning of Autonomous Downhole Tools (U.S. Patent No. 9,328,578)
Apparatus and Method for Abrasive Perforating and Cleanout (U.S. Patent No. 9,115,558)
Sand Control Screen Having Improved Reliability (U.S. Patent No. 9,725,989)
Crossover Joint for Connecting Eccentric Flow Paths to Concentric Flow Paths (U.S. Patent No. 9,797,226)
Wellbore Apparatus and Methods for Multi-Zone Well Completion, Production and Injection (U.S. Patent No. 9,322,248)
Methods of Producing Hydrocarbons for Substantially Constant Composition Gas Generation (U.S. Patent No. 8,230,929)
Composition and Method for Using Waxy Oil-External Emulsions to Modify Reservoir Permeability Profiles (U.S. Patent No. 8,146,654)
Apparatus for Releasing a Ball into a Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 7,143,831)
Hydraulic Setting Tool for Liner Hanger (U.S. Patent No. 7,114,573)
High Expansion Non-Elastomeric Straddle Tool (U.S. Patent No. 7,004,248)
Plug-Dropping Container for Releasing a Plug into a Wellbore (U.S. Patent Nos. 6,672,384 and 7,055,611)
Expandable Sand Screen for Use in a Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 6,868,905)
Method and Apparatus for Anchoring Downhole Tools in a Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 6,920,927)
Method and Apparatus for Downhole Tubular Expansion (U.S. Patent No. 6,662,876)
Method for Creating a Polished Bore Receptacle (U.S. Patent No. 6,585,053)
Insulated Casing and Tubing Hangers (U.S. Patent No. 6,763,882)
Expandable Sand Screen and Method for Installing Same in a Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 6,571,871)
Crossover Housing for Gas Lift Valve (U.S. Patent No. 6,491,105)
Mechanically Opened Ball Seat and Expandable Ball Seat (U.S. Patent No. 6,866,100)
High Expansion Packer (U.S. Patent No. 6,827,150)
Inflatable Packer Setting Tool Assembly (U.S. Patent No. 6,341,654)
Bi-Directionally Boosting and Internal Pressure Trapping Packing Element System (U.S. Patent No. 6,902,008)
Ball Dropping Assembly (U.S. Patent Nos. 6,715,541 and 6,776,228)
Expandable Hanger and Packer (U.S. Patent Nos. 6,691,789 and 6,997,266)
Solvent Extraction of Oil from Oil-Bearing Materials (U.S. Patent No. 5,281,732)
Enhancement of Residual Oil Recovery Using a Mixture of Nitrogen or Methane Diluted with Carbon Dioxide in a Single-Well Injection Process (U.S. Patent No. 5,725,054)
Method of Drilling Wellbores (U.S. Patent No. 5,839,520)
Downhole Cleaning Device and Method (U.S. Patent No. 5,829,521)
Apparatus and Method for Evaluating Cement Integrity in a Wellbore Using Acoustic Telemetry (U.S. Patent Publ. No. 2015/0300159)
Hydraulic Pressure Testing System, and Method of Testing Tubular Products (U.S. Patent No. 11,506,050)
Offshore Production
Drilling System and Method (U.S. Patent No. 10,920,507)
Method and Apparatus for Flow Assurance Management in Subsea Single Production Flowline (U.S. Patent No. 8,469,101)
Ice Break-Up Using Artificially Generated Waves (U.S. Patent No. 8,523,483)
Method for Managing Hydrates in Subsea Production Line (U.S. Patent No. 7,721,807)
Combined Riser, Offloading and Mooring System (U.S. Patent No. 7,470,163)
Shale Oil / Pyrolysis Technology
Combined Development of Oil Shale by In Situ Heating with a Deeper Hydrocarbon Resource (U.S. Patent No. 8,151,884)
Granular Electrical Connections for In Situ Formation Heating (U.S. Patent No. 8,087,460)
Downhole Burner Wells for In Situ Conversion of Organic-Rich Rock Formations (U.S. Patent No. 8,151,877)
Optimized Well Spacing for In Situ Shale Oil Development (U.S. Patent No. 8,596,355)
Methods of Producing Hydrocarbons for Substantially Constant Composition Gas Generation (U.S. Patent No. 8,230,929)
Water Treatment Following Shale Oil Production by In Situ Heating (U.S. Patent No. 8,616,279)
Methods of Producing Hydrocarbons for Substantially Constant Composition Gas Generation (U.S. Patent No. 8,230,929)
Enhanced Shale Oil Production by In Situ Heating Using Hydraulically Fractured Producing Wells (U.S. Patent No. 7,669,657)
Method of Developing Subsurface Freeze Zone (U.S. Patent No. 7,647,971)
Subsurface Safety Valves
Curved Flapper and Seat for a Subsurface Safety Valve (U.S. Patent No. 6,666,271)
Method and Apparatus for Locking Out a Subsurface Safety Valve (U.S. Patent No. 6,991,040)
Subsurface Valve with System and Method for Sealing (U.S. Patent No. 6,854,519)
Formation Fracturing and Treatment
Method of Avoiding Frac Hits During Formation Stimulation (U.S. Patent No. 10,683,740)
Guidance System for a Downhole Boring Device (U.S. Patent No. 10,597,944)
Portable Lubrication Unit (U.S. Patent Nos. 10,513,906 and 10,358,891)
Methods for Multi-Zone Fracture Stimulation of a Well (U.S. Patent No. 10,053,968)
Double Hydraulic Fracturing Methods (U.S. Patent No. 9,328,600)
Method for Making Pipe Centralizer Having Low Friction Coating (U.S. Patent No. 9,765,577)
Apparatus and Method for Detecting Fracture Geometry Using Acoustic Telemetry (U.S. Patent No. 9,557,434)
Electro-Acoustic Transmission of Data Along a Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 9,631,485)
Telemetry System for Wireless Electro-Acoustical Transmission of Data Along a Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 9,759,062)
Method for Automatic Control and Positioning of Autonomous Downhole Tools (U.S. Patent No. 9,328,578)
Downhole Hydraulic Jetting Assembly, and Method for Stimulating A Production Wellbore (U.S. Patent Nos. 8,752,651 and 8,991,522)
Method and Apparatus for Forming a Lateral Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 6,536,525)
Telemetry for Wireless Electro-Acoustical Transmission of Data Along a Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 9,759,062)
Portable Tank, and Method of Assembling a Tank at a Well Site (U.S. Patent Publ. No. 2015/0076142)
Pumps and Pumping Systems
Gas Compression System for Wellbore Injection, and Method for Optimizing Gas Injection (U.S. Patent No. 10,077,642)
Method of Servicing an Electronically Controlled PRV System (U.S. Patent No. 10,612,678)
Electronically Controlled Pressure Relief Valve System (U.S. Patent No. 10,550,665)
Plunger Lift Systems and Methods (U.S. Patent No. 8,833,467)
Double-Acting Reciprocating Downhole Pump (U.S. Patent No. 6,817,409)
Well Pumping System Having Pump Speed Optimization (U.S. Patent Publ. No. 2016/0265321)
Hydraulic Oil Well Pumping System, and Method for Pumping Hydrocarbon Fluids from a Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 10,612,537)
Controlled Pneumatic Well Pumping System, And Method for Optimizing Pump Stroke Speed (U.S. Patent No. 10,428,627)
Rod Pumping Surface Unit (U.S. Patent Publ. No. 2022/0341413)
Fluid Separation and Gas Processing
Removal of Acid Gases From a Gas Stream, With CO2 Capture and Sequestration (U.S. Patent No. 9,149,761)
Kinetic Fractionators, and Cycling Processes for Fractionation of Gas Mixtures (U.S. Patent No. 9,028,595)
Oil/Water Separation of Full Well Stream By Flocculation-Demulsification Process (U.S. Patent No. 8,101,086)
Kinetic Fractionators, and Cycling Processes for Fractionation of Gas Mixtures (U.S. Patent No. 8,921,637 and 9,028,595)
Demulsification of Water-in-Oil Emulsions (U.S. Patent No. 8,093,304)
In-line Device for Gas-Liquid Contacting, and Gas Processing Facility Employing Co-Current Contactors (U.S. Patent No. 8,899,557)
Processing System for Condensing Hydrocarbon Emissions From a Vapor Stream (U.S. Patent No. 5,824,836)
Controlled Freeze Zone Tower (U.S. Patent Publ. No. 2010/0018248)
Controlled High Pressure Separator for Production Fluids (U.S. Patent Publ. No. 2019/0211662)
Cryogenic System for Removing Acid Gases from a Hydrocarbon Gas Stream, and Method of Removing Acid Gases (U.S. Patent No. 9,423,174)
Removal of a Target Gas from a Mixture of Gases by Swing Adsorption with Use of a Turboexpander (U.S. Patent No. 8,529,664)
Removal of Heavy Hydrocarbons from Gas Mixtures Containing Heavy Hydrocarbons and Methane (U.S. Patent No. 8,529,662)
Reservoir Simulation and Modeling
Method of Forming Directionally Controlled Wormholes in a Subterranean Formation (U.S. Patent No. 9,617,839)
Method for Multi-Scale Geomechanical Model Analysis by Computer Simulation (U.S. Patent No. 8,423,337)
Method for Predicting Well Reliability by Computer Simulation (U.S. Patent No. 8,265,915)
Method for Modeling Deformation in Subsurface Strata (U.S. Patent No. 8,548,782)
Method for Predicting Time-Lapse Seismic Timeshifts By Computer Simulation (U.S. Patent No. 8,768,672)
Wellbore Mechanical Integrity for In Situ Pyrolysis (U.S. Patent No. 8,616,280)
Modeling of Hydrocarbon Reservoirs Containing Subsurface Features (U.S. Patent No. 8,190,414)
Modeling of Hydrocarbon Reservoirs Using Design of Experiments Methods (U.S. Patent Publ. No. 2011/0011595)
Autonomous Downhole Tools
Internal Tractor System for Downhole Tubular Body (U.S. Patent No. 10,260,299)
Methods for Multi-Zone Fracture Stimulation of a Well (U.S. Patent No. 10,053,968)
Autonomous Downhole Conveyance System (U.S. Patent No. 9,617,829)
Assembly and Method for Multi-Zone Fracture Stimulation of a Reservoir Using Autonomous Tubular Units (U.S. Patent Nos. 9,284,819 and 9,963,955)
Method for Automatic Control and Positioning of Autonomous Downhole Tools (U.S. Patent No. 9,328,578)
Safety System for Autonomous Downhole Tool (U.S. Patent No. 9,903,192)
Formation Fracturing and Jetting
Detonation System Having Sealed Explosiv e Initiation Assembly (U.S. Patent No. 11,293,737) Switch Sub With Two-Way Sealing Features and Method (U.S. Patent No. 11,208,873)
Apparatus and Method for Abrasive Perforating and Clean-Out (U.S. Patent No. 10,927,648)
Multi-Cycle Wellbore Clean-Out Tool (U.S. Patent No. 10,927,623 and 10,907,447)
Internal Tractor System for Downhole Tubular Body (U.S. Patent No. 10,260,299)
Steerable Hydraulic Jetting Nozzle, and Guidance System for Downhole Boring Device (U.S. Patent No. 10,227,825)
Downhole Hydraulic Jetting Assembly (U.S. Patent No. 9,976,351)
Sliding Sleeve for Stimulating a Horizontal Wellbore, and Method for Completing a Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 9,951,596)
An End Plate for a Perforating Gun Assembly (U.S. Patent Publ. No. 2022/0099423) Downhole Hydraulic Jetting Assembly, and Method for Stimulating a Production Wellbore (U.S. Patent Nos. 8,752,651 and 8,991,522)
Subsurface Freeze Zone Using Formation Fractures (U.S. Patent No. 7,647,972)
Downhole Telemetry
Systems and Methods for Monitoring a Condition of a Tubular Configured to Convey a Hydrocarbon Fluid (U.S. Patent No. 9,879,525)
System and Method for Monitoring Fluid Flow in a Wellbore Using Acoustic Telemetry (U.S. Patent No. 9,863,222)
Apparatus and Method for Relieving Annular Pressure in a Wellbore Using a Wireless Sensor Network (U.S. Patent No. 9,816,373)
Telemetry System for Wireless Electro-Acoustical Transmission of Data Along a Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 9,759,062)
Electro-Acoustic Transmission of Data Along a Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 9,631,485)
Apparatus and Method for Detecting Fracture Geometry Using Acoustic Telemetry (U.S. Patent No. 9,557,434)
Drilling
Method of Capturing Vapor Phase Fluids From Fluid Returns Tank (U.S. Patent No. 10,125,557)
Method for Remediating a Screen-Out During Well Completion (U.S. Patent No. 10,138,707)
Rotary Steerable Drilling System for Drilling a Borehole in an Earth Formation (U.S. Patent No. 9,970,235)
Floating Gas Trap System Using Agitation (U.S. Patent No. 9,879,489)
Height-Adjustable Pipe Pick-up and Laydown Machine (U.S. Patent No. 7,404,697)
Expandable Tubulars (U.S. Patent No. 7,156,179)
Orienting Whipstock Seat, and Method for Seating a Whipstock (U.S. Patent No. 6,968,896)
Wellbore Tubular Patch System (U.S. Patent No. 6,142,230)
Drilling System and Method (U.S. Patent Publ. No. 2019/0145202)
Artificial Lift
Compressor For Gas Lift Operations, And Method For Injecting A Compressible Gas Mixture (U.S. Patent No. 10,619,462)
Gas Compression System for Wellbore Injection (U.S. Patent No. 10,077,642)
Gas Compression System for Wellbore Injection, and Method for Optimizing Gas Injection (U.S. Patent No. 10,077,642)
Controlled Pneumatic Well Pumping System, and Method for Optimizing Pump Stroke Speed (U.S. Patent No. 10,428,627)
Unseating Tool for Downhole Standing Valve (U.S. Patent No. 10,605,017)
Method of Pumping Treatment Fluids Down a Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 10,605,051)
Method for Creating a Polished Bore Receptacle (U.S. Patent No. 6,585,053)
Two-Pronged Latch for Downhole Tool (U.S. Patent No. D882,641)
Rod Pumping Surface Unit (U.S. Patent Publ. No. 2022/0341413)
