01st week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220003008 | Stairway Work Platform and Method - A stairway work platform for a user includes a plank, a first leg assembly attached in proximity to a first end of the plank. The work platform includes an end pad directly attached to the first end of the plank which prevents damage to a vertical rise area of the stairway. The work platform includes a first bottom pad directly attached to a front of a first leg of the first leg assembly which prevents damage to a horizontal run area of the stairway while supporting a weight of the user. The work platform includes a second bottom pad directly attached to a front of a second leg of the first leg assembly which prevents damage to the horizontal run area of the stairway while supporting the weight of the user. The work platform includes a hinge bracket attached to the plank in proximity to the first end of the plank and to the first leg of the first leg assembly. In a stairway mode, the first leg assembly is in the closed position and is adapted to be disposed on a stair of the stairway and a second leg assembly is extended to a position which makes the plank level with respect to ground. A method for using a work platform. An end pad. A side-bottom pad. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003009 | Anchor Plate System for Reinforcing Masonry Walls That Are Perpendicular to Support Joists - A system and method of retroactively reinforcing an exterior wall of a building. An anchoring assembly is mounted into the void space between a first joist and a second joist inside the building. The anchoring assembly has a first element that mounts to the first joist and a second element that mounts to the second joist. The anchoring assembly has an adjustable length. In this manner, the anchoring assembly can be adjusted to properly fit the void space between the first joist and the second joist. An anchor plate is provided outside the building in the area of the wall that needs to be reinforced. A tensioning tether is provided that extends through the exterior wall and mechanically joins the anchoring assembly to the anchor plate. The tensioning tether can be selectively tightened, therein biasing the anchor plate outside the building toward the anchoring assembly inside the building. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003010 | Anchor Plate System for Reinforcing Masonry Walls - A system and method of retroactively reinforcing an exterior wall. A first anchor plate is provided having a central connection point and peripheral connection points. The center connection point is connected to an anchor tether. An opening is drilled through the exterior wall and at least some joists. The anchor tether is advanced through the drilled opening. Within the drilled opening, the anchor tether anchors to at least some of the joists. The first anchor plate is attached to the anchor tether and the anchor tether is tensioned. Secondary anchor plates can be also be attached to the exterior wall at different points. Lateral tethers are provided that interconnect the first anchor plate to the secondary anchor plates. The lateral tethers extend along the surface of the exterior wall at a perpendicular to the anchor tethers. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003011 | COLUMN BRACKET ASSEMBLY AND RELATED METHODS AND STRUCTURES - A column bracket assembly is provided. The column bracket assembly comprises a bottom base bracket and a top base bracket, each including a bracket body adapted to receive an end of support element (e.g. a wooden column) and a mounting bracket/plate pivotally coupled to the bracket body and adapted to be coupled to a structural element (e.g. a footing, pile, header, beam etc.). The column bracket assembly optionally includes mounting brackets for installing cross brace brackets and/or tension rods to the bracket bodies. A method of installing the column bracket assembly, and a method of repairing, resettling, shoring, and/or leveling a structure with the column bracket assembly are also provided, along with structures comprising the column bracket assembly. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003012 | COMPRESSION POST WITH VISUAL INDICATION SYSTEM - An indicator for a compression post includes a leg defining an upper end and a lower end, the lower end configured to engage a support plate of the compression post; and an indicator bracket comprising a central portion coupled to the leg at the upper end and an indication portion oriented distal to the leg, the central portion defining a bend extending away from the leg such that the indication portion is laterally offset from the leg, the indicator defining a first visual indicator configured to indicate that the compression post is in either a compressed configuration or an uncompressed configuration. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003013 | Cantilevered Mezzanine for modular jail cell - A modular jail cell comprising a flat ceiling member connected to a front wall of the cell where a cantilevered mezzanine having a floor member is interconnected to the ceiling member at the junction of the ceiling member and the front wall. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003014 | POOL AND SPA WATER QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A water quality management system for a water installation containing water. In some embodiments, the system includes a water quality measurement module adapted to monitor the water quality of the water in the water installation and to send water quality information to a controller; a chemical dispensing module adapted to dispense chemicals directly into the water installation in response to signals from the controller; and a communication mechanism configured to provide communication among the controller, the water quality measurement module, the chemical dispensing module and a user. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003015 | POOL CLEANING ROBOT WITH REMOVABLE FILTER AND IMPELLER - A pool cleaning robot that may include a drive motor; an impeller; an impeller motor that is configured to rotate the impeller; wherein the impeller, once rotated at a first rotational direction, is configured to induce fluid to flow through the pool cleaning robot; a filter for filtering fluid that flows through the pool cleaning robot; and wherein the filter (a) is detachably coupled to one or more elements of the pool cleaning robot; and (b) is configured to exit the pool cleaning robot from a first side of the pool cleaning robot. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003016 | Automatic Pool Cleaner - A pool cleaner includes a vent mechanism and a water port in fluid communication with the vent mechanism. When a forward end of the pool cleaner extends above a waterline of the pool, water flows through the vent mechanism and the water port over an inlet port and prevents loss of suction at the inlet port. A protruding member of the pool cleaner contacts submerged obstacle and tilts the pool cleaner to prevent the pool cleaner from becoming stuck on the submerged obstacle. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003017 | RAPIDLY DEPLOYABLE SENSITIVE INFORMATION FACILITY - A rapidly deployable sensitive information facility may include a rapidly deployable a structure and preconstructed, pre-accredited panelized environment. The structure may be a tension fabric membrane shell having an extruded frame to support the tension fabric membrane. The structure may be configured to comply with one or more security accreditation requirements. The panelized environment may be positioned within the structure, and may comprise an access terminal in communication with one or more servers storing sensitive information. A user's access to the one or more servers may be conditioned on an authorization of the user with regard to the security accreditation requirement. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003018 | TENT PEG AND PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses a tent peg, including: a peg cap, a peg body, a first anti-slipping hook, a second anti-slipping hook, and a peg head, wherein mounting holes are provided on both sides of a top end of the peg body opposite to each other; snap-fitting grooves are provided on both sides of a bottom end of the peg body opposite to each other; the first and second anti-slipping hooks are disposed on both sides of the peg body and snap-fitted with each other after successively passing through the two opposite mounting holes; the peg cap is buckled in the top opening of the peg body; and the peg head is mounted at the bottom end of the peg body through the snap-fitting grooves. The present invention also disclose a method for processing a tent peg. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003019 | GRINDER RESISTANT LOCK - U-shaped locks are provided with an external shell made from a relatively soft metal that clogs grindings disks and reduces their cutting effectiveness. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003020 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING ROTATION OF LOCK INDICATOR THROUGH CYLINDRICAL LOCK - Lock indicators useable to signal the locked or unlocked state of a lock at both sides of a door selectively secured by the lock. Lock indicators include a first cuff for receiving an input causing the first cuff to transition from a first position to a second position associated with the locked state and the unlocked state. The lock indicators include a second cuff for receiving input from the first cuff via a transmission rod causing the second cuff to transition from a first position to a second position associated with the locked state and the unlocked state. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003021 | ANTI-BURGLAR BAR FOR SHUTTERS OR ROLLER SHUTTERS - An anti-burglar bar ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220003022 | CLUTCH ASSEMBLY OF ELECTRONIC CABINET LOCK - A clutch assembly of an electronic cabinet lock includes a cam, a camshaft, a gear disc, a sleeve, a snap ring, and a steel ball. The cam includes a sleeve ring at its inner end and a swing arm at its outer end. The camshaft is sleeved within the sleeve ring by clearance fit, and the sleeve ring is sleeved within the sleeve by clearance fit. The gear disc is sleeved on the outer wall of the sleeve. The steel ball is mounted in a through groove of the side wall of the cam. The steel ball is located between the sleeve and the cam and is tangent to the camshaft. The camshaft is provided with a groove, and the groove allows the steel ball to fall in. The snap ring is engaged in an annular groove of the lower end of the camshaft for restricting the sleeve. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003023 | MOTOR VEHICLE LOCK - A motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock, which has a locking mechanism consisting of a rotary latch and at least one pawl. The pawl exerts an opening torque (U | 2022-01-06 |
20220003024 | VEHICLE STORAGE COMPARTMENT LATCH ASSEMBLIES WITH SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ACTUATOR - A latch assembly | 2022-01-06 |
20220003025 | MOTOR VEHICLE LOCK - A latch for use in a vehicle including a catch, a pawl, a motor including a motor shaft, and drivetrain including, a first gear and a pawl lifter. The first gear is configured to rotate about a first axis as the motor shaft rotates when the drivetrain is in the operating state and defining an aperture configured to receive an opening tool and translate along the first axis from a first position to a second position to change the drivetrain from the operating state to the service state, when the opening tool is inserted into the aperture. When the first gear is in the second position, the first gear is configured to pivot the pawl lifter to move the pawl from the pawl closed position of the pawl open position. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003026 | CONTAINER SEAL - A container seal includes a locking bolt, which has on one end portion or central portion thereof a push-in/latch compartment which is open in the transverse direction relative to the lock axis and is formed or provided with an undercut acting in the direction of the latch compartment opening; a clip or tab, wherein the clip or tab is arranged on the other end portion of the locking bolt; and a bolt or bar which is arranged on the free end/end portion of the clip or tab and has on the free end/end portion thereof a latch device which is coupled to the bolt via a predetermined breaking point. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003027 | QUICK-DEPLOY EMERGENCY DOOR SECURING DEVICE - Provided is a quick-deploy emergency door securing device for a door having a folding-arm door closing device. It includes an elongated strap having a length and first and second ends. The first end is fixedly securable to one of two arms of the door closing device. The strap may be wrapped around both arms and fastened in place to itself to prevent opening of a door by preventing separation of the door closing device arms. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003028 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a first door located in front of the cabinet, a second door located in front of the first door, an electrical member located at the second door, and a transmission line connected to the electrical member. The transmission line extends from the cabinet into the first door and extends from the first door toward the second door. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003029 | DOOR CLOSER ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM - Certain embodiments relate to an adjustment indicator mechanism for a door closer including a tubular portion and an adjustment screw mounted to the tubular portion. A housing is configured for mounting to the door closer, and includes a channel and indicia adjacent the channel, each of the indicia corresponding to a respective size of the door closer. An adjustment transmission includes a first component configured for coupling with the adjustment screw. An indicator transmission is engaged with the adjustment transmission and mounted in the housing. An indicator is movably mounted to the housing such that a portion of the indicator is visible via the channel. The indicator is engaged with the indicator transmission such that movement of the indicator transmission causes the indicator to selectively align with the indicia to thereby indicate the current size of the door closer. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003030 | DOOR CLOSER DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM - A door closer diagnostics system including a door closer, a server, and a mobile device having a display and at least one sensor. The mobile device is configured to (i) generate, by the at least one sensor, motion data indicative of motion of the door as the door is moved from an open position to a closed position, and (ii) transmit the motion data to the server. The server is configured to analyze the motion data to (i) determine a duration the door was in each of a plurality of door movement zones between the open and closed positions, (ii) determine at least one adjustment to the door closer for a successful installation of the door closer based on the duration the door was in each of the door movement zones, and (iii) transmit at least one installation instruction corresponding with the at least one adjustment to the mobile device. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003031 | EMERGENCY OPENING DEVICE FOR AN AIRCRAFT DOOR, WITH ROTARY RELEASE - An emergency opening device ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220003032 | EMERGENCY OPENING DEVICE FOR AN AIRCRAFT DOOR, WITH HANDLE RELEASE - An emergency opening device ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220003033 | SUPPORT ELEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A supporting element, in particular a spring strut, for adjusting a flap or door of a motor vehicle, including a base part, an extendable part that is adjustable relative to the base part, and a spring that is arranged between the two parts, is provided with a noise-reducing coating on the base part and/or extendable part on a surface facing the spring. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003034 | ACTUATING ARM DRIVE WITH SPRING GUIDE - An actuating arm drive for driving a movably mounted furniture part of a furniture item, includes at least one arrangement consisting of a compression spring and at least one guiding device for guiding the compression spring. The at least one guiding device has an at least partly variable diameter in order to compensate for a radial clearance between the compression spring and the guiding device, taking into account the change in diameter of the compression spring when the compression spring is loaded. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003035 | READY TO INSTALL DOOR SYSTEM - Ready-to-install door systems comprising, prior to installation, a door, a hinge-side z-bar, a drip cap, and a latch-side z-bar, all connected. In addition, the system may comprise door closer hardware attached to the door and either the drip cap or the hinge-side z-bar; an installation notch; or screw holders. Screw holders are also provided. Methods of installing the present door systems are also provided. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003036 | THERMAL RESISTANT SHEET FOR A ROOF HATCH - A roof hatch comprising at least one thermal resistant sheet having one or more sections is disclosed. The one or more sections are configured thereon to curb heat transfer. The roof hatch further comprises a frame to be installed on a roof and a hatch cover is configured for housing the thermal resistant sheet. The hatch cover and the frame are connected by a movable joint which enables the hatch cover to collapse over the frame. A sealing element is provided on at least a portion of the hatch cover. The thermal resistant sheet is held by the hatch cover by a temporary joint, a permanent joint or a combination thereof. The thickness of the hatch cover is in the range of 0.060 inches to 0.090 inches. The length of the one or more sections have a length which is less than a length of the edge. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003037 | SECURE SLIDING DOOR - A secure sliding closure having a modular frame and one or more sliding door is described. The modular frame defines at least one secure cavity and a portal and comprises a main frame and at least one door frame. The main frame comprises at least one frame upright spaced apart from at least one portal upright and a respective at least one top plate extending between the at least one frame upright and the at least one portal upright. The at least one door frame comprising a locking side upright spaced apart from a secure cavity upright and a door frame top plate. The modular frame defines at least one secure cavity and defines a portal. The one or more sliding door comprises a sliding leaf and a sliding leaf covering, the covering comprising one or more sliding door security panel. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003038 | DIMMING SUBSTRATE, DIMMING GLASS AND APPARATUS, AND LIGHT TRANSMITTANCE ADJUSTING SYSTEM - A dimming substrate includes an infrared light dimming structure. The infrared light dimming structure includes a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and an electro-dimming layer. The second electrode layer is disposed opposite to the first electrode layer. The electro-dimming layer is disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, and is configured such that a reflectivity of the electro-dimming layer to infrared light is changeable in response to a first potential difference applied between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003039 | STORAGE BOX HAVING DISPLAY PANEL - A storage box having a display panel, which allows an article inside a body to be confirmed from the outside according to an increase in the amount of light caused by an internal light source is disclosed. The storage box having a display panel includes the body and a door including a frame and mounted on the body to be opened and closed, wherein the door includes a glass member provided on a front surface side of the frame, a protective panel provided on an inner surface side of the frame, and a transmittance-variable panel provided between the glass member and the protective panel, the transmittance-variable panel is a panel made of a thermoplastic resin of PMMA or PC and nano-sized dyes, a plurality of nano-sized pores are provided in the transmittance-variable panel. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003040 | ARTHROPOD PROTECTOR SCREEN AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a protector screen for use against arthropods, comprising a sheet ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220003041 | ROLLER SHADE ASSEMBLY - A roller shade assembly includes a roller tube including a first end opposite a second end, the roller tube defining an opening longitudinally extending between the first and second ends, and an idler assembly partially received by the opening at the first end, the idler assembly including an idler housing, a plunger received by the idler housing, and a biasing member configured to apply a biasing force onto the plunger, wherein the plunger is configured to slide relative to the idler housing, and the plunger is configured to selectively engage a bracket member. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003042 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING AXIAL FORCE - Embodiments disclosed herein relate to tools capable of amplifying or dampening axial forces produced by downhole equipment. More specifically, apparatus and methodologies provide a tool for imparting amplified axial loads (e.g., a hammer sub), or, in the alternative, for dampening/reducing downhole vibrations or “noise” (e.g., a suppressor sub). | 2022-01-06 |
20220003043 | USING SOLENOID CHARACTERISTICS FOR PERFORMANCE DIAGNOSTICS ON ROTARY STEERABLE SYSTEMS - An extendable member diagnostic assembly determines performance of one or more components of a rotary steerable system. Based on the determined performance, an operation can be altered, such as a drilling operation. Performance may be based on measurements received from one or more sensors associated with components of the extendable member diagnostic assembly. For example, performance may be based on the time to transition a valve between states where the valve controls actuation of an extendable member, downhole temperature, downhole pressure or any other factors that affect performance of components that are used to perform the drilling operation. A controller receives the measurements from the one or more sensors and updates baseline parameters to determine an accurate performance. Using real time data to determine performance increases efficiency of an operation by eliminating unnecessary replacement of components and indicating that a downhole tool should be retrieved prior to failure. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003044 | WIRED DOWNHOLE ADJUSTABLE MUD MOTORS - A downhole motor for directional drilling includes a driveshaft assembly including a driveshaft housing and a driveshaft rotatably disposed within the driveshaft housing, a bearing assembly including a bearing housing and a bearing mandrel rotatably disposed within the bearing housing, wherein the bearing mandrel is configured to couple with a drill bit, a bend adjustment assembly including a first position that provides a first deflection angle between a longitudinal axis of the driveshaft housing and a longitudinal axis of the bearing mandrel, and a second position that provides a second deflection angle between the longitudinal axis of the driveshaft housing and the longitudinal axis of the bearing mandrel that is different from the first deflection angle, and one or more hydraulic pumps configured to actuate the bend adjustment assembly between the first position and the second position. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003045 | FLOW RATE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A flow rate control system includes a housing and a valve assembly slidingly disposed within a housing inner bore. The housing includes bypass openings. The valve assembly includes a valve and an orifice disposed in a valve inner bore. The valve includes a plurality of valve bypass bores extending axially through a valve collar. The valve assembly slides between closed and fully open positions. A spring biases the valve assembly toward the closed position in which the valve closes the housing bypass openings. In the open position, a bypass fluid path is formed including the valve bypass bores and the housing bypass openings. The valve assembly is flow rate controlled in the closed position and pressure controlled in the open position. The valve assembly may slide within a sleeve assembly including sleeve bypass openings, which connect the valve bypass bores and housing bypass openings in the bypass fluid path. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003046 | Cutting Elements with Ridged and Inclined Cutting Face - A drill bit for cutting formation comprises a bit body, a plurality of cutters, and a plurality of blades with pockets to accommodate the cutters, respectively. Each of the plurality of cutters has a substrate, an ultra-hard layer, an inclined surface on the top of the ultra-hard layer, wherein the inclined surface slants downward from a cutting edge to a trailing edge. The cutter can improve cutting efficiency and service life. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003047 | FIXED-CUTTER DRILL BITS WITH REDUCED CUTTING ARC LENGTH ON INNERMOST CUTTER - The present disclosure provides a fixed-cutter drill bit including a bit body defining a bit rotational axis, a plurality of blades each having an inner end that is radially closer to the bit rotational axis than a remainder of the respective blade, a central bit surface, and a plurality of cutters disposed on the blades and including an innermost cutter located closest among all of the plurality of cutters to the bit rotational axis and having a flattened cutting surface, a cutting arc, and a relief having ends which is located within and interrupts the cutting arc such that the cutting arc includes at least two portions located on opposite ends of the relief. The disclosure also provides a drilling system including the drill bit and a drill string attached to the drill bit and a surface assembly to rotate the drill string and drill bit. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003048 | LUBRICATOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR SERVICING TUBULAR MEMBERS - A lubricator assembly for servicing a tubular member includes a mounting base, a lubricant housing movably coupled to the mounting base and configured to receive lubricant from a lubricant source, a guide pin slidably disposed in the lubricant housing, a first seal positioned between the guide pin and the lubricant housing and a second seal positioned between the guide pin and the lubricant housing, and a first chamber extending between the first seal and the second seal, wherein the guide pin is configured to direct lubricant disposed in the first chamber against the tubular member in response to the tubular member engaging the guide pin. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003049 | PROTECTOR FOR THE ENDS OF AN ELONGATE MEMBER - A protective cap ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220003050 | ROD HANDLER APPARATUS IN CORE DRILLING - A rod handler apparatus for outer tubes and inner tubes, the rod handler apparatus has a manipulator arm adapted to be aligned with an elongated rod. An alignment jaw assembly is at a first end of the manipulator arm, the alignment jaw assembly translationally supports an inner tube and/or an outer tube in coaxial alignment with the elongated rod. A high-speed jaw assembly is at a second end of the manipulator arm, the high-speed jaw assembly adapted to support at least the inner tube, the high-speed jaw assembly operable to cause a translation of the inner tube in or out of the elongated rod. A low-speed jaw assembly is between the alignment jaw assembly and the high-speed jaw assembly, the low-speed jaw assembly adapted to support the outer tube, the low-speed jaw assembly operable to cause concurrent translation and rotation of the outer tube for screwing engagement with the elongated rod. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003051 | Sonic Tooling Handling Apparartus With Pipe Tong And Method - A sonic tooling handling apparatus includes a gantry support structure with a base frame structure and an overhead frame structure operatively coupled to the base frame structure. The overhead frame structure has a pair of longitudinal beams and a transverse beam coupled to the pair of longitudinal beams. The transverse beam is movable along each of the pair of longitudinal beams. The gantry support structure includes a lifting device coupled to the transverse beam and is movable along part of the transverse beam. The lifting device includes a sonic tooling clamp. The lifting device may raise or lower sonic tooling held by the sonic tooling clamp. The sonic tooling apparatus further includes a removable sonic tooling holding rack having a plurality of stanchions creating at least one sonic tooling holding space for holding sonic tooling. A method of handling sonic tooling and a pipe tong is also disclosed. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003052 | METHOD OF USING A ROD POSITIONING DEVICE - A rod positioning device for aligning a drilling rod with a rod string having complementary mating threads, comprising a base, an arm mounted to the base about a first rotation axis, and a rod-gripping device mounted on the arm. The arm is for displacement about the first rotation axis between a rod loading position and a rod alignment position. The rod-gripping device is for operating between a rod-gripping configuration and a rod-releasing configuration. The rod-gripping device comprises jaws for gripping the drilling rod while the rod-gripping device is in the rod-gripping configuration and the arm is in the rod loading position, and guiding elements mounted on the jaws, the guiding elements aligning the drilling rod with the rod string and enabling longitudinal displacement of the drilling rod to contact the rod string. A method of use is further provided. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003053 | ROBOTIC PIPE HANDLER SYSTEMS - A tubular handling system can include a bridge disposed in a horizontal orientation above a horizontal storage area, a tubular lift system that can transport a tubular in a horizontal orientation between the horizontal storage area and an intermediate storage location, and a pipe handler, moveably coupled to the bridge, that can transport the tubular between the intermediate storage location and a rig floor. Also provided is a method for handling tubulars that can include operations of delivering or retrieving a tubular in a vertical orientation to or from a rig floor, transporting the tubular between the rig floor and a bridge, rotating the tubular between vertical and horizontal, retrieving or delivering the tubular to an intermediate storage location, and raising or lowering the tubular between the intermediate storage location and a horizontal storage area while maintaining the tubular in the horizontal orientation. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003054 | ROBOTIC PIPE HANDLER SYSTEMS - An equipment handling system that can include a bridge disposed above a horizontal storage area and coupled to a guide rail, an equipment basket, a crane configured to transport the equipment basket to an elevated location, and a pipe handler coupled to the bridge and configured to move along the bridge. A catwalk system can include a guide rail, a portion of a bridge disposed over a horizontal storage area and coupled to the guide rail, with the bridge configured to move with the rig floor when the rig floor moves relative to the horizontal storage area, and a pipe handler coupled to the bridge and configured to move along the bridge. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003055 | ROBOTIC PIPE HANDLER SYSTEMS - A pipe handling system can include a bridge disposed in an inclined position, having first and second rails with a space therebetween, and an arm coupled to the first and second rails, the arm being configured to manipulate a tubular through the space between the first and second rails. A method that can include gripping a tubular at a well center on a rig floor via an arm coupled to a bridge, the bridge comprising first and second rails with a space therebetween, moving the tubular from the well center and through the space, and moving the tubular along the bridge via the arm, with the bridge being inclined from a horizontal storage area to the rig floor. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003056 | Wellsite Automatic Configuration Systems and Methods of Operation - A well system. The well system includes a first piece of wellsite equipment and a monitoring and control unit. The first piece of wellsite equipment includes an electronic storage device storing information related to the first piece of wellsite equipment. The monitoring and control unit is in electronic communication with the storage device of the first piece of wellsite equipment and configured to receive the stored information from the first piece of wellsite equipment, identify the first piece of wellsite equipment, and configure operational settings of the first piece of wellsite equipment. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003057 | Drilling System and Method - Disclosed is a drilling system and a method for drilling a well. The drilling system includes a coilable drill string; a first reel for storing the coilable drill string; a drive means for driving the coilable drill string into the well from the first reel and out of the well to the first reel; and a deflection means for directing the coilable drill string between the first reel and into the well centre. The drilling system further includes a top drive. The coilable drill string is provided with: a first connection at a first end for connecting the coilable drill string to a bottom-hole-assembly and a second connection at a second end for connecting the coilable drill string to the top drive. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003058 | ESTIMATING THREE DIMENSIONAL NETWORKS OF PLUGS FOR DRILLING FLUID ADDITIVES - The effect of drilling fluids on particular subterranean environments can be analyzed to improve the formation of drilling fluids and additives such as lost circulation materials. A plug can be generated by a particle plugging apparatus by injecting lost circulation material into the particle plugging apparatus. A set of tests to be performed on the plug can be identified. The set of tests can include at least one physical test and at least one electronic test. A test schedule indicating the order in which each test of the set of tests is to be performed can be defined. The set of tests can be executed to generate a testing output. The testing output can be used to generate a three-dimensional network model of the plug. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003059 | FRACTURING OPERATIONS CONTROLLER - A system can include one or more processors; memory; a data interface that receives data; a control interface that transmits control signals for control of pumps of a hydraulic fracturing operation; and one or more components that can include one or more of a modeling component that predicts pressure in a well fluidly coupled to at least one of the pumps, a pumping rate adjustment component that generates a pumping rate control signal for transmission via the control interface, a capacity component that estimates a real-time pumping capacity for each individual pump, and a control component that, for a target pumping rate for the pumps during the hydraulic fracturing operation, generates at least one of engine throttle and transmission gear settings for each of the individual pumps using an estimated real-time pumping capacity for each individual pump where the settings are transmissible via the control interface. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003060 | VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE CONFIGURATION FOR ELECTRIC DRIVEN HYDRAULIC FRACKING SYSTEM - An electric driven hydraulic fracking system is disclosed. A pump configuration that includes the single VFD, the single shaft electric motor, and the single hydraulic pump that is mounted on the single pump trailer. A pump configuration includes a single VFD configuration, the single shaft electric motor, and the single shaft hydraulic pump mounted on the single pump trailer. The single VFD configuration converts the electric power at the power generation voltage level distributed from the power distribution trailer to a VFD voltage level and drives the single shaft electric motor to control the operation of the single shaft electric motor and the single hydraulic pump. The VFD voltage level is a voltage level that is required to drive the single shaft electric motor. The VFD configuration also controls operation of the auxiliary systems based on the electric power at the auxiliary voltage level. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003061 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING A MAGNETIC FLUID CONDITIONER - This disclosure presents methods and systems for positioning a magnetic fluid conditioner in a well. One or more magnetic fluid conditioners are attached to a coupling mandrel operable to engage with the tubing of a well, either with an existing completion component or directly with the tubing. The coupling mandrel includes a locking mechanism, such as keys or dogs, for setting the mandrel to the profile nipple. The coupling mandrel further includes a packing stack or an expandable element that seals with the completion component or the tubing. The seal directs oil through the mandrel and thus, through the magnetic fluid conditioners. In some embodiments, multiple magnetic fluid conditioners are attached in tandem for more effective conditioning operations. The magnetic fluid conditioners can condition the oil to inhibit the formation of paraffin therein. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003062 | UNDERWATER DRILLING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCURING DRILL CORES OF A BED OF A BODY OF WATER - The invention relates to an underwater drilling device and to a method for procuring drill cores of a bed of a body of water, wherein an underwater drilling device with a base frame is lowered in a body of water and placed on a bed of a body of water. A drill string consisting of at least one tubular drill string element is drilled out into the bed of the body of water in a first drilling step with a drill drive, with a drill core being formed in a receptacle in the tubular drill string element and being received in a core barrel in the drill string element. According to the invention, the drill core is enclosed in pressure-tight manner in a receiving container on the basic cradle under water. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003063 | DOWNHOLE PULSE GENERATION - A method and system for downhole pulse generation determines an optimal frequency and, in some embodiments, amplitude of axial pressure pulses to maximize the rate of penetration. Specifically, one or more sensors may be disposed on or near an axial oscillation tool that provides near real-time raw sensor data relating to speed, velocity, and acceleration of the tool. With this sensor data, an optimal set of parameters, namely an optimal frequency and, in some embodiments, amplitude may be determined based on the hydraulic conditions and frictional forces of the actual drilling environment. An optimizing control system may directly communicate these parameters to the axial oscillation tool or pass the parameters to an axial oscillation tool control system that controls the operation of the tool. Advantageously, frictional forces may be substantially reduced, the rate of penetration may be substantially enhanced, and power consumption may be intelligently managed. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003064 | CEMENTING HEAD APPARATUS - A cementing head apparatus includes a plug-launching tool and a tubular plug receiver cage disposed within a bore of the launching tool, plus one or more paddles selectively movable within a bore of the receiver cage between a hold position in which the paddles at least partially occlude the receiver cage bore to hold a plug within a retained plug interval of the receiver cage bore, and a launch position in which the paddles are substantially retracted from the receiver cage bore to allow passage of the plug through the receiver cage bore and onward into a casing string to which the launching tool is mounted. Upper and lower fluid bypass ports may be provided through the wall of the receiver cage, above and below the retained plug interval, to allow fluid flow within the receiver cage bore to bypass the retained plug interval via the receiver annulus | 2022-01-06 |
20220003065 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS - The invention provides an apparatus and system for accessing a flow system (such as a subsea tree) in a subsea oil and gas production installation, and method of use. The apparatus comprises a body and a plurality of connectors configured to connect the apparatus to the flow system. A flow access interface is provided on the body for connecting the apparatus to a subsea process apparatus, and the body defines a plurality of flow paths. Each flow path fluidly connects one of the plurality of connectors to the flow access interface to provide an intervention path from a connected subsea process apparatus to the flow system in use. Aspects of the invention have particular application to flow metering, fluid sampling, and well scale squeeze operations. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003066 | ACTUATING TOOL FOR ACTUATING AN AUXILIARY TOOL DOWNHOLE IN A WELLBORE - An actuating tool actuable by degradation of at least a portion of a seal assembly to set an auxiliary tool downhole in an oil and gas wellbore. A system and method for actuating the auxiliary tool downhole in the oil and gas wellbore using the actuating tool by degrading at least a portion of the seal assembly of the actuating tool. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003067 | ENERGIZING SEALS WITH SWELLABLE MATERIALS - Methods and apparatus for energizing seals. An example method includes providing a sealing apparatus. The sealing apparatus comprises a sealing element and a swellable material. The method further includes contacting the swellable material with a swell-inducing fluid, wherein the contacting swells the swellable material; applying pressure to the sealing element with the swollen swellable material; and forming a seal with the sealing element. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003068 | A-ANNULUS CEMENTING WITHOUT PUMPING CEMENT - A method of plugging a well includes lowering a solid body into a wellbore by wireline; and filling the space around the solid body with a liquid plugging material. The solid body and the liquid plugging material together form a plug after the liquid plugging material is set. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003069 | STAGE CEMENTING SYSTEM - A stage cementing system includes a stage cementing assembly having a stage tool. The stage tool has an outer mandrel, an inner mandrel coupled to and disposed inside of the outer mandrel, an annular chamber between the outer mandrel and the inner mandrel, a first outer port through the outer mandrel, and longitudinally spaced first and second inner ports through the inner mandrel. The stage cementing system further includes an inner string assembly configured to be located inside the inner mandrel. The inner string assembly has a tubular body having a central throughbore and longitudinally spaced first and second side ports, a lower external seal element below the first and second side ports, a middle external seal element between the first and second side ports, and an upper external seal element above the first and second side ports. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003070 | ELECTRIC BALL VALVE MECHANISM - A well system includes a wellhead positionable at a surface of a wellbore. The well system also includes a ball valve for coupling to the wellhead. The ball valve is movable between an open position and a closed position. Further, the well system includes a hollow core electric motor positionable adjacent to the ball valve to move the ball valve between the open position and the closed position. Furthermore, the well system includes a power source that provides electric power to the hollow core electric motor. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003071 | Smart Choke Valve to Assess and Regulate Production Flow - Provided is a hydrocarbon well choke system that includes a choke valve and a choke control system adapted to obtain production data from production sensors of the well (e.g., including flowrate, wellhead pressure, wellhead temperature, water cut and gas-oil-ratio (GOR) data obtained by way of respective sensors of the well), generate (based on the data) a well profile that is indicative of the flow of production from the well for different settings of the valve, receive (from a well control system) a target production rate, determine (based on the well profile) whether the rate is obtainable, in response to determining that the rate is obtainable, determine (based on the well profile) a choke setting that corresponds to the rate, and control the choke valve to operate at the setting, and, in response to determining that the rate is not obtainable, communicate (to the well control system) a corresponding alert. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003072 | MANAGED PRESSURE DRILLING CONTROL SYSTEM WITH CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - An apparatus can include a choke with a flow restrictor member having at least two positions, a flow coefficient Cv of the choke with the flow restrictor member in one position being less than with the flow restrictor member in the other position, and an operational device that displaces the flow restrictor member at a variable actuation rate, the actuation rate with the flow restrictor member in one position being less than with the flow restrictor in the other position. A method can include displacing a flow restrictor member, thereby decreasing a flow coefficient Cv of a choke, and decreasing a rate of change of the flow coefficient Cv in response to decreasing the flow coefficient Cv. A drilling system can include a choke with a flow restrictor member, and a continuously variable transmission which causes an actuation rate to vary based on a position of the flow restrictor member. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003073 | GATE VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR A SUBSEA WORKOVER SYSTEM - The invention relates to a gate valve assembly ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220003074 | ISOLATION VALVES - A valve assembly that can be deployed in a subterranean well that includes a valve adapted to selectively isolate a region of the subterranean well, and a separating apparatus. The separating apparatus may further include at least one member being formed from a functional material and at least two sleeves connected by the at least one member. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003075 | THROUGH TUBING INSERT SAFETY VALVE FOR FLUID INJECTION - An insert safety valve includes a valve body having a valve member, and a control fluid conduit fluidically connected to the valve body. The insert safety valve being responsive to a control fluid at a first pressure to shift the valve member and open the valve body to a fluid flow and at a second pressure to add the control fluid to the fluid flow. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003076 | BALL VALVE - A ball valve stopper comprising a spherical contoured body comprising a substantially inelastic first material and having a flow port. A closed face of the spherical contoured body is orthogonal with respect to the flow port and includes a spherical fluid seal area. A rotation support member is aligned orthogonally to the flow port and the fluid seal area. A material discontinuity volume is disposed behind the closed face of the spherical contoured body. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003077 | Multi-Function Surge Reduction Apparatus - A multi-function diverter tool is disclosed that allows positive-indication opening and closing of the tool in a downhole environment. The tool includes a first sleeve adapted to open outlet ports in the exterior surface of the tool body. The tool includes a second sleeve which is movable with respect to the first sleeve and is adapted to close the outlet ports when moved from an initial position to a second position. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003078 | A FLUID FLOW ACTIVATED ROTATIONAL CLEANING TOOL - A system to clean well casing in a downhole well operation. The system comprises an inner collar having flow ports and an out collar having jet ports in fluid communication with the flow ports. The inner collar couples with a section of a tool string and the outer collar rotates about the inner collar in response to fluid flow through the tool string. The inner collar can include a sleeve. The sleeve can be moved from a first position to a second position causing the jet ports to be in fluid communication with the flow ports. The inner collar remains relatively stationary with respect to the rotation of the outer collar. In addition, the jet ports are angled in a way that a portion of force generated by the fluid flow through the jet ports induce rotation of the outer collar in the opposite direction of the fluid flow. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003079 | Simulation analysis method for injection volume of alternate displacement of shale oil by carbon dioxide and nitrogen - A simulation analysis method for an injection volume of alternate displacement of shale oil by carbon dioxide and nitrogen includes steps of simulating the alternate displacement of shale oil by carbon dioxide and nitrogen for multiple times through the core displacement simulation experiment, measuring the oil displacement efficiency change for every time, obtaining the porosity change in the entire displacement process through the porosity change before and after alternate displacement, and building the injection volume adjustment expression of alternate displacement of shale oil by carbon dioxide and nitrogen as a reference of the injection volume of alternate displacement of shale oil by carbon dioxide and nitrogen, so that the total displacement efficiency in the actual mining process is improved, thus increasing the production rate of shale oil and reducing the usage amount of carbon dioxide. A simulation analysis device is used to carry out the simulation analysis method. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003080 | WATER REMOVAL FROM ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMP SYSTEMS - An electric submersible pump includes a pump, an electric motor that is coupled to the pump by a rotatable shaft, a seal section that is positioned between the pump and the electric motor. The seal section contains a sequestration device and a motor oil for the electric motor. The sequestration device includes a superabsorbent polymer to contact the motor oil and to react with a wellbore fluid from a wellbore to prevent premature failure of the electric submersible pump from the wellbore fluid contamination of the motor oil. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003081 | THERMOSET SWELLABLE DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING IN WELLBORES - A fluid control device includes a filtration component, which has a porous filtration medium. The filtration medium contains a shape memory thermoset material foamed with a polymeric microsphere and a gas-producing chemical foaming agent. The porous filtration medium is configured to be compacted from an initial shape to a compacted shape, deployed in the borehole, and subsequently expanded to conform to a surface of the borehole. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003082 | METHOD OF GRAVEL PACKING OPEN HOLES - A method of gravel packing an open hole penetrating a subterranean information includes installing at least one sand control screen disposed about a tubular member into the open hole, circulating a slurry including an expandable gravel and a carrier fluid, depositing the slurry in the wellbore annulus surrounding the at least one sand control screen in an alpha wave beginning at a heel of the wellbore annulus, detecting at least one of: arrival of the alpha wave at a toe of the wellbore annulus and start of a beta wave at the toe of the wellbore annulus, stopping circulation of the slurry, and triggering the expandable gravel to expand to pack the wellbore annulus surrounding the at least one sand control screen above the alpha wave. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003083 | FILTRATION OF FLUIDS USING CONFORMABLE POROUS SHAPE MEMORY MEDIA - A fluid control device includes a support structure configured to be deployed in a borehole, and a filtration component disposed at the support structure, the filtration component including a porous medium made from a thermoplastic polymer material, the porous medium including an open cell foam. The porous medium has a porosity selected to cause the porous medium to exhibit shape memory behavior, and the porous medium is configured to be compacted from an initial shape to a compacted shape, deployed in the borehole, and subsequently expanded due to a downhole temperature to conform to a surface of the borehole. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003084 | EPOXY-BASED FILTRATION OF FLUIDS - A fluid control device includes a support structure configured to be deployed in a borehole and a filtration component disposed at the support structure. The filtration component includes a porous medium made from a shape memory epoxy, the shape memory epoxy including a soft segment monomer and a hard segment monomer, the porous medium configured to be compacted from an initial shape to a compacted shape, deployed in the borehole, and subsequently expanded due to a downhole temperature to conform to a surface of the borehole. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003085 | BALLISTIC CENTERING CHARGES - Shaped charges for centering of casings are disclosed. A shaped charge includes a shaped charge casing and an explosive load within the shaped charge casing. The shaped charge may also comprise of a liner positioned above the explosive load within the shaped charge casing. The liner may be made of a low-density material. The shaped charge is configured to deform a wellbore casing without penetrating the casing when the shaped charge is detonated. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003086 | MULTI-GUN CLUSTER CARRIER - A gun assembly for perforating a well, the gun assembly including a single carrier; a first gun cluster, the first gun cluster including first plural shaped charges; and a second gun cluster, the second gun cluster including second plural shaped charges. The first gun cluster and the second gun cluster are placed in the single carrier. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003087 | SENSING DURING ARTIFICIAL LIFT - A system for operating in a wellbore in a subterranean formation is described. The system includes a housing, a rotor, a stator, and a controller. The rotor is within the housing and includes a rotatable shaft, a fluid impeller, and a magnetic field source. The magnetic field source is configured to generate a net magnetic field around an entire circumference of the rotor that is uniformly polarized in a single orientation. The stator is within the housing and laterally surrounds the rotatable shaft. The stator is configured to conduct the generated magnetic field to produce a voltage waveform signal. The controller is communicatively coupled to the stator. The controller is configured to receive the voltage waveform signal from the stator and determine an operating characteristic of the rotor based on the received voltage waveform signal. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003088 | SEAL BAG FOR SEAL OF AN ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMP - An electric submersible pump includes a pump and an electric motor coupled to the pump. An electric submersible pump also includes a seal that is positioned between the pump and the electric motor. The seal has an outer housing and a seal bag internal to the outer housing. The seal bag has an outer layer and an inner layer. The outer layer is made from a first material to maintain the structure of the seal bag in a swellable state within the wellbore environment. The inner layer is made from a second material that can swell in response to contact with a polar substance and seal a tear in the outer layer of the seal bag. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003089 | ISOLATING A DOWNHOLE-TYPE ELECTRIC MACHINE - An electric stator surrounds an electric rotor. A magnetic coupling is attached to an end of the electric rotor. The magnetic coupling is configured to transmit rotational force to or from a separate rotational device. A housing surrounds and isolates the electrical rotor, the electric stator, and a portion of the magnetic coupling, from a wellbore fluid. The housing is flooded with an incompressible fluid. A pressure within the housing is substantially the same or lower than a pressure within a wellbore environment. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003090 | Electric Submersible Pump (ESP) Intake Centralization - An electric submersible pump (ESP) assembly. The ESP assembly comprises a pump intake defining a plurality of intake ports disposed circumferentially around the pump intake, a first plurality of centralizer wings disposed radially about the pump intake on a downhole side of the intake ports, a second plurality of centralizer wings disposed radially about the pump intake on an uphole side of the intake ports, and a self-orienting sleeve disposed around the intake ports, captured by the first and second plurality of centralizer wings, and free to hang down on upward facing intake ports when the ESP assembly is disposed in a horizontal or offset position. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003091 | FLOWLINE DEWATERING - A flowline dewatering system comprising at least one pump and a pig train supported by a gas pressure enabling suction conditions for the pump. A method to dewater a flowline using the system. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003092 | UPCONVERTING NANOPARTICLES AS TRACERS FOR PRODUCTION AND WELL MONITORING - A method of fracturing multiple productive zones of a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore is disclosed. The method comprises injecting a fracturing fluid into each of the multiple production zones at a pressure sufficient to enlarge or create fractures in the multiple productive zones, wherein the fracturing fluid comprises an upconverting nanoparticle that has a host material, a dopant, and a surface modification such that the upconverting nanoparticle is soluble or dispersible in water, a hydrocarbon oil, or a combination thereof; recovering a fluid from one or more of the multiple production zones; detecting the upconverting nanoparticle in the recovered fluid by exposing the recovered fluid to an excitation radiation having a monochromatic wavelength; and identifying the zone that produces the recovered fluid or monitoring an amount of water or oil in the produced fluid by measuring an optical property of the upconverting nanoparticle in the recovered fluid. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003093 | FRACTURING SYSTEM WITH FLEXIBLE CONDUIT - A fracturing fluid delivery system is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a fracturing manifold and a fracturing tree. A fluid conduit is coupled between the fracturing manifold and the fracturing tree to enable receipt of fracturing fluid by the fracturing tree from the fracturing manifold through the fluid conduit. The fluid conduit includes a flexible pipe segment between rigid ends of the fluid conduit. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003094 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON MATERIAL FROM A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION WHILE EMPLOYING SOLIDS CONTROL - There is provided a hydrocarbon production process including stimulating a hydrocarbon material-containing reservoir by hydraulic fracturing of the hydrocarbon material-containing reservoir with a treatment material including proppant. The treatment material is injected such that a frac pack is obtained. During production, hydrocarbon material is conducted from the reservoir to the surface via the frac pack. Flow control members are manipulated to enable injection of the treatment material and, subsequently, production of the hydrocarbon material from the reservoir. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003095 | Hydraulic Geofracture Energy Storage System with Desalination - Energy may be stored by injecting fluid into a fracture in the earth and producing the fluid back while recovering power and/or desalinating water. The method may be particularly adapted to storage of large amounts of energy such as in grid-scale electric energy systems. The fracture may be formed and treated with resin so as to limit fluid loss and to increase propagation pressure. The fluid may be water containing a dissolved salt or fresh water and a portion or all of the water may be desalinated using pressure in the water when it is produced. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003096 | DISSOLVABLE SETTING TOOL FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OPERATIONS - A system for deploying an untethered dissolvable frac package for use in a hydraulic fracturing operation includes a dissolvable or degradable frac package with a dissolvable or degradable setting tool. The setting tool of the dissolvable frac package is configured to deploy a dissolvable frac plug at a predetermined position along the wellbore string and dissolve over time in the wellbore. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003097 | Device and Method to Stimulate a Geologic Formation with Electrically Controllable Liquid Propellant-Waterless Fracturing - This application describes a device for stimulating a geologic formation using an electrically throttled liquid propellant. The device may be used for primary stimulation, changing the direction of a fracture in a wellbore during hydraulic fracturing, a re-frac of an existing interval to open new areas in an open interval, or reset fracture conductivity after extended shut in of the well. This comprises deploying the device on tubing or wireline and positioning it close to the selected wellbore interval where liquid propellant can be selectively ignited. The device's controls release and ignite an energetic material that produces expanding gas to increase pressure and stimulate the selected interval. The device is comprised of a reservoir to hold energetic material, a metering system to release propellant at a desired rate, an electrical ignition source to control output, a no backflow valve, and control module that operates the metering and electrical ignition. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003098 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USE OF PROPPANT SURFACE CHEMISTRY TO IMPROVE PROPPANT CONSOLIDATION AND FLOWBACK CONTROL - The present invention relates to methods for hydraulically fracturing a subterranean formation to improve the production rates and ultimate recovery by contacting unconsolidated resin-coated proppant particulates residing in a propped fracture with a reactive crosslinker in order to form a consolidated proppant pack. The present invention also relates to methods for use in water injection wells to consolidate the resin-coated proppant particulates in a gravel packed or frac packed region of a wellbore. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003099 | BI-FUEL RECIPROCATING ENGINE TO POWER DIRECT DRIVE TURBINE FRACTURING PUMPS ONBOARD AUXILIARY SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS - Systems and methods for supplying primary fuel and secondary fuel to an internal combustion engine may include supplying a first amount of the primary fuel and a second amount of the secondary fuel to the internal combustion engine. The system may include a first manifold to provide primary fuel to the internal combustion engine, and a primary valve associated with the first manifold to provide fluid flow between a primary fuel source and the internal combustion engine. A second manifold may provide secondary fuel to the internal combustion engine, and a fuel pump and/or a secondary valve may provide fluid flow between a secondary fuel source and the internal combustion engine. A controller may determine a total power load, the first amount of primary fuel, and the second amount of secondary fuel to supply to the internal combustion engine to meet the total power load. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003100 | METHOD AND FACILITY FOR OPERATING AN IN-SITU LEACH MINE - An operating method for an in situ leach mine comprises a routine phase implemented at the end of life of a block ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220003101 | FACILITY AND METHODS FOR OPERATING A MINE BY IN-SITU LEACHING - An operating facility ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220003102 | UPLOADING AND VALIDATION OF COMBINED OILFIELD DATA - A method for uploading, validating, and visualizing data in an oilfield software platform includes obtaining oilfield data at least partially collected using one or more sensors at a wellsite, deployed into a well, or both. The oilfield data comprises a plurality of data files, the plurality of data files being of different types. The method also includes loading the plurality of data files into a landing area, and validating the oilfield data contained in the plurality of data files. Validating includes examining dependencies between at least two different types of data, and visualizing lineages between different entities represented by the plurality of data files. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003103 | DOWNHOLE SOLIDS HANDLING IN WELLS - A solids collector is disposed at an end of a tubing in a wellbore. At a top of the solids collector, a reservoir fluid stream carrying solids is separated into a solids-liquid stream that is reversed into an annulus in the solids collector and a gas stream that continues to move uphole in the wellbore. At an end of the annulus in the solids collector, the solids-liquid stream is separated into a liquid stream that moves up the tubing and solids that are accumulated in the solids collector. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003104 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR REGULATING FLOW FROM A GEOLOGICAL FORMATION - Aspects of the present disclosure relate to apparatus and methods for regulating flow from a geological formation, and associated components thereof. In one implementation, an apparatus for regulating a multi-phase fluid stream flowing from a subterranean geological formation includes a conduit. The conduit includes an outer wall, a primary flow path for a fluid stream, and a first restriction having a throat portion. A first return path includes a return channel, and the return channel is fluidly connected to the primary flow path through a return inlet and a return outlet. The apparatus includes a gas siphon port formed in the outer wall of the conduit, and a gas siphon path extending from the conduit. The gas siphon path is fluidly connected to the gas siphon port. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003105 | WELL MONITORING SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AN SUBSEA, SUB-SURFACE WELL - Embodiments herein describe apparatus, systems and methods adapted to monitor underwater wells, boreholes, drill holes, etc. (subsea wells). Depending on embodiment, the apparatus, systems and methods can be configured to capture sensor readings and/or to monitor status of a target subsea wells. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003106 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAG RANGING DRILLING CONTROL - System and method for controlling the drilling of a second wellbore in close proximity to a first well bore. A computer system obtains information regarding a previously drilled wellbore, as well as information regarding a second wellbore being drilled. Using information obtained from one or more magnetic sensors, the computer system determines an optimal target path for continued drilling of the second wellbore and may issue one or more control signals to one or more control systems coupled to a drilling rig to automatically drill in accordance with the selected path. The computer system can generate a plurality of potential paths using one or more cost curves and/or value curves to determine the optimal path for the second wellbore. | 2022-01-06 |
20220003107 | ADJUSTING WELL TOOL OPERATION TO MANIPULATE THE RATE-OF-PENETRATION (ROP) OF A DRILL BIT BASED ON MULTIPLE ROP PROJECTIONS - Multiple projected rate of penetration (ROP) values can be determined for purposes of adjusting well tools and well characteristics. For example, surface data can be determined based on a surface sensor signal. Downhole data can be determined based on a downhole sensor signal. A first value indicating a first projected ROP of a drill bit can be determined by providing the surface data as input to a first machine-learning model. A second value indicating a second projected ROP of the drill bit can be determined by providing the downhole data as input to a second machine-learning model. A third value indicating a third projected ROP of the drill bit can be determined by providing the first value and the second value input to a third machine-learning model. An operating characteristic of a well tool can be adjusted based on the third value. | 2022-01-06 |