REPRESENTATIVE PATENTS

Clean Energy

  • Storing Solid Carbon-Bearing Particles in Geologic Formations, U.S. Patent Publ. No. 2023/0243240
  • Engine Start and Battery Support Module (U.S. Patent No. 10,668,825)
  • Hydrokinetic Turbine Having Helical Tanks (PCT/US2018/046161)

 

Completion and Production Technology

  • Method of Forming Lateral Boreholes from a Parent Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 10,309,205 and 10,323,493)
  • Wired and Wireless Downhole Telemetry Using A Logging Tool (U.S. Patent No. 10,100,635)
  • Downhole Flow Control, Joint Assembly and Method (U.S. Patent No. 10,012,032)
  • Mechanical Release Tool For Downhole Wireline  (U.S. Patent Publ. No. 2023/0115354)
  • Electrical Connection Assembly For Downhole Wireline  (U.S. Patent Publ. No. 2023/0101912)
  • Method for Remediating a Screen-Out During Well Completion (U.S. Patent No. 10,138,707 and 10,030,473)
  • Downhole Sand Control Assembly with Flow Control, and Method for Completing a Wellbore (U.S. Patent Nos. 9,816,361 and 10,107,093)
  • Safety System for Autonomous Downhole Tool (U.S. Patent No. 9,903,192)
  • Method of Forming Directionally Controlled Wormholes in a Subterranean Formation (U.S. Patent No. 9,617,839)
  • Packer for Alternate Flow Channel Gravel Packing and Method for Completing a Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 9,404,348)
  • Method of Testing a Subsurface Formation for The Presence of Hydrocarbon Fluids(U.S. Patent No. 9,856,700)
  • Apparatus and Method for Relieving Annular Pressure in a Wellbore Using a Wireless Sensor Network (U.S. Patent No. 9,816,373)
  • Sliding Sleeve for Stimulating a Horizontal Wellbore, and Method for Completing a Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 9,951,596)
  • System and Method for Monitoring Fluid Flow in a Wellbore Using Acoustic Telemetry (U.S. Patent No. 9,863,222)
  • Method for Automatic Control and Positioning of Autonomous Downhole Tools (U.S. Patent No. 9,328,578)
  • Apparatus and Method for Abrasive Perforating and Cleanout (U.S. Patent No. 9,115,558)
  • Sand Control Screen Having Improved Reliability (U.S. Patent No. 9,725,989)
  • Crossover Joint for Connecting Eccentric Flow Paths to Concentric Flow Paths (U.S. Patent No. 9,797,226)
  • Wellbore Apparatus and Methods for Multi-Zone Well Completion, Production and Injection (U.S. Patent No. 9,322,248)
  • Methods of Producing Hydrocarbons for Substantially Constant Composition Gas Generation (U.S. Patent No. 8,230,929)
  • Composition and Method for Using Waxy Oil-External Emulsions to Modify Reservoir Permeability Profiles (U.S. Patent No. 8,146,654)
  • Apparatus for Releasing a Ball into a Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 7,143,831)
  • Hydraulic Setting Tool for Liner Hanger (U.S. Patent No. 7,114,573)
  • High Expansion Non-Elastomeric Straddle Tool (U.S. Patent No. 7,004,248)
  • Plug-Dropping Container for Releasing a Plug into a Wellbore (U.S. Patent Nos. 6,672,384 and 7,055,611)
  • Expandable Sand Screen for Use in a Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 6,868,905)
  • Method and Apparatus for Anchoring Downhole Tools in a Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 6,920,927)
  • Method and Apparatus for Downhole Tubular Expansion (U.S. Patent No. 6,662,876)
  • Method for Creating a Polished Bore Receptacle (U.S. Patent No. 6,585,053)
  • Insulated Casing and Tubing Hangers (U.S. Patent No. 6,763,882)
  • Expandable Sand Screen and Method for Installing Same in a Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 6,571,871)
  • Crossover Housing for Gas Lift Valve (U.S. Patent No. 6,491,105)
  • Mechanically Opened Ball Seat and Expandable Ball Seat (U.S. Patent No. 6,866,100)
  • High Expansion Packer (U.S. Patent No. 6,827,150)
  • Inflatable Packer Setting Tool Assembly (U.S. Patent No. 6,341,654)
  • Bi-Directionally Boosting and Internal Pressure Trapping Packing Element System (U.S. Patent No. 6,902,008)
  • Ball Dropping Assembly (U.S. Patent Nos. 6,715,541 and 6,776,228)
  • Expandable Hanger and Packer (U.S. Patent Nos. 6,691,789 and 6,997,266)
  • Solvent Extraction of Oil from Oil-Bearing Materials (U.S. Patent No. 5,281,732)
  • Enhancement of Residual Oil Recovery Using a Mixture of Nitrogen or Methane Diluted with Carbon Dioxide in a Single-Well Injection Process (U.S. Patent No. 5,725,054)
  • Method of Drilling Wellbores (U.S. Patent No. 5,839,520)
  • Downhole Cleaning Device and Method (U.S. Patent No. 5,829,521)
  • Apparatus and Method for Evaluating Cement Integrity in a Wellbore Using Acoustic Telemetry (U.S. Patent Publ. No. 2015/0300159)
  • Hydraulic Pressure Testing System, and Method of Testing Tubular Products  (U.S. Patent No. 11,506,050)

 

Offshore Production

  • Drilling System and Method (U.S. Patent No. 10,920,507)
  • Method and Apparatus for Flow Assurance Management in Subsea Single Production Flowline (U.S. Patent No. 8,469,101)
  • Ice Break-Up Using Artificially Generated Waves (U.S. Patent No. 8,523,483)
  • Method for Managing Hydrates in Subsea Production Line (U.S. Patent No. 7,721,807)
  • Combined Riser, Offloading and Mooring System (U.S. Patent No. 7,470,163)

 

Shale Oil / Pyrolysis Technology

  • Combined Development of Oil Shale by In Situ Heating with a Deeper Hydrocarbon Resource (U.S. Patent No. 8,151,884)
  • Granular Electrical Connections for In Situ Formation Heating (U.S. Patent No. 8,087,460)
  • Downhole Burner Wells for In Situ Conversion of Organic-Rich Rock Formations (U.S. Patent No. 8,151,877)
  • Optimized Well Spacing for In Situ Shale Oil Development (U.S. Patent No. 8,596,355)
  • Methods of Producing Hydrocarbons for Substantially Constant Composition Gas Generation (U.S. Patent No. 8,230,929)
  • Water Treatment Following Shale Oil Production by In Situ Heating (U.S. Patent No. 8,616,279)
  • Methods of Producing Hydrocarbons for Substantially Constant Composition Gas Generation (U.S. Patent No. 8,230,929)
  • Enhanced Shale Oil Production by In Situ Heating Using Hydraulically Fractured Producing Wells (U.S. Patent No. 7,669,657)
  • Method of Developing Subsurface Freeze Zone (U.S. Patent No. 7,647,971)

 

Subsurface Safety Valves

  • Curved Flapper and Seat for a Subsurface Safety Valve (U.S. Patent No. 6,666,271)
  • Method and Apparatus for Locking Out a Subsurface Safety Valve (U.S. Patent No. 6,991,040)
  • Subsurface Valve with System and Method for Sealing (U.S. Patent No. 6,854,519)

 

Formation Fracturing and Treatment

  • Method of Avoiding Frac Hits During Formation Stimulation (U.S. Patent No. 10,683,740)
  • Guidance System for a Downhole Boring Device (U.S. Patent No. 10,597,944)
  • Portable Lubrication Unit  (U.S. Patent Nos. 10,513,906 and 10,358,891)
  • Methods for Multi-Zone Fracture Stimulation of a Well (U.S. Patent No. 10,053,968)
  • Double Hydraulic Fracturing Methods (U.S. Patent No. 9,328,600)
  • Method for Making Pipe Centralizer Having Low Friction Coating (U.S. Patent No. 9,765,577)
  • Apparatus and Method for Detecting Fracture Geometry Using Acoustic Telemetry (U.S. Patent No. 9,557,434)
  • Electro-Acoustic Transmission of Data Along a Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 9,631,485)
  • Telemetry System for Wireless Electro-Acoustical Transmission of Data Along a Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 9,759,062)
  • Method for Automatic Control and Positioning of Autonomous Downhole Tools (U.S. Patent No. 9,328,578)
  • Downhole Hydraulic Jetting Assembly, and Method for Stimulating A Production Wellbore (U.S. Patent Nos. 8,752,651 and 8,991,522)
  • Method and Apparatus for Forming a Lateral Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 6,536,525)
  • Telemetry for Wireless Electro-Acoustical Transmission of Data Along a Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 9,759,062)
  • Portable Tank, and Method of Assembling a Tank at a Well Site (U.S. Patent Publ. No. 2015/0076142)

 

Pumps and Pumping Systems

  • Gas Compression System for Wellbore Injection, and Method for Optimizing Gas Injection (U.S. Patent No. 10,077,642)
  • Method of Servicing an Electronically Controlled PRV System (U.S. Patent No. 10,612,678)
  • Electronically Controlled Pressure Relief Valve System (U.S. Patent No. 10,550,665)
  • Plunger Lift Systems and Methods (U.S. Patent No. 8,833,467)
  • Double-Acting Reciprocating Downhole Pump (U.S. Patent No. 6,817,409)
  • Well Pumping System Having Pump Speed Optimization (U.S. Patent Publ. No. 2016/0265321)
  • Hydraulic Oil Well Pumping System, and Method for Pumping Hydrocarbon Fluids from a Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 10,612,537)
  • Controlled Pneumatic Well Pumping System, And Method for Optimizing Pump Stroke Speed (U.S. Patent No. 10,428,627)
  • Rod Pumping Surface Unit  (U.S. Patent Publ. No. 2022/0341413)

 

Fluid Separation and Gas Processing

  • Removal of Acid Gases From a Gas Stream, With CO2 Capture and Sequestration (U.S. Patent No. 9,149,761)
  • Kinetic Fractionators, and Cycling Processes for Fractionation of Gas Mixtures (U.S. Patent No. 9,028,595)
  • Oil/Water Separation of Full Well Stream By Flocculation-Demulsification Process (U.S. Patent No. 8,101,086)
  • Kinetic Fractionators, and Cycling Processes for Fractionation of Gas Mixtures (U.S. Patent No. 8,921,637 and 9,028,595)
  • Demulsification of Water-in-Oil Emulsions (U.S. Patent No. 8,093,304)
  • In-line Device for Gas-Liquid Contacting, and Gas Processing Facility Employing Co-Current Contactors (U.S. Patent No. 8,899,557)
  • Processing System for Condensing Hydrocarbon Emissions From a Vapor Stream (U.S. Patent No. 5,824,836)
  • Controlled Freeze Zone Tower (U.S. Patent Publ. No. 2010/0018248)
  • Controlled High Pressure Separator for Production Fluids (U.S. Patent Publ. No. 2019/0211662)
  • Cryogenic System for Removing Acid Gases from a Hydrocarbon Gas Stream, and Method of Removing Acid Gases (U.S. Patent No. 9,423,174)
  • Removal of a Target Gas from a Mixture of Gases by Swing Adsorption with Use of a Turboexpander (U.S. Patent No. 8,529,664)
  • Removal of Heavy Hydrocarbons from Gas Mixtures Containing Heavy Hydrocarbons and Methane (U.S. Patent No. 8,529,662)

 

Reservoir Simulation and Modeling

  • Method of Forming Directionally Controlled Wormholes in a Subterranean Formation (U.S. Patent No. 9,617,839)
  • Method for Multi-Scale Geomechanical Model Analysis by Computer Simulation (U.S. Patent No. 8,423,337)
  • Method for Predicting Well Reliability by Computer Simulation (U.S. Patent No. 8,265,915)
  • Method for Modeling Deformation in Subsurface Strata (U.S. Patent No. 8,548,782)
  • Method for Predicting Time-Lapse Seismic Timeshifts By Computer Simulation (U.S. Patent No. 8,768,672)
  • Wellbore Mechanical Integrity for In Situ Pyrolysis (U.S. Patent No. 8,616,280)
  • Modeling of Hydrocarbon Reservoirs Containing Subsurface Features (U.S. Patent No. 8,190,414)
  • Modeling of Hydrocarbon Reservoirs Using Design of Experiments Methods (U.S. Patent Publ. No. 2011/0011595)

 

Autonomous Downhole Tools

  • Internal Tractor System for Downhole Tubular Body (U.S. Patent No. 10,260,299)
  • Methods for Multi-Zone Fracture Stimulation of a Well (U.S. Patent No. 10,053,968)
  • Autonomous Downhole Conveyance System (U.S. Patent No. 9,617,829)
  • Assembly and Method for Multi-Zone Fracture Stimulation of a Reservoir Using Autonomous Tubular Units (U.S. Patent Nos. 9,284,819 and 9,963,955)
  • Method for Automatic Control and Positioning of Autonomous Downhole Tools (U.S. Patent No. 9,328,578)
  • Safety System for Autonomous Downhole Tool (U.S. Patent No. 9,903,192)

 

Formation Fracturing and Jetting

  • Detonation System Having Sealed Explosive Initiation Assembly  (U.S. Patent No. 11,293,737)
  • Switch Sub With Two-Way Sealing Features and Method (U.S. Patent No. 11,208,873)
  • Apparatus and Method for Abrasive Perforating and Clean-Out (U.S. Patent No. 10,927,648)
  • Multi-Cycle Wellbore Clean-Out Tool (U.S. Patent No. 10,927,623 and 10,907,447)
  • Internal Tractor System for Downhole Tubular Body (U.S. Patent No. 10,260,299)
  • Steerable Hydraulic Jetting Nozzle, and Guidance System for Downhole Boring Device (U.S. Patent No. 10,227,825)
  • Downhole Hydraulic Jetting Assembly (U.S. Patent No. 9,976,351)
  • Sliding Sleeve for Stimulating a Horizontal Wellbore, and Method for Completing a Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 9,951,596)
  • An End Plate for a Perforating Gun Assembly  (U.S. Patent Publ. No. 2022/0099423)
  • Downhole Hydraulic Jetting Assembly, and Method for Stimulating a Production Wellbore (U.S. Patent Nos. 8,752,651 and 8,991,522)
  • Subsurface Freeze Zone Using Formation Fractures (U.S. Patent No. 7,647,972)

 

Downhole Telemetry

  • Systems and Methods for Monitoring a Condition of a Tubular Configured to Convey a Hydrocarbon Fluid (U.S. Patent No. 9,879,525)
  • System and Method for Monitoring Fluid Flow in a Wellbore Using Acoustic Telemetry (U.S. Patent No. 9,863,222)
  • Apparatus and Method for Relieving Annular Pressure in a Wellbore Using a Wireless Sensor Network (U.S. Patent No. 9,816,373)
  • Telemetry System for Wireless Electro-Acoustical Transmission of Data Along a Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 9,759,062)
  • Electro-Acoustic Transmission of Data Along a Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 9,631,485)
  • Apparatus and Method for Detecting Fracture Geometry Using Acoustic Telemetry (U.S. Patent No. 9,557,434)

 

Drilling

  • Method of Capturing Vapor Phase Fluids From Fluid Returns Tank (U.S. Patent No. 10,125,557)
  • Method for Remediating a Screen-Out During Well Completion (U.S. Patent No. 10,138,707)
  • Rotary Steerable Drilling System for Drilling a Borehole in an Earth Formation (U.S. Patent No. 9,970,235)
  • Floating Gas Trap System Using Agitation (U.S. Patent No. 9,879,489)
  • Height-Adjustable Pipe Pick-up and Laydown Machine (U.S. Patent No. 7,404,697)
  • Expandable Tubulars (U.S. Patent No. 7,156,179)
  • Orienting Whipstock Seat, and Method for Seating a Whipstock (U.S. Patent No. 6,968,896)
  • Wellbore Tubular Patch System (U.S. Patent No. 6,142,230)
  • Drilling System and Method (U.S. Patent Publ. No. 2019/0145202)

 

Artificial Lift

  • Compressor For Gas Lift Operations, And Method For Injecting A Compressible Gas Mixture (U.S. Patent No. 10,619,462)
  • Gas Compression System for Wellbore Injection (U.S. Patent No. 10,077,642)
  • Gas Compression System for Wellbore Injection, and Method for Optimizing Gas Injection (U.S. Patent No. 10,077,642)
  • Controlled Pneumatic Well Pumping System, and Method for Optimizing Pump Stroke Speed (U.S. Patent No. 10,428,627)
  • Unseating Tool for Downhole Standing Valve (U.S. Patent No. 10,605,017)
  • Method of Pumping Treatment Fluids Down a Wellbore (U.S. Patent No. 10,605,051)
  • Method for Creating a Polished Bore Receptacle (U.S. Patent No. 6,585,053)
  • Two-Pronged Latch for Downhole Tool (U.S. Patent No. D882,641)
  • Rod Pumping Surface Unit  (U.S. Patent Publ. No. 2022/0341413)