26th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160186456 | ADAPTER FOR A POLE-TYPE MEMBER SUPPORT DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFOR - An adapter for a pole-type member support device has a conical-shaped base member and a cylindrical-shaped vertical support member. The vertical support member has a top opening through which a portion of a pole-type member may be inserted for securing the pole-type member in an upright position. The base member is tapered so that the top section of the adapter is larger than a bottom section. The adapter is configured to be positioned in a receptacle region of existing pole-type member support devices. When the adapter is positioned in a pole-type member support device, the assembled adapter and pole-type member support device is configured for stable placement on a surface to hold a pole-type member, including an artificial Christmas tree, some other type of artificial tree, an umbrella, a tiki torch, or some other elongated pole-type member upright for an extended period of time. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186457 | MECHANISMS FOR SHELTER ATTACHMENTS - A shelter includes a number of vertical support legs, and a mounting member coupled to vertical support legs. A collapsible truss section interconnects the vertical support legs to support a canopy. At least one buckle mechanism comprising a first releasably engageable body and a second releasably engageable body. The first releasably engageable body is attached to the collapsible truss section and is configured to receive the second releasably engageable body attached to the canopy thereby coupling the canopy to the collapsible truss section. Additional examples include a cable that spans between an adjacent pair of vertical support legs around a periphery of the shelter. The cable is seated within the channel of the mounting member. At least one curtain coupled to the cable by a releasably engageable fastener. The fastener is slidable along the cable to facilitate movement of the curtain. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186458 | INTEGRATED ROD FEATURE FOR SILL BUTTON INTERFACE IN A VEHICLE LATCH - A linkage system for vehicle door latch is provided. The system having: a sill button; a latch; a cable operatively coupled to the latch and the sill button; and a sill button interface directly secured to an end of the cable at one end and the sill button at another end, wherein the cable extends directly from the sill button interface to the latch. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186459 | KEY - A key for operating a mechanical lock, which key includes a head portion for holding by a user, a lock-engaging portion for inserting into the lock for operating the lock by the application of a turning force, and a joining portion between the head portion and the lock-engaging portion and fixing the head portion to the lock-engaging portion. The joining portion includes a shape memory material, which reversibly deforms without breakage when a first turning force on the key is exceeded, where the first turning force is lower than a second turning force. The second turning force being a turning force which if exceeded causes breakage of the lock-engaging portion or the head portion. The shape memory material may exhibit a superelastic effect in which the shape is restored when the turning force ceases, or shape memory effect in which the shape is restored on heating above a state-transition temperature. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186460 | CYLINDER LOCK ASSEMBLY WITH NON-ROTATING ELEMENTS - A cylinder lock assembly includes a plug rotatable in a cylinder lock body. The plug includes chambers, each of which has a chamber depth axis. A plurality of thin, planar plug locking elements are received in the chambers. Each plug locking element has a key cut interface probe for interfacing with a key cut formed on a key. Each plug locking element is arranged to move along the chamber depth axis and does not rotate about the chamber depth axis. Each key cut interface probe has a predetermined orientation with respect to the chamber depth axis. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186461 | Lock Cylinder - A lock cylinder comprises a cylinder housing, a disk housing rotatably supported about a cylinder axis in the cylinder housing and a plurality of rotatably supported disk tumblers arranged along the cylinder axis in the disk housing, wherein each disk tumbler has a reception opening for a key, a blocking cut-out at the outer periphery for an at least partial reception of a blocking pin aligned in parallel with the cylinder axis and a fixing cut-out provided offset from the blocking cut-out at the outer periphery for an at least partial reception of a core pin aligned in parallel with the cylinder axis. The disk tumblers are rotatable from a starting position with a removed key into an end sorting position by a rotation of the introduced key in the latching direction, in which end sorting position the blocking cut-outs of all the disk tumblers are oriented in alignment with one another, viewed in the direction of the cylinder axis. The fixing cut-outs of all the disk tumblers are oriented in alignment with one another in the end sorting position, viewed in the direction of the cylinder axis. The lock cylinder is adapted such that, on a further rotation of the disk tumblers out of the end sorting position in the unlatching direction, the core pin first engages into the fixing cut-outs and the blocking pin only then engages into the blocking cut-outs. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186462 | Lock Cylinder, Key and Key Blank - A lock cylinder comprises a cylinder housing, a disk housing rotatably supported about a cylinder axis in the cylinder housing, a plurality of rotatably supported disk tumblers arranged along the cylinder axis in the disk housing, wherein each disk tumbler has a reception opening for a key, and a blocking element which is arranged in front of the disk tumblers, with respect to the key introduction direction, and is rotationally coupled to the disk housing. The blocking element is movable by a rotation of the key in an unlatching direction out of a blocking position in which the blocking element engages into a reception recess at the inner wall of the cylinder housing into a release position in which the blocking element is out of engagement with the reception recess. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186463 | Lock - A lock driver for a lock, including a lock cylinder body, an actuation attachment portion and an adapter structure. The lock cylinder body has a front end, a back end opposite the front end and an outer surface. The lock cylinder is positionable and rotatable within a bushing. The actuation attachment portion extends from the front end of the lock cylinder body. The actuation attachment portion includes an attachment interface that is structurally configured for coupling to a user maniuplatable structure. The adapter structure is associated with the back end of the lock cylinder body. The adapter structure is structurally configured to interface with an existing lock structure. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186464 | ELECTROSTATIC LOCK - The electrostatic lock (ESL) relates to devices for fixing separate parts or elements of various mechanisms and devices and for keeping same in a fixed state relative to one another, with the possibility of subsequent converse disengagement thereof, and functions on the basis of an electrostatic (coulomb) attractive force between electrodes which are charged with opposite electrical charges and are separated by a sufficiently narrow layer of a dielectric. The ESL is supplemented with a special blocking mechanism consisting of two main mechanically separable parts, one of which is a blockable part, and the other is a reciprocal part thereto. Furthermore, the ESL electrodes are arranged compactly on the reciprocal blocking part with the aid of a kinematic connection, which makes it possible to completely isolate the electrodes from a contaminant and from other harmful effects of the environment, which may make it impossible for the ESL to work. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186465 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LOCK-BOX WITH BACKLIT FRONT PANEL - A lock-box may include a set of walls defining a compartment, an electromechanical lock assembly, and a door rotatably coupled to the set of walls that, when in a closed position, forms a fully enclosed lock-box, the door including a front side that includes a user interface in communication with the electromechanical lock assembly, and by which a user interfaces to lock and unlock the door. The front side of the door further includes a panel configured to be backlit and an illumination device configured to backlight the panel. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186466 | TWO-PRONG PADLOCK - The present disclosure discloses a padlock, comprising a lock cylinder and a lock housing. The lock cylinder is rotatable between a lock position and an unlock position with rotation of a key. The a lock housing comprises a sleeve shaped to fit with and for receiving the lock cylinder, a first prong extending outward from the sleeve and having a first recessed portion and a second prong extending outward from the sleeve and having a second recessed portion; wherein when the lock cylinder is rotated into the lock position/the unlock position, the through holes are aligned with the first recessed portion/the second recessed portion, the first pins/second pins are movable in the through holes and the first recessed portion/the second recessed portion, allowing the removal of the key from the keyhole. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186467 | High Security Padlock - The present invention discloses a padlock, comprising a lock cylinder rotatable between a lock position and an unlock position with rotation of a key. The lock cylinder comprises a keyhole, at least one first through hole extending along a first direction for housing at least one first pin, and at least one second through hole extending along a second direction for housing at least one second pin. When the key is in the keyhole, the teeth of the key are aligned with the at least one first pin and the at least one indentations are aligned with the at least one second pin, allowing the lock cylinder to rotate between the lock position and the unlock position with rotation of the key. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186468 | DUAL MOTOR DEVICE WITH APPLICATION TO POWER CINCH AND LATCH MECHANISM - A rotary drive actuation system for actuating a latch including: an output shaft having a member affixed at one end of the output shaft for coupling to a component of the latch; a common drive element affixed to the output shaft at the other end of the output shaft; and a plurality of motors coupled to the common drive element for simultaneously driving the common drive element and the output shaft in a first rotary direction to effect actuation of the latch. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186469 | DOOR LOCK - The invention relates to a door lock provided with an oblique bolt. The objective is to decrease the external force directed into to deadlocking organs. The oblique bolt consists of slanted surfaces on both sides such that the tip part is narrower at its tip than in the back part of the tip part. The tip part has recesses in its lower part and upper part, which extend from the tip to the back part. Both recesses have a turning piece. Additionally, the oblique bolt has a support piece and flexing organs. The turning pieces guide external force up to a given turning angle via the support piece and flexing organs into the deadlocking organs. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186470 | REMOVABLE, REMOTELY-CONTROLLED DOOR LOCKING APPARATUS - In order to secure a door in a locked (or locked open) position without a key, such as to resist a forced entry through the door, a removable, remotely-controlled door locking apparatus is provided, which includes a housing configured for temporary fixed engagement to a portion of the door. The housing has a front facing surface sloped forward and downward at an angle from horizontal as taken from a top to a bottom of the apparatus, and an actuator arranged therein so as to be substantially parallel to the sloping front facing surface between upper and lower ends thereof. The apparatus may further include a movable foot attached to the actuator and configured, under actuator control, to be extended in a lock state against a floor surface to secure the door or retracted in an unlock state, based on a wireless signal received from a remote smart device. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186471 | FRONT POP-UP RATCH SAFETY HOOK STRUCTURE FOR ACTIVE HOOD OF VEHICLE - A front pop-up ratch safety hook structure for an active hood of a vehicle having a front end module (FEM) including a front end carrier is provided. The structure includes a plate-shaped frame and a striker mounted on a front surface of the plate-shaped frame and fixed to a bottom of the hood. A safety hook is provided in front of the front end carrier of the FEM and is movable to an engagement location with the striker and a release location from the striker. A ratch is configured to engage with or to disengage from the striker. A pop-up means is configured to pop up a hood by forcibly lifting the striker while the ratch engages with the striker as the safety hook disengages from the striker when a collision of the vehicle occurs. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186472 | VEHICLES HAVING LOAD-TRANSFERRING HOOD HINGE MEMBERS - Vehicles incorporating load-transferring hood hinge members are disclosed. In one embodiment, a vehicle includes an A-pillar portion, an upper side member coupled to the A-pillar portion and extending forward from the A-pillar portion in a vehicle longitudinal direction, and a dash panel coupled to the A-pillar portion and extending in a vehicle lateral direction that is transverse to the vehicle longitudinal direction. The vehicle also includes a hood hinge member that is coupled to the upper side member and positioned forward of the A-pillar portion. The hood hinge member includes an attachment portion that is coupled to the upper side member, a flange member that extends upward from the attachment portion, a hood attachment opening passing through the flange member, and a rearward-projecting protrusion having a distal surface that is positioned transverse to the flange member. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186473 | LAMINATING DEVICE AND USE OF THIS LAMINATING DEVICE - A hinge for a pivoting window or door with a frame and a leaf that can tilt with respect to the frame, whereby the hinge includes a frame part that is fastened to the frame and a leaf part that is fastened to the leaf, with a scissor mechanism between the frame part and the leaf part on which the leaf part is hingeably affixed around an axis of rotation (X-X′), whereby the scissor mechanism comes into operation in the first phase of the tilting movement of the leaf, so that the axis of rotation (X-X′) moves in a direction essentially transverse to the plane of the frame into a locking position whereby the axis of rotation (X-X′) is at a distance from the frame such that the axis of rotation (X-X′) is a fixed axis around which the leaf can tilt further in a second phase of the tilting movement of the leaf. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186474 | DAMPING HINGE STRUCTURE AND FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a damping hinge structure and a foldable electronic device. The damping hinge structure includes a housing, a shaft that is mounted in the housing and includes a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, an actuating structure that is mounted on the shaft between the first end and the second end and enclosed in the housing and is configured to drive the shaft to rotate relative to the housing, and a damping structure configured to damping rotation of the shaft driven by the actuating structure. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186475 | HINGE ATTACHMENT FOR CONVENIENT INSTALLATION AND ENHANCED FUNCTIONALITY - A hinge attachment including a curved body including a first end and a second end at opposite ends of a length of the curved body defining an opening into a passage enclosed by an inner surface of the curved body, the inner surface adapted to fit around a knuckle of a hinge, the opening is wider than a thickness of a hinge plate attached to the knuckle, a pass-through wall section of the curved body that includes a first thickness that is less than a size of a gap between the knuckle and an opposing hinge plate of the hinge, and a function-enhancing section along the length of the curved body including a stop portion defined by a second thickness greater than the first thickness, wherein the second thickness is greater than the size of the gap between the knuckle and the opposing hinge plate of the hinge. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186476 | DEVICE FOR OPENING THE CABINET DOOR OF A CABINET BODY - Device for opening cabinet door of cabinet body. Cabinet door is attached to cabinet body by self-closing hinges. Cabinet door is held in closed position at a small distance from the front of cabinet body. In order to allow cabinet door to be opened without gripping elements, without hindering the self-closing of the hinges, there is a unit having ejection piston with a locking apparatus and tension rod in cabinet body. Ejection piston is supported in the unit by compression spring, and tension rod is supported in the unit by tension spring. Ejection piston and tension rod are coupled to each other by a control apparatus having a freewheel, and thus by tapping on cabinet door the opening of cabinet door can be initiated and cabinet door can be brought into an intermediate position. In the intermediate position, cabinet door can be grasped by a hand and opened further. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186477 | AUTOMOTIVE, ELECTRIC WINDOW SERVICING APPARATUS AND KIT, AND METHOD FOR USING SAME - The present invention is a preventive maintenance system and kit that can prolong the life of the regulators and motors. In performing repairs to automobile power window regulators and motors, it is often the case that the repair is required due to a breakdown of the lubricant. This breakdown can be due to several factors, such as age, temperature, dirt, and salts. The window regulators and motors, without appropriate lubrication, will fail and lead to more costly repairs. A kit has been developed to service the electric windows of an automobile without disassembling the door is presented. The kit provides for access to the door interior and for lubricating the interior parts. The kit and method is designed to lubricate the many window parts in order to extend their life and maintain functionality. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186478 | POWER WINDOW DEVICE - A power window device includes a driving unit which moves a plurality of window glasses of a vehicle respectively, an operation unit which has a plurality of switches corresponding to the plurality of window glasses and which is provided for driving the driving unit, and a control unit which controls the driving unit to move and open or close the window glasses in accordance with an operation on the operation unit. When a normal operation for operating any one of the plurality of window switches individually is performed, the control unit controls the driving unit to move only the window glass corresponding to the operated window switch. When a special operation which is different from the normal operation is performed on the window switches, the control unit controls the driving unit to move all the window glasses. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186479 | DEVICE FOR EMERGENCY ACTUATION ESPECIALLY INTENDED FOR AN AIRCRAFT OPENING - This device comprises:
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20160186480 | METHOD FOR OPENING A MOVABLE PANEL OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE AND CORRESPONDING OPENING CONTROL DEVICE - The invention relates to a method for opening a movable panel of a motor vehicle, comprising the following steps of: detecting the approach of a person (U) in the vicinity of the vehicle (V) by a detection device ( | 2016-06-30 |
20160186481 | L-Bead: A Leak Prevention System for Stucco Surfaces - A stop bead for mounting along a frame/jamb of a window or door of a building to separate the frame or jamb from plaster/stucco material during application of the plaster or stucco material to the building comprises a first side end portion and a second side end portion, a base panel having a front face, a stop bead wall formed on the base panel and extending outwardly above the front face of the base panel, the stop bead wall having an engaging surface for engaging plaster or stucco and a frame/jamb facing surface, and a spacing member formed on the stop bead and extending outwardly away from the frame/jamb facing surface of the stop bead wall, the spacing member forming the leading edge of the first side portion of the stop bead and forming gap between the stop bead wall and the frame/jamb. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186482 | NESTABLE MOLDED ARTICLES, AND RELATED ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS - A man-made, molded article is provided. The article includes a profile including a planar wall, and an adjacent integral molded depression having a contoured wall extending downwardly from the planar wall. The contoured wall includes a bead portion, a cove portion, and a ledge between the bead and cove portions. The articles are stackable, one above another for transport, in a nestable relationship in which multiple contact zones are present between the contoured walls of an adjacently stacked pair of the molded articles. The contact zones include an arcuately extending contact interface zone between the bead exterior and interior surfaces. The depression has a substantially uniform thickness varying by no more than about +1 percent to about −11 percent in relation to a thickness of the planar wall. Related methods and assemblies are also provided. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186483 | DRAFT STOPPING SEAL - A draft stopping seal for a door frame and hinge-mounted door, where an elongated foam tube of sufficient length is equal to the frame width and/or frame height. A fabric sheath envelopes said tube and may have a predetermined decorative aspect. An elongated tongue extends outwardly from said sheath and a means are provided to said tongue to secure said seal to the door frame. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186484 | SLIDING WINDOW ASSEMBLY - A sliding window assembly ( | 2016-06-30 |
20160186485 | Pet Door Assembly - A pet door assembly includes a first door coupled to a building. A collar may be worn by a pet. A transmitter is coupled to the collar. A frame positioned within the first door to define an opening through the first door and a second door is hingedly coupled to the frame. A pair of receivers is each coupled to the door. A control circuit is coupled to the frame. A receiver is coupled to the frame, the transmitter and the control circuit. The control circuit defines a trigger distance between the receiver and the transmitter. A pair of locks is each coupled to the second door and the control circuit. The locks are actuatable into a locked position to engage the receivers when the transmitter is moved out of the trigger distance. The locks are actuated into an unlocked position when the transmitter is moved within the trigger distance. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186486 | Arched Window Covering Capable of Adjusting Size - An arched window covering having shade mount with a base, at least a spacer, and two rails wherein a shade is mounted on the shade mount and the width of the spacer is adjustable and positioned on the base such that the rails movably engage the base and a length of the shade mount is changeable by changing the width of the spacer to thereby adapt to a differing size of a shade mounted on the shade mount by adjusting the spacer rather than cutting the rail to fit the windows with different sizes. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186487 | Method and Fastening Element for Installing a Sunshade in a Glazing Part - In the method a sunshade is installed to a glazing part, which comprises a transparent sheet ( | 2016-06-30 |
20160186488 | Window Louver Control System - An automated ganged louver assembly is adjusted in orientation by an actuator in the louver header that suspends or supports the louver rotation means. The actuator is energized in response to a determination of solar elevation, which is optionally from light sensor output via a controller. The light sensor deploys an optical element to detect at least one of the sun elevation and azimuth, as well as general exterior light levels. The solar elevation and azimuth can also be determined by calculations from the window orientation and latitude. The optical elements and controller means are coupler to at least one of the louvers or the louver header to provide a self containing system that does not require exterior power or controls, unless desired. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186489 | Shutter Slat And Compact Shutter Assembly - A slat for use in a rolling shutter is provided. The slat comprises a engaging track located at a first edge of a body and a receiving track located at a second edge of the body. Illustratively, the engaging track has a hook-shaped profile, and the receiving track comprises a lip member and a guard member defining a space adapted to receive therein an engaging track of an adjacent slat. The engaging track and the receiving track are designed to minimize the space required for the rolling shutter to be retracted around a spindle. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186490 | BLIND ASSEMBLY - A modular shade includes at least one module that consists of a head rail unit, a foot rail unit, at least one intermediate rail unit, and a plurality of slat components. A top slat may be coupled to the head rail unit and the intermediate rail unit, and a bottom slat component may be coupled to the intermediate rail unit and the foot rail unit. Further, additional intermediate rail units and intermediate slat components may be added to the module to alter the shape and size of the module, and the module may be coupled to one or more additional modules to change the overall shape and size of the modular shade. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186491 | COVER OPENING DEVICE OF ELECTRIC SUNSHADE FOR SIDE WINDOW - A cover opening device of an electric sunshade for a side window is provided for connecting between a base and a protecting cover of the electric sunshade and connecting with a curtain support rod. The cover opening device operates by the curtain support rod mounted with a driving element passing through a pedestal, a linkage rod part connected with an abutted part connecting with the protecting cover to move the abutted part downward by a press of the driving element and to pivot the protecting cover for covering a groove by the linkage rod part, and an elastic element providing resilience force for opening the protecting cover. The cover opening device has a mechanism that opens the protecting cover beforehand and closes the protecting cover afterwards, thereby preventing the curtain from colliding with the protecting cover when the curtain is extending out and rolling up. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186492 | HIGH EFFICIENCY ROLLER SHADE - A motorized roller shade is provided. The motorized roller shade includes a shade tube in which a motor unit, a controller unit and a power supply unit are disposed. The controller unit includes a controller to control the motor. The power supply unit includes at least one bearing rotatably coupled to a support shaft. The motor unit includes at least one bearing, rotatably coupled to another support shaft, a DC gear motor and a counterbalancing device. The output shaft of the DC gear motor is coupled to the support shaft such that the output shaft and the support shaft do not rotate when the support shaft is attached to a mounting bracket. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186493 | Hunting ladder guard - A ladder guard to prevent access to a hunting ladder, includes: a ladder guard plate, including an inward protruding plate hook, that attaches to a rung of the ladder; at least two bracket apertures; and a bracket with upper and lower legs, each including a padlock aperture, such that the ladder guard attaches with the plate hook to an upper rung of the ladder; and the bracket locks the guard plate to a lower rung, with a padlock. Also disclosed is a ladder guard, including a ladder guard plate, with a plate cutout, ladder guard apertures, and a stabilizer bracket, including a connector plate with connector plate aperture, upper and lower flange portions, upper and lower flange extensions with extension apertures, such that the ladder guard is locked to a ladder using a padlock inserted through the extension apertures. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186494 | Stable Stepladder with Utility Tray - The present invention is used on stepladders that are structured to provide improved lateral stability, step support and equipment/supplies support for stepladder users. The stepladder may have a step element and a support element rotatably attached at a top platform or a first step element rotatably attached to a second step element adjacent a top step. A hinged strut may be attached at opposed ends between the opposed elements intermediate the ladder top and the ladder base. A plurality of steps may be spaced apart and attached between step rails of step elements. A lateral support leg may be rotatably attached at a top end to each of the step rails intermediate a second step and a third step from the ladder top and a hinged leg strut may be attached at opposed ends between each of the support rails and lateral support legs. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186495 | Transport Platform Apparatus And Method - A moveable platform apparatus comprising a platform adapted to receive and support a moveable drilling rig or drilling equipment. The platform comprises a first set of legs connected to the platform, wherein the first set of legs support the platform in a first vertical position above ground, wherein each leg of the first set of legs is extendable with respect to the platform to vertically move the platform. The platform further comprises a second set of legs connected to the platform, wherein the second set of legs support the platform in a second vertical position above ground, wherein each leg of the second set of legs is extendable with respect to the platform to vertically move the platform. A method for a moving a platform apparatus along the ground. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186496 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR WELL PRODUCTIVITY - A system and method for drilling a formation and a method for computing expected production from a wellbore in a formation and/or hydrocarbon reserves associated with the formation, the formation having a plurality of naturally-occurring fractures, the method including computationally modelling the formation; computing one or more wellbore positions intersecting some or all of the fractures; and computing an expected production from the wellbore at least partially based on an expected wellbore damage associated with a particular type of drilling technique. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186497 | ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR LASER-MECHANICAL DRILLING - A high power laser drilling system utilizing an electric motor laser bottom hole assembly. A high power laser beam travels within the electric motor for performing a laser operation. A system includes a down hole electrical motor having a hollow rotor for conveying a high power laser beam having a wavelength less than 1060 nm through the electrical motor. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186498 | DRILL BIT HAVING SHEAR AND PICK-TYPE CUTTERS - A drill bit includes a bit body defining a plurality of blades extending from a selected distance from an axis of rotation of the bit body to a gage face. A plurality of only gouging cutters is mounted on the bit body. At least one of the plurality of blades has a blade top surface longitudinally behind the tips of the gouging cutters at a selected distance from the tips of the gouging cutters. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186499 | DIAMOND ENHANCED DRILLING INSERT WITH HIGH IMPACT RESISTANCE - An insert for a drill bit may include a substrate; a working layer of polycrystalline diamond material on the uppermost end of the insert, wherein the polycrystalline diamond material includes a plurality of interconnected diamond grains; and a binder material; and an inner transition layer between the working layer and the substrate, wherein the inner transition layer is adjacent to the substrate; wherein the inner transition layer has a hardness that is at least 500 HV greater than the hardness of the substrate. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186500 | INJECTABLE INFLOW CONTROL ASSEMBLIES - An inflow control assembly can be adjusted subsequent to manufacture and prior to being run downhole in a wellbore. The inflow control assembly can include an outer body and a chamber internal to the outer body. The chamber can define a flow path for fluid flow through the inflow control assembly when the inflow control assembly is in a wellbore traversing a subterranean formation. The flow path is injectable with a pre-determined volume of material from a source external to the outer body for reducing fluid flow through the flow path. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186501 | Systems and Methods for Operating Electrically-Actuated Coiled Tubing Tools and Sensors - Electrically-operated downhole tools are run into a wellbore on a coiled tubing string which includes tube-wire that is capable of carrying power and data along its length. During operation, a downhole tool is provided power from surface using the tube-wire. Downhole data is provided to the surface via tube-wire. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186502 | CONTROL LINE PROTECTION SYSTEM - A system including a first tubular with a first fluid passage configured to receive a fluid for use in a mineral extraction system, a second tubular surrounding the first tubular, a protective cover coupled to the second tubular with a shear pin, wherein the second tubular is configured to move the protective cover from a first axial position to a second axial position, and the protective cover is configured to form a first seal around the first fluid passage; and a retainer coupled to the first tubular or the protective cover and configured to couple the protective cover to the first tubular. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186503 | CONNECTOR SYSTEM - A system including a connector system configured to couple a first tubular to a second tubular, including a sleeve configured to couple to an exterior surface of the first tubular, wherein the sleeve comprises a coupling feature, a lock ring configured to couple to the exterior surface of the second tubular and radially engage the coupling feature on the sleeve, and a support ring configured to energize the lock ring into engagement with the sleeve. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186504 | DOWNHOLE APPARATUS AND METHOD - There is provided a method of stabilising at least a portion of downhole toolstring, and associated apparatus. The method comprises stabilising the portion of downhole toolstring whilst an apparatus and/or the portion of downhole toolstring is/are in and/or passing through a soft formation with hard inclusions. The method comprises reaming the hard inclusions with a reaming portion ( | 2016-06-30 |
20160186505 | TURNED-DOWN CENTRALIZER SUB ASSEMBLY - A centralizer assembly and method for manufacturing a centralizer assembly. The centralizer assembly includes a mandrel including a first raised region having a first diameter, and a turned-down region having a second diameter, the second diameter being smaller than the first diameter. The centralizer assembly also includes a first stop segment extending at least partially around the mandrel in the turned-down region, and a centralizer disposed at least partially in the turned-down region. The first stop segment is received between axial extents of the centralizer, to limit a range of motion of the centralizer relative to the mandrel. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186506 | FRACTURING LIQUID DELIVERY HOSE FOR RECOVERY OF SHALE OIL & GAS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD AND CO-EXTRUSION MOLD THEREOF - Provided are a fracturing liquid delivery hose for recovery of shale oil & gas, and manufacturing method and co-extrusion mold thereof. The method for manufacturing the fracturing liquid delivery hose for recovery of shale oil & gas according to the present invention includes: ( | 2016-06-30 |
20160186507 | DEPLOYMENT AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS - Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide a system arranged to deploy and retrieve a device such as an electric submersible pump with respect to a well or other like formation. An injection device for coiled tubing is modified to grip and inject a cable in order to lower a pump or like device into a wellbore. Modification to the tube injection device may include addition of cable-gripping blocks to the injection components. Multiple injection devices can be utilized to open and close in coordination in order to let a large connector or termination on the cable pass through an open injector while a closed injector maintains a grip on the cable. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186508 | Tubular Handling Device and Methods - A tubular handling apparatus including a tubular member running tool adapted to provide load-bearing, and preferably torquing, capacity upon the gripping of a tubular is provided. The running tool includes a slotted member having a plurality of elongated slots, a recessed member associated with the slotted member and having a plurality of recesses, and a plurality of gripping elements disposed between the slotted member and recessed member. Each such gripping element is adapted to move with an engaged tubular so as to grip the tubular. A tubular member elevator associated to the running tool, as well as related floor slips, are also encompassed. Methods of casing running are also included. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186509 | COILED TUBING INJECTOR WITH HYDRAULIC TRACTION SLIP MITIGATION CIRCUIT - When one of at least two independently driven gripper chains ( | 2016-06-30 |
20160186510 | Tubular Stabbing Guide - A tubular stabbing guide ( | 2016-06-30 |
20160186511 | Expandable Plug Seat - Disclosed embodiments relate to methods and devices for setting a plug seat within a downhole well, for example in fracing operations. In an embodiment, the expandable plug seat may include an expandable slip ring and one or more wedge rings. To set the expandable plug seat in place within the casing of the wellbore, longitudinal force would typically be applied to the one or more wedge rings, thereby deforming the expandable slip ring and driving it radially outward and into contact with the casing in the wellbore. In some embodiments, the expandable plug seat may be used with a dissolvable ball, which can be pumped to seat onto the plug seat device for sealing of the wellbore. Once the downstream section of the well has been isolated in this manner, hydraulic fracturing operations can commence. Eventually, the ball may dissolve, allowing access to the wellbore without the need to drill the plug. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186512 | Logging Tool - A logging tool or sub ( | 2016-06-30 |
20160186513 | SETTING TOOL FOR DOWNHOLE APPLICATIONS - A setting tool for deploying a downhole tool within a wellbore is described herein. The setting tool uses an in situ non-explosive gas-generating power source to generate high-pressure gas, which drives a mechanical linkage to actuate the deployment of the downhole tool. According to certain embodiments the non-explosive gas-generating setting tool contains no hydraulic stages and may contain only a single piston. The setting tool may be fitted to provide different stroke lengths and can provide usable power over a greater percentage of its stroke length, compared to setting tools using explosive/pyrotechnic power sources. Methods of using a non-explosive gas-generating setting tool to deploy a downhole tool within a wellbore are also disclosed. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186514 | DOWNHOLE ASSEMBLY HAVING ISOLATION TOOL AND METHOD - A downhole assembly includes an isolation tool disposable downhole of a perforation gun. The isolation tool includes a tubular body having a seat, and an occluding device supported on the tubular body in an unseated position, and movable to a seated position on the seat in response to at least one of a firing operation of the perforation gun and a selected fluid velocity through the isolation tool. Fluid communication through the isolation tool is allowed in uphole and downhole directions in the unseated position of the occluding device, and blocked in the downhole direction in the seated position of the occluding device. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186515 | Telescoping Joint Packer Assembly - A packer assembly for dynamically sealing against an inner tubular of a telescoping joint including axially activated packers. The assembly includes an inner housing positionable about the inner tubular of the telescoping joint, the inner housing assembly comprising a packer configured to dynamically seal against the inner tubular of the telescoping joint, and an outer housing assembly positionable about the inner tubular of the telescoping joint and axially below the inner tubular housing, the outer housing comprising a packer configured to dynamically seal against the inner tubular of the telescoping joint. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186516 | Smart Material Coupler - An apparatus is used to dissipate heat. The apparatus includes a heat sink, an electronic component, and a coupler. The coupler includes a smart material movable into an engaged position such as to be engaged with the heat sink to dissipate heat from the electronic component to the heat sink through the coupler. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186517 | SUBSEA SUPPORT - A subsea support system comprises: at least one component ( | 2016-06-30 |
20160186518 | Activation Ring for Wellhead - An apparatus to define a shoulder within equipment includes a housing including a bore formed therethrough and a recess formed within an inner wall of the housing. The apparatus further includes an activation ring positionable within the recess and movable to extend, at least partially, into the bore of the housing to define a shoulder within the housing, and an actuator to move the activation ring with respect to the recess. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186519 | ENERGIZED SEAL SYSTEM AND METHOD - Present embodiments include a sealing system configured to be disposed about a first wellhead component, wherein the sealing system includes a first seal and a pre-charging system configured to exert a first initial lateral loading force on the first seal to increase a first initial seal contact pressure of the first seal. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186520 | LANDING SYSTEM - A system including a landing system with a landing member configured to move between an extended position and a retracted position inside an axial bore of a mineral extraction system component, a shaft configured to drive the landing member in a first radial direction, an actuation system configured to move the shaft in the first radial direction within the axial bore to move the landing member into the extended position, and a spring configured to drive the shaft in a second radial direction to retract the landing member. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186521 | HANGER SYSTEM - A system including a hanger system configured to support a tubular, including a hanger body with first and second axial sides, and an aperture extending between the first and second axial sides, wherein the hanger body is configured to receive the tubular through the aperture, a first retaining ring configured to couple to the tubular, and a first support ring configured to couple to the first axial side of the hanger body and radially energize the first retaining ring. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186522 | REMOTE-CONTROLLED SELF-POWERED CLAMPING SYSTEM - An energy harvesting rotating control device includes an inner member and a locking member. The inner member is configured to rotate about a longitudinal axis. The locking member is configured to move toward the longitudinal axis of the inner member and engage a shoulder of the inner member. An actuator is configured to move the locking member when actuated by an electrical power source. The locking member engaging the shoulder of the inner member limits the movement of the inner member. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186523 | HANGER LOCK SYSTEM - A system including a hanger lock system, including a positive lock system, including a load ring configured to engage a first tubular, and a lock ring configured to energize the load ring, a tool including a first piston configured to couple to a second tubular, a second piston configured to couple to the lock ring to energize the load ring. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186524 | SUBSEA IN SITU LASER FOR LASER ASSISTED BLOW OUT PREVENTER AND METHODS OF USE - High power sub sea, and sub sea in situ laser beam generation, assemblies and cutting operations for use in riser blowout preventer systems for off shore exploration and production of energy resources, including hydrocarbons. The system utilizes high power sub sea lasers to provide laser beams to laser cutters that are associated with a riser, a blowout preventer, or other sub sea structure. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186525 | CONTINUOUSLY SEALING TELESCOPING JOINT HAVING MULTIPLE CONTROL LINES - A telescoping joint is provided with one or more control lines and is usable for landing a subsea tubing hanger. The telescoping joint can include an inner mandrel, an outer mandrel, a seal between the inner mandrel and the outer mandrel, and a coiling chamber. The outer mandrel is controllably releasable from the inner mandrel by a release mechanism. The seal is sealably engaged with the outer mandrel for continuously sealing an inner area defined by the inner mandrel from a wellbore environment exterior to the telescoping joint as the outer mandrel axially moves relative to the inner mandrel. A control line is coiled in the coiling chamber and the coiling chamber is axially positioned between the release mechanism and the seal. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186526 | CHOKE VALVE TRIM - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward a choke valve system including a choke valve body and a plurality of choke trims. The plurality of choke trims comprises a plug and cage choke trim, an external sleeve choke trim, and a drilling choke trim, wherein the drilling choke trim is configured to enable a fluid flow rate greater than the plug and cage choke trim and the external sleeve choke trim, and wherein each of the plurality of choke trims is configured to be mutually exclusively secured within the choke valve body. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186527 | BACK PRESSURE VALVE - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a back pressure valve configured to mount in a mineral extraction system. The back pressure valve includes a body comprising a venting port coaxial with a longitudinal axis of the body, a plunger configured to be in sealing engagement with the body to seal the venting port, and a lock ring disposed about the body, wherein the lock ring is configured to automatically expand radially upon removal of a tool. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186528 | Adjustable Actuator - An apparatus to define a shoulder within equipment includes a pin assembly and an actuator. The pin assembly includes a pin assembly housing with a passage formed therethrough, a pin movably positionable, at least partially, within the passage of the pin assembly housing, an outer stop to limit outward movement of the pin within the passage of the pin assembly housing, and an inner stop to limit inward movement of the pin within the passage of the pin assembly housing. The actuator is operably coupled to the pin assembly such that the actuator is capable of moving the pin within the pin assembly housing of the pin assembly. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186529 | Damping Pressure Pulses in a Well System - A damper is provided for a well system. The well system utilizes a pressure pulse generator in the wellbore to generate a pressure pulse through fluid, such as treatment fluid, in the wellbore. The damper is received in the wellbore to damp transmission of the pressure pulse through the fluid while also allowing fluid to flow through the wellbore between a terranean surface and a location adjacent the pressure pulse generator. In certain instances, the damper allows flow of fluid past the damper while damping transmission of the pressure pulse through the fluid. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186530 | METHOD FOR IN-WELLBORE WELDING - A method for welding within a tubular member situated in a hydrocarbon wellbore. Downhole junctions for branch wellbores can be welded, casing windows for sidetrack drilling can be prepared, and casing repairs can be undertaken. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186531 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS OF AN OPERATIONAL SYSTEM - A method of remotely reducing downtime of an operational system includes directly accessing information from the operational system by a diagnostic computer, the information accessed from at least one prime mover controller, a user interface computer, at least one switch, at least one networking connection, and at least one sensor configured to sense and capture a measurable parameter of the operational system; transmitting the information from the diagnostic computer to an off-site operations center; using the information at the off-site operations center to monitor, review or improve status and performance of components within the operational system; using the information at the off-site operations center to assess communication status and connectivity issues of connections between the components of the operational system; and, communicating issues with the operational system from the off-site operations center to the operational system. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186532 | Flow Transition Technology - Embodiments provide methods and systems for modeling the flow of fluid in variable physical and geological environments using dynamically determined Navier-Stokes equations (NSE), such as Darcy Flow and Poiseuille flow. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186533 | A PREDICTIVE FLOW ASSURANCE ASSESSMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - A system and method for predictive flow assurance assessment by measuring at least one actual parameter related to a multiphase fluid mixture flowing in a main flow line, taking a sample from the multiphase fluid mixture flowing in the main flow line, modifying at least one control parameter of the sample until a transition appears, wherein said transition would cause a flow issue when occurring in the main flow line, detecting the transition of the sample and determining a corresponding transition value associated with the at least one control parameter, calculating a difference between the at least one actual parameter and the at least one transition value, said difference being representative of a margin relatively to a similar transition appearance in the main flow line causing a flow issue in the main flow line, and implementing a flow issue preventing step when the difference exceeds a given threshold. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186534 | SUBSEA SYSTEM COMPRISING A CRAWLER - A subsea system comprising a subsea installation having at least one negotiable surface and at least one recharge station, at least one crawler freely movable on the surface of the subsea installation, and wherein each crawler has rechargeable means for charging by at least the recharge station. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186535 | SEQUENTIAL FULLY IMPLICIT WELL MODEL WITH TRIDIAGONAL MATRIX STRUCTURE FOR RESERVOIR SIMULATION - A subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir with horizontal or multiple vertical wells is simulated by sequential solution of reservoir and well equations to simulate fluid flow inside the reservoir and well production rates. Sequential solution of reservoir and well equations treats wells as specified bottom hole pressure wells. This avoids solving large matrices resulting from the simultaneous solution of the reservoir and well equations which can be computationally very expensive for large number of unknowns and require special sparse matrix solvers. Such sequential solution involves regular reservoir system solvers complemented by a small matrix for the numerical solution of the well bottom hole pressures. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186536 | Coaxial perforating charge and its perforation method for self-eliminating compacted zone - A coaxial perforating charge includes a shaped charge and a container having a fracture explosive pack inside. The container is coaxially provided at a front end of the shaped charge; the fracture explosive pack is a ring-shaped explosive pack formed by impregnating a fracture explosive for eliminating a compacted zone into the container; the fracture explosive pack is coaxially arranged with the shaped charge. The fracture explosive includes ammonium perchlorate, aluminum powder, additive, and dioctyl sebacate; the additive is hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB), or a mixture of HTPB, N,N′-diphenyl-p-phenylenediamine and toluene di-isocyanate. A perforation method thereof, for self-eliminating a compacted zone, includes steps of: running a jet perforating gun downward; perforating while self-eliminating a compacted zone. The charge and its perforation method are reasonably designed, convenient, safe, reliable, well performed, and able to perforate while self-eliminating the compacted zone, which effectively eliminates an impact on rock permeability of the compacted zone. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186537 | PUMP JACK SYSTEM AND METHOD - A pump jack system for vertically reciprocating a downhole pump in an oil and gas well. The pump jack system includes a cylinder assembly having a drive cylinder and two balance cylinders. A piston in the drive cylinder may be used to provide an upstroke of a sucker rod string of a downhole pump. The pistons in the balance cylinders may be used to provide a downstroke of the sucker rod string. Lower chambers in the balance cylinders counterbalance the lifting and lowering of the piston in the drive cylinder. The pump jack system also includes an accumulator for maintaining a relative constant fluid pressure in the lower chambers of the balance cylinders. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186538 | Coiled Tubing through Production Tubing Zone Isolation and Production Method - An existing well has zones that respectively produce water and desired fluids. Existing production tubing is in the well to a location uphole of the producing zones and preferably in a lateral portion on the borehole. The water producing zone is between the surface and the productive zone. A coiled tubing string with a straddle assembly of inflatable isolation packers is run through the production string. An optional milling out of the lower end of the production string can take place first. The inflatable straddle assembly is run past the end of the production string for placement to straddle the water zone while allowing production from the productive zone. The coiled tubing serves as the new production tubing for the productive zone. One or more zones can be isolated or aligned for flow from productive zones. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186539 | METHOD OF BALANCING RESOURCE RECOVERY FROM A RESOURCE BEARING FORMATION - A method of recovering resources from a resource bearing formation includes selectively injecting a fluid into the resource bearing formation through one or more injector wells, extracting a resource from the resource bearing formation through one or more production wells, receiving at a sweep pattern controller, an input from each of the one or more production wells indicating an amount of the resource extracted over a period of time, determining, in the sweep pattern controller, an adjusted sweep pattern for the formation that substantially equalizes production from each of the one or more production wells, and signaling each of the one or more injector wells, from the sweep pattern controller, to selectively inject the fluid to establish the adjusted sweep pattern in the formation. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186540 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING INJECTIVITY CONFORMANCE IN HETEROGENEOUS FORMATIONS - A method for improving injectivity conformance of a hydrocarbon bearing heterogeneous subterranean formation by reducing the variance in water saturation throughout the formation, as a means of improving recovery when steam injection is later applied. A solvent plunger is developed by incremental injections of solvent followed by periods of arrest to permit the solvent to mix with the oil in the areas of relatively high water saturation thereby creating a plunger to uniformly displace the water in the formation to achieve water injectivity conformance along the well. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186541 | METHOD OF USING SCALE FORMATION ON A SLOTTED LINER TO REDUCE WATER PRODUCTION - A method for reducing undesired water production from a hydrocarbon reservoir, wherein scale formation/deposition in a wellbore from localized water cut increases is used for zonal isolation. Slots or other aperture types are provided in a casing length such as a slotted liner, to encourage scale formation/deposition adjacent water-producing zones, thus isolating such zones and preferentially producing from hydrocarbon-producing zones. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186542 | THERMAL HYDROCARBON RECOVERY METHOD USING SHOCK CYCLING FLUID STIMULATION - A thermal hydrocarbon recovery method comprising cycling high pressure fluid injection for a period of time followed by low pressure fluid injection for a period of time, the high pressure injection primarily to dilate and enhance reservoir porosity/permeability and improve the subsequent low pressure fluid injectivity. The method is particularly useful for recovering heavy and extra heavy hydrocarbons from tight formations and/or low vertical permeability reservoirs under viscosity reduction and gravity drainage methods. This method is believed to be applicable for recovering heavy or extra heavy oil from reservoirs with geological risk associated with cap rock integrity. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186543 | SYSTEM FOR CHEMICAL TREATMENT OF A SUBSURFACE WELLBORE - A well chemical treatment system includes a chemical dispenser having a control signal input and a chemical outlet in fluid communication with a well. A chemical dispenser controller operates the dispenser and detects a well fluid lift pump controller signal. The chemical dispenser controller transmits a control signal to the chemical dispenser at selected times and is configured to increment the counter and inhibit transmission of the control signal when a selected time occurs and a pump in operation signal is not detected. When the chemical dispenser controller detects a pump in operation signal at one of the selected times, the chemical dispenser controller sends a control signal to the chemical dispenser to dispense an amount of chemical into the well equal to a product of a number in the counter plus one and an amount of chemical to be dispensed into the well at each selected time. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186544 | SIMULTANEOUS INJECTION AND PRODUCTION WELL SYSTEM - Systems for simultaneously injecting and producing in a well having multiple zones. One system includes a wellbore providing first perforations extending into a first subterranean formation and second perforations extending into a second subterranean formation, a production tubing having influx ports defined therein and an annulus defined between the wellbore and the production tubing, first and second pairs of wellbore isolation devices arranged about the production tubing and axially straddling the first and second perforations to define first and second formation zones, respectively, a first bypass conduit extending between the first pair of wellbore isolation devices, a second bypass conduit extending between the second pair of wellbore isolation devices, and an injection outlet defined on the first bypass conduit for injecting a portion of the fluid into the first subterranean formation and push hydrocarbons toward the second formation zone to be produced. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186545 | LOW SALINITY WATER INJECTION ALTERNATING WITH IMMISCIBLE GAS INJECTION TO INCREASE OIL RECOVERY - A method for recovering oil from an earth reservoir includes injecting low salinity water into the reservoir using a low salinity water injection system, the low salinity water having a salinity that is less than connate water of the reservoir or normal water that was injected in a previous water-flooding process, the normal water having a salinity that is within plus or minus ten percent of the reservoir connate water. The method further includes injecting an immiscible gas into the reservoir using an immiscible gas injection system following the injection of the low salinity water, the immiscible gas being immiscible to the low salinity water and the oil in order to recover the oil. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186546 | METHODS OF PRODUCING HYDROCARBONS FROM A WELLBORE UTILIZING OPTIMIZED WATER INJECTION - A method of recovering hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation includes placing a wellbore in the formation, wherein the wellbore is approximately horizontal and the median pore throat diameter of the subterranean formation is less than 500 nanometers; forming one or more fractures in the formation in fluid communication with the wellbore; recovering in situ hydrocarbons from the formation through the wellbore; injecting a volume of fluid, comprising greater than 98 mass % water and greater than 0.005 mass % active surfactant and excluding ultra-high molar weight polymers, into the formation through the wellbore; and subsequently recovering in situ hydrocarbons from the subterranean formation. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186547 | METHODS OF PRODUCING HYDROCARBONS FROM A WELLBORE UTILIZING OPTIMIZED HIGH-PRESSURE WATER INJECTION - A method of recovering hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation includes placing a wellbore in the formation, wherein the wellbore is approximately horizontal in the formation; forming one or more fractures in the formation in fluid communication with the wellbore; recovering hydrocarbons from the formation through the wellbore; injecting a volume of fluid comprising greater than 98 mass % water and greater than 0.005 mass % active surfactant into the formation through the wellbore, wherein at least 10 mass % of said volume is injected at a bottom hole pressure at the heel of the wellbore that is less than the minimum horizontal stress in at least a portion of the overburden and at least 5 mass % of said volume is injected at a bottom hole pressure at the heel of the wellbore that is greater than the median minimum horizontal stress in the subterranean formation; and subsequently recovering in situ hydrocarbons from the subterranean formation. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186548 | Enhanced Subterranean Resource Recovery - Methods of resource recovery include reagents placed in a subterranean formation. The reagents generate heat, hydrogen gas and alkalinity which changes fluid flow characteristics. The forces of the reactions create fractures and cracks far from the well bore. These cracks and fractures are sealed if water is being transmitted through or near the reactions. As a result, the targeted fluids more efficiently flow to the well, along with decreased amounts of water waste, while stimulating generation of biogenic gases in the subterranean formations. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186549 | Multi-Stage Separation Using a Single Vessel - Apparatuses and methods are disclosed herein for separating well fluids into gaseous and liquid components using a single vessel that achieves multiple stages of separation. In one example embodiment, a system for separating a fluid mixture into different components is disclosed. The system comprises a separator. The separator comprises a first inlet configured to receive a stream of the fluid mixture, a first stage separation section configured to provide a first stage of separation to separate the stream into a first liquid, a second liquid, and a gas at a first temperature, and a second stage separation section in fluid communication with the first stage separation section such that the first stage and the second stage separation sections operate at substantially the same pressure. The second stage separation section is configured to provide a second stage of separation to further separate the second liquid at a second temperature. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186550 | THREE-PHASE SEPARATION DOWNHOLE - Three-phase separation is achieved downhole in a production well by forming an oil/liquid separation zone in the well between two packers which are positioned between producing and disposal zones. Gas is permitted to separate above the top packer. A pump is used to pump an oil/water mixture from above the top packer into the separation zone. Adequate residence time is permitted in the separation zone to achieve the separation. A check valve in the bottom packer is used to provide pressure to raise the oil to the wellhead. A control valve at the wellhead is used to control pressure in the separation zone and the relative sizes of the streams issuing therefrom. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186551 | OPTIMAL CONTROL OF A DRILL PATH USING PATH SMOOTHING - A drilling assembly control system is designed to control drill bit orientation such that a well path is followed that minimizes oscillations and deviations. When a deviation from the intended well path is detected, a predictive module models the deviated path. Using the modeled path, an optimization module utilizes a cost function and various constraints to analyze alternative correction paths in order to determine which correction path provides the most non-tortuous return to the intended well path. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186552 | DRILLING DIRECT CONTROL USER INTERFACE - Disclosed are control apparatus and methods for direct control in automated drilling. The control apparatus can include a display, a control unit, and an input device for receiving a plurality of measurements comprising one or more of present depth, present bit position, inclination, azimuth, top drive position, magnetic toolface, gravity toolface, a target control parameter. The control apparatus is configured to generate a drill string position indicator relating to a present depth and a present bit position. The control unit is configured to generate a vertical bar graph inclination indicator and a horizontal bar graph display azimuth indicator. The control unit is configured to generate a top drive position index. The control unit is configured to generate a toolface rosebud and a control parameter display. The control unit is configured to iteratively update the display in substantially real time. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186553 | Drilling Wells In Compartmentalized Reservoirs - Method of drilling a well, including one method comprising determining a first value indicative of a relative position of a geological bed boundary with respect to a drilling assembly, determining a second value indicative of an optical property of a formation fluid proximate the drilling assembly, and controlling a well trajectory based on the first and second value. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186554 | Production Logging Multi-Lateral Wells - Apparatus, systems, and methods operable to perform production logging of a lateral wellbore of a multi-lateral well. For example, a downhole tool is conveyed into a main wellbore of a multi-lateral well via coiled tubing. A component of the downhole tool is used to locate a lateral wellbore extending from the main wellbore, and then the downhole tool is conveyed into the lateral wellbore via the coiled tubing. Production logging data is then obtained with the downhole tool in the lateral wellbore. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186555 | Controlled Pressure Pulser for Coiled Tubing Applications - An apparatus, method, and system for generating pressure pulses in a drilling fluid flowing within coiled tubing assembly is described that includes; a flow throttling device longitudinally and axially positioned within the center of a main valve actuator assembly that allows main exit flow fluid to flow past a drive shaft and motor such that the pilot fluid and the main exit flow fluid causes one or more flow throttling devices to generate large, rapid controllable pulses. The pulses generated by the flow throttling device thereby allow transmission of well-developed signals easily distinguished from any noise resulting from other vibrations due to nearby equipment within the borehole or exterior to the borehole, or within the coiled tubing assembly wherein the signals also provide predetermined height, width and shape of the signals. | 2016-06-30 |