| 09th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
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| 20160060926 | ROTARY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A rotary device may include: a binding unit detachably coupled to a part of an external object and including a side surface defining a geometric plane and having a length through which a longitudinal axis extends; a stationary unit positioned adjacent to the side surface of the binding unit and formed integrally with or coupled to the binding unit; and a rotary unit coupled to the stationary unit, the rotary unit including a first end and a second end, the first and second ends being opposite one another, the first end being rotatably coupled to the stationary unit, wherein the rotary unit is rotatable between a first position where the rotary unit forms a first angle with respect to the longitudinal axis and a second position where the rotary unit forms a second angle with the respect to the longitudinal axis, wherein at the first position, the second end of the rotary unit is a first distance from the geometric plane, and wherein at the second position, the second end of the rotary unit is a second distance from the geometric plane, the second distance being different from the first distance. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060927 | Double-Shaft Hinge And Electronic Device - A double-shaft hinge and an electronic device are provided. The double-shaft hinge includes a transmission device, and a first rotation shaft and a second rotation shaft in parallel with each other. The transmission device includes a first transmission member sleeved on the first rotation shaft and circumferentially fixed on the first rotation shaft, a second transmission member sleeved on the second rotation shaft and circumferentially fixed on the second rotation shaft, and a third transmission member. The third transmission member is arranged between the first transmission member and the second transmission member, and has one end engaged with the first transmission member, and another end engaged with the second transmission member. The first transmission member and the second transmission member are connected by the third transmission member to be rotatable with respect to each other in opposite directions simultaneously. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060928 | HINGE POCKET FOR GLASS WINDSHIELD - A hinge system for a glass windshield with a receiving cut includes a protective flange with an opening therein secured adjacent the receiving cut on one side of the glass windshield. A stiffener is positioned adjacent the receiving cut on an opposite side of the glass windshield. A hinge member including a hinge tab is disposed in the opening of the protective flange and is secured to the stiffener. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060929 | STRUCTURAL ARRANGEMENT IN PNEUMATIC FLOOR SPRING - A structural arrangement is described m pneumatic floor spring of reduced dimensions, which requires a hole in the floor for its installation, providing a shielded structure that prevents the water accumulation, such pneumatic floor spring keeps the door ( | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060930 | CONCEALABLE HINGE FOR THE CONTROLLED ROTATABLE MOVEMENT OF A DOOR, IN PARTICULAR A REINFORCED DOOR - An Anuba concealed hinge for rotatable moving a door, in particular a reinforced door, connected to a tubular support structure, which includes a rear counterframe anchored to a wall and a front frame anchored to the counterframe The hinge includes a lower fixed half-hinge and an upper movable half-hinge rotatably coupled to each other for rotating about a first longitudinal axis between an open position and a closed position. The lower fixed half-hinge includes a box-shaped hinge body to be concealedly inserted within the tubular support structure. The upper movable half-hinge includes a connecting plate connected to the door to extend from the tubular support structure in the open position and to concealedly retract within the tubular support structure in the closed position. The movable half-hinge includes a pivot defining the first axis unitarily connected to the connecting plate. The hinge body ( | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060931 | Electronic Device And Connection Apparatus - An electronic device and a connection apparatus are provided. The electronic device includes a first body, a second body and a connection apparatus rotatably connecting the first body to the second body. The connection apparatus includes a first damping member and a second damping member, which are operable to mutually cooperate with each other, wherein a contact force between the first damping member and the second damping member is variable to accordingly generate a variable damping force on the first body and the second body according to a relative arrangement between the first body and the second body. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060932 | HINGE - Disclosed is a hinge including: a first hinge component including: a first external surface for securing to a first structure; and a first magnetic element; and a second hinge component, pivotally coupled to the first hinge component, including: a second external surface for securing to a second structure; and a second magnetic element. A magnetic force between the first and second magnetic elements bias the first and second hinge components toward a retained position. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060933 | HINGE UNIT CAPABLE OF PREVENTING ROTATION FROM EXCEEDING FULLY-OPEN POSITION AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH HINGE UNIT - A hinge unit which can be positively prevented from rotating in an opening direction from a fully open position, without being increased in size. The hinge unit includes a fixed member fixed to a camera body, a rotational shaft rotatably held by the fixed member, a holding member fixed to the rotational shaft in a state holding the image display section, and a clamping member having a pair of clamping portions for diametrically clamping the rotational shaft and configured to rotate in unison with the rotational shaft. In a case where the holding member rotates in the opening direction to a fully open position, one of the clamping portions is brought into abutment with the fixed member to thereby prevent the holding member from rotating in the opening direction from the fully open position. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060934 | SLIDE RAIL ASSEMBLY - A slide rail assembly includes a first rail having a guiding portion, a second rail, a third rail having a hook portion, and an actuating member movably connecting to the second rail and having a contact portion. When the third rail is pulled with respect to the first rail with the contact portion engaging with the hook portion, the second rail synchronously moves along with the third rail to be moved to a predetermined position with respect to the first rail, and consequently, the actuating member rotates by an angle by guiding means of the guiding portion of the first rail to disengage the contact portion of the actuating member from the hook portion of the third rail. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060935 | SLIDING DOOR - A sliding door for use with a rail system, having a rail, which guides a sliding motion of the door, and an attenuation and retraction device, which brakes the sliding motion of the door at a brake position in the vicinity of a door end position and retracts the door to the end position. The sliding door includes a pin, which is slideably attached to the door, slideable between a pin retracted position and a pin extended position, a tip of the pin interacting with the attenuation and retraction device. The door further includes a wheel carried by a wheel holder, which is arranged to move the wheel between a wheel retracted position and a wheel extended position. A transmission mechanism interconnects the wheel holder and the pin such that a movement of the wheel, towards the wheel extended position, urges the pin towards the pin extended position. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060936 | SLIDING DOOR ARRANGEMENT - A sliding door arrangement with a sliding door, a rail guiding a sliding motion of the door, and an attenuation and retraction device. The attenuation and retraction device includes a lid with a slot that is open towards the rail. The door includes a pin having an end adapted to enter the slot for interacting with attenuation and retraction device when the pin reaches an entry point of the attenuation and retraction device. The lid includes ramp portion adapted to interact with the pin such that the pin reaches further into the slot after passing the entry point as the door approaches an end position. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060937 | HINGE FOR THE CONTROLLED ROTATABLE MOVEMENT OF A DOOR - A hinge for a door anchored to a wall, the hinge including a fixed element coupled to the wall and a movable element coupled to the door. The fixed and movable elements rotate between an open position and a closed position about a first longitudinal axis. One of the movable and fixed elements includes cam means rotating about the first longitudinal axis, the other of the movable and fixed elements including follower means mutually interacting with the cam means for sliding along a second longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis. The follower means includes an elastic counteracting element. The cam means includes a first cam element interacting with the follower means for movement from end-stroke positions to an intermediate position and vice-versa. The cam means further includes a second cam element interacting with the follower means for movement from the intermediate position to the end-stroke positions and vice-versa. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060938 | A PURELY ROTATIONAL CASEMENT WINDOW - The present invention regards a casement window, and more in particular it is directed to a casement window with controlled opening and the possibility of locking the hung sash in open position, to prevent the inadvertent return of the hung sash. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060939 | SEGMENTED INVERTING COVER PLATE APPARATUS FOR UNDERFLOOR VEHICLE LIFTING JACK - Disclosed is a segmented inverting cover plate apparatus for an underfloor vehicle lifting jack. The apparatus comprises a cover plate, the cover plate being of a segmented structure, comprising a first movable cover plate ( | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060940 | Door Securing System - A door closing mechanism utilizing a motor and a worm gear to engage with a gear drive attached to an engagement mechanism that is capable of pressing against a force applied to a door and shutting the door against such force. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060941 | Coaxially Extending Arm for Door Closing Operator - An arm for connecting a mounting foot to a motor in a door closer system having two segments between which a junction is formed that allows the segments low-friction coaxially-restricted extension and retraction motions relative to each other. A motor shaft connection at the attachment end of the first arm segment transmits rotational force from a shaft of a door closer motor, and a mounting foot at the opposite end of the second arm segment communicates the rotational force from the first arm segment to the mounting foot. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060942 | DOOR CABLE PULLEY SYSTEM - A door cable pulley system for use with a motor vehicle having a closure movable between an open and closed position. The door cable pulley system includes a first tension pulley, a second tension pulley, a cable drum driven by a motor, and a pair of drive cables. The first drive cable includes a first end coupled to the cable drum and a second end coupled to the closure, where the first drive cable extends from the cable drum, passes over the first tension pulley, and exits the body through the second exit opening. The second drive cable includes a first end coupled to the cable drum and a second end coupled to the closure, where the second drive cable extends from the cable drum, passes over the second tension pulley, and exits the body through the first exit opening. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060943 | CONTROLLER FOR OPENING AND CLOSING MEMBER - A controller for an opening and closing member includes a driving mechanism, a detection portion, a control portion, and a determination portion. When the determination portion determines that the foreign matter exists in a period where the driving mechanism is operating, the control portion executes an interrupt operation to interrupt an operation of the driving mechanism. When the detection portion detects that the door is changed from the opening state to the closing state in a period from a time point before the determination portion determines that the foreign matter exists to a time point after the determination portion determines that the foreign matter exists, the control portion executes a restart operation to restart one of a first operation and a second operation that is the operation of the driving mechanism executed right before the interrupt operation. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060944 | Dual Turnstile - A turnstile having two hub and arm assemblies funnels individuals to different sides or lanes. Machine intelligence allows the turnstile to select which side or lane an individual transits. The turnstile may randomly, pseudo-randomly, or strategically which side or lane an individual transits. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060945 | Laminated Glass Retention System - A laminated glass retention system for securing a laminated glass subassembly within a window sash or frame member or door panel or similar component includes a retention member applied to the laminated glass subassembly. The retention member generally can include a leg portion that engages of the laminated glass subassembly, and can further include a base portion that is coupled to the frame member in which the laminated glass subassembly is seated. The retention member helps retain the insulating glass subassembly within its frame member when subjected to high winds and wind-borne debris. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060946 | DOOR CLOSING MECHANISM - A camming member for a door may have a camming surface which lifts the door as the door is traversed from an opened position to a closed position. The lifting movement of the door caused by the camming member facilitates one or more latches used to reinforce a periphery of the door to be engaged without further user intervention. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060947 | CLOSURE ASSEMBLY WITH A WINDOW AND A METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A closure assembly and a method of making the closure assembly with a window. The closure assembly includes front and rear panels defining a space between them; an aperture in each of the front and rear panels, the apertures being aligned to form an aperture in the closure assembly for the window; a frame at least partly positioned between the front and rear panels and extending along the aperture of the closure assembly, delineating a portion of the space and defining a cavity between the front and rear panels; and filling material located in the cavity and bonding the front and rear panels together in a one-piece structure. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060948 | INSULATING GLASS UNIT TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVITY AND LOW EMISSIVITY COATING TECHNOLOGY - The invention provides flash-treated transparent conductive coatings based on indium tin oxide. Some embodiments provide a multiple-pane insulating glazing unit that includes two glass panes and a between-pane space. The two glass panes respectively define two opposed external pane surfaces. At least one of the two external pane surfaces has a flash-treated transparent conductive oxide coating. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060949 | INSULATING GLASS UNIT TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE COATING TECHNOLOGY - The invention provides flash-treated transparent conductive coatings based on indium tin oxide. Some embodiments provide a multiple-pane insulating glazing unit that includes two glass panes and a between-pane space. The two glass panes respectively define two opposed external pane surfaces. At least one of the two external pane surfaces has a flash-treated transparent conductive oxide coating. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060950 | Method and Device for Filling an Edge Joint of an Insulating Glass Element With a Sealing Compound - A stand of sealing compound is expelled from a nozzle into an edge joint of an insulating glass element to form around it a contiguous sealing compound bead. The sealing compound bead is formed discontinuously from several segments. At least one first segment is formed by the relative movement in a first circumferential direction of the insulating glass element, and at least one second segment is formed by the relative movement in a second, opposite circumferential direction. Each connection of segments of the sealing compound bead which is situated on a longitudinal side section of the circumference of the insulating glass element is formed such that the strand of the sealing compound is applied in the region of the end of a sealing compound bead already situated in the edge joint and is formed by the relative movement away from the end. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060951 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING REFUGE PASSAGEWAYS - A system and method for providing safe passageways in refuge walls such that the completed apparatus limits the infiltration of noxious and/or hazardous gasses in the atmosphere external to the refuge from entering the refuge during personnel ingress or egress, in which entry and exit can be accomplished without contaminating the refuge environment by way of flexible, conforming, rubber like sheeting, partially overlapped in single or multiple layers of varying directions, that will conform to occupants as they enter or leave the refuge or shelter. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060952 | PARTITION DOOR HAVING SOUND ATTENUATING COATING - A partition door including, a plurality of door slats, wherein each of the door slats are suspended from a track and extend vertically toward a floor. Each of the door slats are moveable in a generally horizontal direction. The partition door also includes a plurality of hinges, each hinge coupling adjacent door slats. The partition door further including a sound attenuating coating fixed to a first surface of at least one of the plurality of door slats. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060953 | WATERPROOF DOOR STRUCTURES AND DEVICES WITH THE SAME - A waterproof door is rotatably fixed on a housing. The housing defines an opening. The waterproof door is sealed on the opening, which comprises a cap assembly and a sealed assembly mounted on the cap assembly. The cap assembly is rotatably coupled to the housing, which comprises a handle and an extruding block mounted on the handle. The handle and the extruding block are located at two sides of the cap assembly. The sealed assembly comprises a first board and a second board. The first board comprises a support and a gasket ring surrounding the support. The second board located between the extruding block and the support, which comprises a cam comprising a first ending and a second ending opposite to the first ending. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060954 | SHADE | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060955 | RETRACTABLE LIGHT-DIFFUSING MODULE AND LIGHT-DIFFUSING STRUCTURE THEREOF - The instant disclosure provides a retractable light-diffusing module installed between indoors and outdoors. The retractable light-diffusing module includes a plurality of light-diffusing structures and a plurality of connecting units. The plurality of light-diffusing structures are spaced from each other sequentially, wherein each of the plurality of light-diffusing structures comprises a light-transmitting box and a light-diffusing filler. The light-transmitting box comprises an accommodating space which is filled with the light-diffusing filler. Each of the connecting units is located between each two of the light-diffusing structures to connect the plurality of light-diffusing structures, thereby forming a flat light-diffusing panel. When the outdoor sunlight passes through the flat light-diffusing panel, the sunlight will be transformed into a uniform flat panel light source irradiating the indoors thoroughly. The retractable light-diffusing module may be installed adjacent to the indoor side of a window. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060956 | EXTENDIBLE BARRICADE - An extendible barricade including a housing having a first panel located within the housing that is extendable from the housing, a second panel located within the housing that is extendible from the housing, wherein the housing is releasably attached to an overhead door by means of an attachment assembly. Furthermore, an associated method is also provided. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060957 | EASY STEP ASSISTIVE DEVICE - An exemplary embodiment is an assistive device for enabling individuals with limited mobility to step up to a generally horizontal patient support apparatus having: a pair of foldable frames each having a generally U-shaped vertical side frame. Each of the frames has a plurality of horizontal support members and is coupled to one or more horizontal support bars that are located at a rear of the device. A plurality of foldable steps is coupled to the frames. A method of a patient/user using the device described above includes the acts of: unfolding a folded device (if folded); placing the device with a rear portion facing and against an examination table or bed. Having the patient/user grip a pair of grips and placing a first foot on a lower step. The patient then places a second foot on an upper step with the first foot remaining on the lower step while maintaining his/her hands on the grips. The patient then places the second foot on the second step, thus having both feet on the upper step and in a standing position while gripping the grips. The patient then turns around on the upper step to face away from the examination table or bed while still gripping the grips and moving to a sitting position on the examination table. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060958 | DOWNHOLE MOTOR FOR EXTENDED REACH APPLICATIONS - An apparatus for forming a wellbore in a subterranean formation includes a drill bit, a connector connected to the drill bit and configured to transmit torque and thrust to the drill bit, and a drilling motor energized by a pressurized fluid. The drilling motor may include a stator and a rotor disposed in the stator and having a torque transmitting connection to the connector. The apparatus may also include a thrust generator associated with the rotor and having a pressure face in pressure communication with a fluid flowing through the drilling motor and a force application assembly selectively anchoring the stator to a wellbore wall. A related method uses the apparatus to drill a wellbore. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060959 | DRILLING SYSTEM WITH ADAPTIVE STEERING PAD ACTUATION - A bottomhole assembly (BHA) has a first section, a second section, and a drilling motor disposed along the second BHA section. The first BHA section is connected to the second BHA section with a flex sub. A steering assembly positioned along the BHA includes a first steering unit and an axially spaced apart second unit. Each steering unit has at least one pad. During operation, the first steering unit generates a force in a first direction and the second steering unit generates a force in a second direction different from the first direction. The first and the second steering units thereby cooperate to axially misalign the first BHA section and the second BHA section at the flex sub. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060960 | Downhole Steering System - A technique facilitates drilling of deviated boreholes. The technique employs a drilling system which may be disposed along a drill string. The drilling system may be used to drill a straight section of a borehole along a straight borehole axis and to also selectively drill a deviated section of the borehole. The drilling system comprises a housing, a bit shaft rotatably mounted in the housing, and an actuator which may be selectively actuated to shift the bit shaft to another position with respect to the straight borehole axis. The actuator is selectively shiftable between an unbiased mode and a biased mode. In the unbiased mode, the bit shaft axis is in a first position with respect to the straight borehole axis during drilling of the straight section of borehole. The actuator may be selectively shifted to the biased mode in which the bit shaft axis is shifted off axis relative to the straight borehole axis to enable drilling of the desired deviated section of the borehole. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060961 | HIGH-VOLTAGE DRILLING METHODS AND SYSTEMS USING HYBRID DRILLSTRING CONVEYANCE - In at least some embodiments, a high-voltage drilling system includes a power supply to output high-voltage power to an electrical conductor, a bit that extends a borehole based on the high-voltage power, and a hybrid drillstring that transports a fluid flow from the bit to convey detached formation material out of the borehole. At least part of the electrical conductor resides within the hybrid drillstring to convey power to the bit. The hybrid drillstring includes a coiled tubing section and a jointed pipe section. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060962 | HYBRID CUTTING STRUCTURES WITH BLADE UNDULATIONS - A downhole cutting tool may include tool body; a first blade extending from the tool body; a plurality of cutting elements attached to the first blade, the plurality of cutting elements comprising at least two types of cutting elements, wherein the first blade extends from the tool body to a first height adjacent a first type of cutting element and a second height, different from the first height, adjacent a second type of cutting element. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060963 | CUTTING ELEMENT BACKING SUPPORT - A cutting tool has a tool body and at least one non-planar cutting element oriented at a forward rake angle on the top surface of the cutting tool, the at least one non-planar cutting element having a grip region and a non-planar cutting end, and a support extending around at least a portion of a circumference of the grip region. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060964 | EARTH-BORING TOOLS WITH EXTENDED CUTTING FEATURES AND RELATED METHODS - A superabrasive-impregnated earth-boring rotary drill bit includes cutting features extending outwardly from a bit body in a nose region of the drill bit. The cutting features comprise a composite material including superabrasive particles embedded within a matrix material. The cutting features extend from an outer surface of the bit body by a relatively high average distance. Methods of forming a superabrasive-impregnated earth-boring rotary drill bit include the formation of cutting features that extend outwardly from a bit body of a drill bit in a nose region of the drill bit. The cutting features are formed to comprise a particle-matrix composite material that includes superabrasive particles embedded within a matrix material. The cutting features are further formed such that they extend from the outer surface of the bit body by a relatively high average distance. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060965 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DOWNHOLE TOOL DEPLOYMENT FOR WELL DRILLING AND OTHER WELL OPERATIONS - The disclosure herein relates generally to devices and methods usable during well drilling and surface operations. More particularly, the disclosure herein relates to a rig incorporating a coiled tubing injector that engages downhole tools. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060966 | FLOW DEVICE AND METHODS OF CREATING DIFFERENT PRESSURE DROPS BASED ON A DIRECTION OF FLOW - A flow device, includes a flow-through region comprising at least one stage and configured to create a first pressure drop across the flow-through region in response to flow through the flow-through region in a first direction and a second pressure drop in response to flow through the flow-through region in a second direction. The first pressure drop being less than the second pressure drop under the same flow rates. The flow device having no moving parts to create the difference in pressure drop between the first direction and the second direction. A method of creating different pressure drops based on a direction of flow. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060967 | Methods and Systems for Deploying Cable into a Well - An apparatus or system comprising, or a method utilizing, a pressure-tight head assembly coupling a multi-conductor wireline cable operable for downhole operations within a borehole extending into a subterranean formation. The head assembly comprises: an upper head attachment; a lower head attachment; an upper compression seal assembly; a gripper cone; and a rope socket. The upper compression seal assembly is threaded into and/or otherwise coupled to the upper head attachment in a manner causing the gripper cone to tighten onto the cable jacket. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060968 | SUCKER ROD ASSEMBLY - A sucker rod assembly for use in oil well production is disclosed. The sucker rod assembly comprises a sucker rod and at least one end fitting. The sucker rod comprises a rod body and two end portions, and each end portion comprises an end section and a shoulder section. The end fitting comprises a first end section and a second end section. The first end section of the end fitting is connectable to the end section of the sucker rod to form a sucker rod assembly. In some embodiments, the sucker rod comprises a corrosion-resistant coating covering the entire external surface of the sucker rod, except for the two end sections. In some embodiments, the shoulder section of the sucker rod comprises a recessed shoulder or a recessed groove or both. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060969 | SUCKER ROD APPARATUS AND METHOD - Sucker rods include end fittings having an outer wedge portion proximate to an open end, an inner wedge portion proximate to a closed end, and an intermediate wedge portion between the outer and inner wedges. Each wedge includes a leading edge, a trailing edge, and an angle between the leading and trailing edges. The triangular configuration, length of the leading edge, the length of the trailing edge, and size of the angle in each wedge portion cause distribution of force, such that compressive forces distributed to the rod proximate the closed end exceed compressive forces distributed to the rod proximate the open end. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060970 | UNIVERSAL JOINT - A universal joint assembled in a drill string transfers torque between two components where the shafts of the components are not completely aligned. The universal joint includes two members each with pin connections on one end and axially extending arms on the other end. The axially extending arms intermesh when the members are assembled defining a closed cavity between the arms. The cavity retains a ball bearing held between two seats. The universal joint when assembled to portions of the drill string at the pins on each end transfer torque by intermeshing of the teeth. Axial force is transferred through the seats holding the ball bearing. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060971 | Connector for risers equipped with an external locking collar - The present invention is a connector ( | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060972 | DRILL PIPE WITH ROLLER ASSEMBLY - A drill pipe assembly includes a tubular body and a roller assembly for reducing friction between the drill pipe and the inner wall of a wellbore. The tubular body includes a substantially cylindrical body outer surface defining roller pockets. Alternatively, the drill pipe assembly may have a sleeve that fits concentrically and rotatably around the tubular body, with the sleeve outer surface defining the roller pockets. Each roller pocket has a roller assembly that includes an axle having opposed ends retained by the tubular body or the sleeve. A roller is retained by and rotates on each axle, partially disposed in the roller pocket and partially projecting outwardly from the outer surface. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060973 | CENTRALIZER - A centralizer having a hollow cylindrical body that includes an exterior surface. The centralizer includes a first centralizer blade protruding from the exterior surface of the hollow cylindrical body and has a first contact pad defined by a region of peak protrusion, wherein the first contact pad is positioned at a first vertical position on the body. The first centralizer blade is a ridge having a flat top. The centralizer includes a second centralizer blade protruding from the exterior surface of the hollow cylindrical body and has a second contact pad defined by a region of peak protrusion positioned at a second vertical position on the body, wherein the second vertical position does not vertically overlap with the first vertical position of the first contact pad. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060974 | CENTRALIZER AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES - A centralizer, a device and a system are disclosed. The centralizer has a longitudinal axis, and comprises first and second opposing end collars positioned around the axis of the centralizer, and a plurality of spring bows extending from the first end collar via a generally convex curved portion to the second end collar, wherein a radial distance from an outwardly facing portion of the first end collar to the axis is: greater than a radial distance from a first outwardly facing portion of a spring bow of the plurality of spring bows, at a longitudinal axial position where the spring bow extends from the first end collar, to the axis, and less than a radial distance from a second outwardly facing portion of the spring bow, at a longitudinal axial position between the first end collar and the second end collar that is farthest from the axis, to the axis. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060975 | DOWNHOLE DRILLING DEVICE - A downhole drilling device ( | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060976 | Riser Tension Protector and Method of Use Thereof - A riser tension protector and coiled tubing lift frame assembly including same for use as a backup heave compensator is described. The assembly includes a frame having an upper frame section adapted for attachment to a top drive system and a lower frame section adapted to interface with a flowhead assembly; and a pair of pneumatic cylinders spaced apart from one another. The pneumatic cylinders have a respective cylinder barrel and a piston rod translatable therein, a free end of the piston rods being fixed to the upper frame section and a lower end of the cylinder barrels being fixed relative to the lower frame section. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060977 | Coiled Tubing Lift Frame Assembly and Method of Use Thereof - A coiled tubing lift frame assembly for use as a back-up heave compensator on a floating vessel is described. The assembly includes a frame having an upper frame section adapted for attachment to a top drive system and a lower frame section adapted to interface with a flowhead assembly. The assembly also includes a pair of hydraulic cylinders spaced apart from one another, the hydraulic cylinders having a respective cylinder barrel and a piston rod translatable therein with free end of the piston rods being fixed to the upper frame section. The assembly also includes a piston accumulator disposed adjacent to a first of the hydraulic cylinders and in fluid communication therewith via a hydraulic fluid line and an air accumulator disposed adjacent to a second of the hydraulic cylinders and in fluid communication with the piston accumulator via a pneumatic fluid line. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060978 | Elevator With Dual Lifting Ears - A pipe elevator having at least two pairs of opposing hanger ears is provided. One pair of hanger ears is sized to support the maximum load capacity of the elevator and these hanger ears are configured to match with draw-works lifting links having the maximum elevator load capacity. At least one pair of hanger ears is sized to support a desired subsequent elevator loading and these hanger ears are configured to match with a subsequent draw-works lifting links sufficient to support the desired subsequent elevator loading. A pipe support assembly is further provided for holding the pipe within the elevator. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060979 | LATERALLY MOVING RACKER DEVICE ON A DRILLING RIG - Apparatus and methods include a well-center drilling opening in a drilling rig floor of a mobile drilling rig and a v-door to the drilling rig. A mast is disposed about the well-center drilling opening and carrying drilling components of a drilling system. The mast supports a fingerboard that includes a plurality of parallel longitudinally extending fingers having openings between ends thereof and being arranged to receive tubulars therebetween. The plurality of fingers extending in the same direction as a line between the well-center drilling opening and the v-door. A racker device is moveable in a lateral direction relative to the direction of the line between the well-center drilling opening and the v-door. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060980 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TUBULAR VALIDATION - Systems, devices, and methods include a racker device and a catwalk structurally arranged to move a tubular or stand about a drilling rig site. A sensing arrangement is cooperatively associated with at least one of the racker device and the catwalk and is configured to sense an aspect of a tubular while the tubular is being handled at the drilling rig and output a signal representative of the aspect of the tubular. A tubular validation system is configured to receive the sensed aspect of the tubular obtained by the sensing arrangement and determine a specification characteristic of the tubular based on the sensed aspect. This may be compared to specification standards to determine whether the tubular or stand should be discarded. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060981 | System and Method for Manipulating Tubulars for Subterranean Operations - A method for manipulating tubulars for subterranean operations including providing a first tubular at an initial position, wherein in the initial position the first tubular is in a substantially horizontal position and a proximal end region of the first tubular is position on a predetermined vertical axis, engaging the first tubular at the proximal end region with an engagement head, and lifting the first tubular at the proximal end region along the predetermined vertical axis and rotating the first tubular to change a position of the first tubular from the substantially horizontal position to a substantially vertical position, wherein in the substantially vertical position a longitudinal axis of the first tubular has an angular variation with respect to a predetermined vertical axis of not greater than about 5 degrees. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060982 | DUAL DEVICE APPARATUS AND METHODS USABLE IN WELL DRILLING AND OTHER OPERATIONS - The present disclosure relates generally to devices and methods useable during well drilling operation. More particularly, the present disclosure pertains to a drilling rig incorporating a dual top drive apparatus useable for decreasing connection time of pipe segments useable during well drilling or other well operations, and methods of connecting pipe segments useable during well drilling or other operations. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060983 | WRENCH EXTENSION WITH FOOT SUPPORT - The present invention is an add-on tool to the standard barrel wrench that comprises a heavy duty T-shaped member and a foot ring where the operator fits their foot into the ring and applies force. Using the device of the present invention the operator no longer needs to stand on an angled surface and hope the barrel will instantly snap open after a few bounces without slipping and falling. The interior diameter (ID) of the foot ring of the device is about 6.5 inches which offers plenty of room for the operator to insert their foot in and apply pressure to the Barrel. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060984 | REPLACABLE DIES - A device which moves a die between a retracted position, thereby releasing the die from the device, and an advanced position, thereby fixing the die to the device. The device includes an inner body comprising an inner body wall, and an inner body set of inclined faces. A body comprises a longitudinal groove. The longitudinal groove comprises an inner wall which contacts the inner body wall. An intermediate body comprises a first longitudinal side comprising a longitudinal side set of inclined faces, and a second longitudinal side arranged opposite thereto. The first longitudinal side cooperates with the inner wall. The second longitudinal side cooperates with a first side of the die. The longitudinal side set of inclined faces cooperates with the inner body set of inclined faces. A relative movement between the intermediate body and the inner body moves the die between the retracted position and the advanced position. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060985 | Methods for Servicing Subterranean Wells - Pumpable process-fluid compositions comprise polyacrylamide, a non-metallic crosslinker and a pH-adjustment material. Such compositions have utility in the context of controlling lost circulation in subterranean wells. Upon entering at least one lost circulation zone, the compositions crosslink, thereby forming a barrier that minimizes or stops fluid flow from the wellbore into the lost circulation zone. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060986 | ACTIVATION MODULES FOR OBSTRUCTING ENTRANCES TO INNER BARRELS OF CORING TOOLS AND RELATED CORING TOOLS AND METHODS - Activation modules for selectively sealing entrances to inner barrels of coring tools may include an activator body sized and configured to obstruct the entrance to the inner barrel when the activation module is in a first state and to release the entrance to the inner barrel when the activation module is in a second state. A sealing element may be located at a periphery of the activator body, and may be configured to form a seal between at least a portion of an interior of the inner barrel and at least a portion of an exterior of the inner barrel when the activation module is in the first state and to disengage the seal when the activation module is in the second state. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060987 | PLASMA SOURCE FOR GENERATING NONLINEAR, WIDE-BAND, PERIODIC, DIRECTED, ELASTIC OSCILLATIONS AND A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STIMULATING WELLS, DEPOSITS AND BOREHOLES USING THE PLASMA SOURCE - A plasma source for generating nonlinear, wide-band, periodic, directed, elastic oscillations in a fluid medium. The plasma source includes a plasma emitter having two electrodes defining a gap, a delivery device for introducing a metal conductor into the gap, and a high voltage transformer for powering the plasma emitter. A system and method for stimulating wells, deposits, and boreholes through controlled periodic oscillations generated using the plasma source. The system includes the plasma source, a ground control unit, and a support cable. In the method, the plasma source is submerged in the fluid medium of a well, deposit, or borehole and is used to create a metallic plasma in the gap. The metallic plasma emits a pressure pulse and shockwaves, which are directed into the fluid medium. Nonlinear, wide-band, periodic and elastic oscillations are generated in the fluid medium, including resonant oscillations by passage of the shockwaves. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060988 | Radial Conduit Cutting System and Method - What is presented is a combustible pellet for creating heated gas. The combustible pellet can be inserted into a cutting apparatus or a high power igniter or both. The combustible pellet is compacted to be resistant to mechanical damage, resistant to unintentional ignition, and free from a loose powdered form of combustible material when ignited in the cutting apparatus or the high power igniter. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060989 | A Junk Catcher and A Method of Operation of Same - This invention relates to a junk catcher ( | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060990 | SEAL DELIVERY SYSTEM - A system including a seal delivery system, including a mandrel, a seal tool coupled to the mandrel, wherein the seal tool is configured to deliver and actuate a bridge seal assembly, and a gear system coupled to the mandrel and to the seal tool, wherein the gear system is configured to rotate the seal tool from a first position to a second position to align the piston assembly. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060991 | CONTROL LINE CONNECTION TECHNIQUE - A connection assembly for connecting a control line to a component is provided. In one embodiment, a system includes a control line coupled to a tubing hanger with a connection assembly. The connection assembly includes a first fitting connected to the control line and to the tubing hanger, with the first fitting sealing against the control line and the tubing hanger, and a main body disposed about the control line and connected to the tubing hanger with the main body sealing against the tubing hanger. The connection assembly also includes a second fitting connected to the control line and to the main body so as to seal against the control line and the main body, an internal cavity, and a test port. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060992 | MULTI-COMPONENT C-RING COUPLING - A multi-component C-ring coupling is provided that includes a connector, an internal C-ring, and a lower ring. In one embodiment, the multi-component C-ring coupling may include a diverter connector to weldlessly couple a diverter to a pipe, such as a conductor. In other embodiment, the coupling may include a casing housinghead connector to couple to a casing housinghead. The lower ring may be engaged with the connector via axial fasteners. The lower ring and connector may include angled internal surfaces to exert radial forces on the C-ring and cause engagement of the teeth of the C-ring with the outer wall of a pipe. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060993 | SUBSEA SYSTEM DELIVERY TO SEABED - Methods and systems relate to seabed operations, such as well intervention or capping, involving subsea equipment and subsea handling of the equipment, which may be associated with hydrocarbon wells or pipelines. A subsea system submerges during deployment and is landed on the seabed. The system may include a suspension assembly coupled to a frame structure for carrying equipment used in the operations. The deployment of the system may include deploying the frame structure with the equipment from a floating vessel connected to an anchored tether and moving the frame structure under water along the tether toward where anchored and the location for the seabed operations. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060994 | HYDRAULIC CONDUCTOR PIPE CONNECTOR - A conductor pipe connector assembly for coupling a pressure containing component to a conductor pipe of a subterranean well includes an annular slip bowl circumscribing the conductor pipe. An annular slip segment is located between the slip bowl and the conductor pipe. A slip actuation ring is located between the slip bowl and the slip segment the slip actuation ring having a beveled surface in sliding contact with one of the slip bowl and the slip segment. An elongate annular piston member circumscribes the conductor pipe and is coupled to the slip action ring, the piston member is movable by a pressure medium, such as hydraulic fluid or pressurized gas, to an engaged position to urge the slip segment radially inward against the conductor pipe. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060995 | GATE VALVE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A SHEAR GATE - A gate valve assembly for shearing an elongated member and controlling a fluid flow through a through bore of the gate valve assembly. The through bore Is adapted for fluid communication with a well bore and is prepared for receiving the elongated member. The gate valve assembly comprises a gate element movably arranged transverse to the through bore between an open position in which a gate bore of the gate element communicates with the through bore and a closed position in which the through bore of the valve assembly is closed off. A shear gate is arranged in a recess in the gate element, the recess has an opening into the gate bore and is oriented transverse to the through bore, and the shear gate is movably arranged in the recess between a shear gate open position in which the gate bore is open and a shear gate closed position in which a cutting portion of the shear gate occupies the gate bore. The invention also comprises a method for shearing an elongated member arranged in a through bore of a gate valve assembly and closing the through bore. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060996 | HIGH PERFORMANCE SUBSEA PRESSURE REGULATOR - A subsea pressure regulator includes: a spring housing; a spring disposed therein; a body having a bore formed therethrough and inlet and outlet ports; drive and balance adapters connected to opposite ends of the body; drive and balance plungers; and a supply seal assembly. Each plunger has: a piston shoulder engaged with the respective adapter, a first portion in fluid communication with an outlet chamber, and a second portion in fluid communication with ambient pressure. The supply seal assembly includes a seal carrier connected to the plungers and a seal bore formed therethrough. The spring biases the seal carrier toward an open position. The drive plunger is operable to move the seal carrier to a closed position in response to sufficient pressure in the outlet chamber overcoming the spring bias. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060997 | FRAC HEAD APPARATUS - A frac head apparatus has a body with an internal bore extending therethrough, a first flow bore formed through the body so as to have an inner end opening to the internal bore of the body and an outer end opening to an outer side of the body, and a second flow bore formed through the body so as to have an inner end opening to the internal bore of the body and an outer end opening at an outer side of the body. The inner end of the first and second flow bores are positioned at different levels within the body. Each of the first and second flow bores has a longitudinal axis offset from and not intersecting a longitudinal axis of the internal bore of the body such that a fluid flow through the flow bores is directed toward a wall of the internal bore offset from an opposite side of the wall of the internal bore from the inner ends of the flow bores. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060998 | Plug apparatus - The present invention relates to a disintegratable plug apparatus for use in connection with petroleum wells, especially during pressure testing of such petroleum wells, wherein the plug apparatus comprises an outer housing surrounding at least one sealing device and a plurality of supporting bodies, at least one of the supporting bodies being in engagement with a locking device for locking to a locking sleeve, the at least one supporting body being brought out of engagement with the locking device after application of a predetermined pressure on the plug apparatus, whereby the at least one supporting body and the at least one sealing device are permitted an axial movement in the outer housing, this movement resulting in the at least one sealing device being brought into contact with loading devices adapted to subject the at least one sealing device to load so as to produce disintegration of the at least one sealing device. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060999 | DOWNHOLE SEALING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A downhole sealing apparatus includes a cup sealing assembly defining a central bore to permit mounting on a mandrel. At least a portion of the cup sealing assembly is configured to be rotatably coupled to a mandrel. Such a downhole sealing assembly may be millable when in situ. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160061000 | Flow Resistant Packing Element System for Composite Plug - A downhole tool, such as a composite bridge plug, has a packing element disposed on a mandrel of the tool adjacent an activating element, such as a cone and slip arrangement. The packing element includes a packer and at least one backup ring. The packer is composed of packing material and is compressible on the downhole tool at least in part due to the activating element. The at least one backup ring limits extrusion of the packer. The at least one backup ring is molded into the packing material at one end of the packer adjacent the activating element. Preferably, each end of the packer has at least two backup rings molded therein, and slots in the adjacent backup rings are preferably offset at the ends. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160061001 | Shortened Tubing Baffle with Large Sealable Bore - Devices for controlling the flow of fluids past a location in a wellbore and methods for using such devices are disclosed. Embodiment devices are configured such that the throughbore is maximized because of the devices' thin cross sectional length. The devices disclosed may use balls, darts or other plugs to seal against a plug seat and prevent flow therethrough, external seals prevent flow therearound and gripping elements, such as slips, prevent movement of the device within the well. Relatively high pressure rating may be accomplished with such thin cross sections by keeping the length of mandrel wall exposed to such pressures short. Some embodiment devices may have a plug seat that is integral, at least in part, with a setting ring and/or have a setting ring that is of one piece with the mandrel. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160061002 | Slot Actuated Downhole Tool - In wellbore completions it is desirable to access multiple formation zones in a single well where the more formation zones that can be accessed tend to make the well increasingly economically viable. In an embodiment of the current invention a dart having a tapered or angled spline with a particular width on the darts exterior surface is pumped into a casing string having a number of devices Incorporated at strategic locations along the casing string. Each of the devices incorporated into the casing string have a slot as a part of the device. Each slot also has a particular width. As the dart passes through the devices incorporated in the casing string but towards the surface of the targeted device, the width of the tapered or angled spline is less than the minimum width of the slots in each of those upper devices. Therefore the dart does not engage or otherwise affect any of the upstream devices. However when the dart reaches the targeted device the width of the spline matches the width of the slot such that the slot captures the spline and the dart to which the spline is attached thereby sealing the wellbore at the targeted device. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160061003 | Optimum Flow Control Valve Setting System And Procedure - A technique facilitates selection of optimum flow control valve settings to improve a desired objective function in a multizone well having zonal isolation. A network of flow control valves is provided in a completion network disposed along isolated well zones of at least one lateral bore of the multizone well. Data is acquired from downhole in the multizone well and processed on processor system modules which may be used in selected combinations. Examples of such modules comprise completion network modules, deconvolution modules, optimization modules, and/or inflow-outflow modules. The modules are designed to process the collected data in a manner which facilitates adjustment of the flow control valve settings in the network of flow control valves to improve the desired objective function. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160061004 | AUTONOMOUS FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGY - A technique facilitates regulation of flow through a flow control device to improve a well operation, such as a production operation. The technique utilizes a flow control device which has a valve positioned in a housing for movement between flow positions. The different flow positions allow different levels of flow through a primary flow port. At least one flow regulation element, e.g. a Venturi based flow regulation element, is used in a control line in communication with the valve to establish a differential pressure acting on the valve. The differential pressure is a function of fluid properties and is used to autonomously actuate the flow control device to an improved flow position. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160061005 | SYSTEMS, ASSEMBLIES AND PROCESSES FOR CONTROLLING TOOLS IN A WELL BORE - A dedicated hydraulic line for transmission of a signal device capable of generating one or more unique signals to one or more tools within a subterranean well. Each tool can be equipped with a reader device for receiving signals from and transmitting signals to the signal device. Each reader device can control operation of the tool associated therewith if the reader device is programmed to respond to signals received from the control device. Hydraulic fluid used to operate the tool can be conveyed via the dedicated hydraulic line or a separate hydraulic line. A separate hydraulic line can be used to reset the tool. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160061006 | Expandable Brush - Expandable brushes for cleaning a surrounding tubular member. Brushes include a housing to be disposed within the surrounding tubular member and a brush shoe that retains at least one brush bristle, the brush shoe being radially moveable with respect to the housing between a radially retracted position and a radially expanded position. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160061007 | INSERTION AND SETTING STRUCTURE - An insertion and setting structure is used for inserting/setting a retrievable subsea unit ( | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160061008 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER MEDIUM TO ENHANCE HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR SIMULATION - Embodiments of systems, non-transitory computer-readable medium having one or more computer programs stored therein, and computer-implemented methods are provided to enhance hydrocarbon reservoir simulation for a plurality of hydrocarbon reservoirs. According to embodiments, a plurality of fluid flow simulation runs in each of a plurality of hydrocarbon reservoirs are initiated. Then, each of a first set of one or more of the plurality of simulation runs are terminated while each of a second set of one or more of the plurality of simulation runs continue. Terminating each of the first set of simulation runs can increase processing availability within a collective limited and predetermined combined computing capacity of one or more processors to another one or more of the plurality of simulation runs being run. Consequently, terminating each of the first set of simulation runs can thereby reduce total hydrocarbon reservoir simulation run time. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160061009 | INERTIAL OCCLUSION RELEASE DEVICE - In one aspect, an apparatus for use in a wellbore is disclosed, including an occlusion retaining mechanism; a rupture member associated with the occlusion retaining mechanism; an inertial member configured to puncture the rupture member in response an inertial event to release an occlusion from the occlusion retaining mechanism. In another aspect, a method for isolating a portion of a wellbore is disclosed, including providing a tubular in the wellbore; deploying a perforation gun in the tubular; deploying a frac plug in the wellbore; setting the frac plug in the wellbore; deploying a frac ball release tool associated with the perforation gun; selectively retaining a frac ball within the frac ball release tool; releasing the frac ball in response to an inertial event via an inertial member associated with the frac ball release tool. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160061010 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEPLOYING AN ELECTRICALLY OPERATED PUMP IN A WELLBORE - An electrical submersible pump system includes an electric motor operably coupled to a fluid pump which includes first and second fluid ports. The first and second ports are selectively operable as a fluid intake and a fluid discharge of the fluid pump with reversal of a direction of rotation of the fluid pump. Valves in the system are controllable to selectively direct fluid discharge of the fluid pump to an inflation volume of the inflatable packer and toward the surface in a wellbore tubing. The valves are further controllable to vent pressure in the inflation volume to deflate the packer. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160061011 | Apparatus and Methods for Oriented-Fracturing of Formations - In one aspect, an apparatus for treating a formation is disclosed that in one non-limiting embodiment includes a first string for placement in the wellbore that includes a first flow port that enables a treatment fluid to flow from inside the first string to the formation via an annulus between the first string and the formation, a second string for placement in the first string, wherein the second string includes a second flow port that supplies the treatment fluid to the first flow port along a selected radial orientation to direct the treatment fluid in the selected radial direction. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160061012 | PLUNGER LIFT ASSEMBLY WITH AN IMPROVED FREE PISTON ASSEMBLY - An improved free piston assembly for use in combination with a plunger lift assembly is provided. The improved free piston assembly includes a sleeve member, a flow restriction member, and retention means. In some embodiments of the invention the sleeve member has an inner surface that is contoured to provide a seat for the flow restriction member during lifting operations. The flow restriction member can be a ball held in the interior of the sleeve by retention means capable of overcoming the force of gravity but at the same time designed to release the flow restriction member when a rod of the plunger lift assembly contacts the flow restriction member. In one embodiment of the invention the retention means is a plurality of inwardly biased spring loaded held in place by a retention ring that is fittably received by a groove in the exterior surface of the sleeve. In other embodiments of the invention the retention means are in the form of a raised lip or a retention sleeve. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160061013 | BOREHOLE PUMP ASSEMBLY - A borehole pump assembly operable in association with for a borehole with a well casing therein, the borehole pump assembly including an elongate pump rod operably connected to a reciprocating drive and mounting a reciprocating pump at the lower end within the well casing and an air chamber provided immediately above the reciprocating pump and concentrically about the pump rod to provide hydraulic shock absorption between the reciprocating pump and a delivery pipeline. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160061014 | HYDRAULICALLY UNITARY WELL SYSTEM AND RECOVERY PROCESS (HUWSRP) - The present disclosure describes a method of recovering viscous hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation using a gravity dominated recovery process with a group of wells, the recovery process incorporating an interwell recovery phase. The group of wells is initially operated independently to establish hydraulic communication between two or more wells in the group. Once hydraulic communication is established, injection of mobilizing fluid and production of hydrocarbons continues in at least one well within the group with an excess amount of mobilizing fluid being injected into the well. At the same time, production only continues in at least one well within the group, without any injection of mobilizing fluid. The wells in the group are spaced closer together than in conventional recovery processes. The recovery process may be SAGD. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160061015 | AXIALLY SEGMENTED DEPLETION OPERATIONS IN HORIZONTAL WELLS - The present disclosure provides a method for improved production of hydrocarbons along the length of a horizontal well where non-uniform fluid chambers have formed in the reservoir. The present method distributes fluid along the length of a substantially horizontal wellbore that is located within a reservoir such that different recovery processes, or distinct phases of a given recovery process, operating proximally or adjacently within that same reservoir, and in hydraulic communication with each other within that reservoir, are managed concurrently along the single wellbore. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160061016 | HYDRAULIC FRACTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A hydraulic fracturing system and method for enhancing effective permeability of earth formations to increase hydrocarbon production, enhance operation efficiency by reducing fluid entry friction due to tortuosity and perforation, and to open perforations that are either unopened or not effective using traditional techniques, by varying a pump rate and/or a flow rate to a wellbore. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160061017 | Methods for Enhancing and Maintaining Fracture Conductivity after Fracturing Shale Formations without Proppant Placement - A method of treating a subterranean shale formation includes placing a first treatment fluid comprising a fracturing fluid in the formation; forming fractures; placing a second fluid including a sloughing agent or eroding agent in the formation; allowing gaps in the fracture faces to form; placing a third fluid including a formation stabilizer and an agglomerating agent into the fractures; and allowing the third fluid to absorb into the formation, thereby stabilizing the shale formation fracture faces and transforming the solid shale particulates into proppant clusters. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160061018 | CONDITIONAL OCCLUSION RELEASE DEVICE - In one aspect, an apparatus for use in a wellbore is disclosed, including an occlusion retaining mechanism; an integrated controller configured to compare a plurality of downhole conditions to a plurality of predetermined release conditions and release an occlusion from the occlusion retaining mechanism in response to the plurality of downhole conditions satisfying the plurality of predetermined release conditions. In another aspect, a method for isolating a portion of a wellbore is disclosed, including deploying a frac plug in the wellbore; setting the frac plug in the wellbore; deploying a frac ball release tool in the wellbore; selectively retaining a frac ball within the frac ball release tool; releasing the frac ball in response to a plurality of downhole conditions satisfying a plurality of predetermined release conditions. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160061019 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIRECTIONAL DRILLING - A system, method and drill string component for directional drilling of a borehole in a formation is presented. The system includes a rotatable drill string, a rotatable drill bit comprising an intermediate space for receiving drilling fluid from the drill string and at least two nozzles for ejecting the drilling fluid. The system also includes a first rotor section, a flow diverter connected to a downhole end of the first rotor section, and a second rotor section being directly drivable by the drilling fluid and being rotatable with respect to the first rotor section in a second direction opposite to the first direction and at a second rotational speed (ω | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160061020 | FLOODING ANALYSIS TOOL AND METHOD THEREOF - Described herein are various embodiments of computer-implemented methods, computing systems, and program products for analyzing a flood operation on a hydrocarbon reservoir. For example, an embodiment of a computer implemented method of determining a value of injected fluid includes, for a first injection well of the hydrocarbon reservoir: receiving injection rate data for the first injection well and production rate data for at least one production well communicating with the injection well, running capacitance resistance modeling using the received data to generate an interwell connectivity for each injection well and production well pair, determining a value of injected fluid for each injection well and production well pair using the generated interwell connectivity for the well pair and an oil-cut value for the production well of the pair, and aggregating the generated values of injected fluid per pair to determine a value of injected fluid for the first injection well. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160061021 | Cement Evaluation - Systems and methods for evaluating a cement installation are provided. In one example, the cement may be evaluated using an objective indicator or index calculated from acoustic measurements. In another example, the cement may be evaluated in an integrated cement evaluation that integrates data relevant to cement obtained from a variety of previous operations used to drill and complete the well. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160061022 | Hydrocarbon Well Performance Monitoring System - A method for real-time data acquisition and presentation of force, position, load, pressures, and movement within a subterranean well pumping system, such as an oil well. Data is gathered using sensors attached to a surface level pump drive and wellhead system. Well structural data and well production data are combined therewith to generate a real-time display of down-hole well operation, including animated graphics of the pump operation, including pump movement, rod and tubing stretch, fluid movement, gas compression, system forces, and fluid pressures. Liquid levels are tested using an acoustic liquid level instrument, and incorporated to improve well performance analysis. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160061023 | Method and Apparatus for Through-Tubular Sensor Deployment - A landing nose adapted to deploy a sensor package within a tubular string may include one or more fins. The fins may be positioned to extend radially outwardly from the body of the landing nose and extend beyond the end of the landing nose body. The landing nose may be adapted to seat against a landing ring positioned within the tubular string. The fins may be adapted to, when the landing nose is seated, allow fluid to flow between the fins and through a central aperture of the landing ring. The fins may also be adapted to reduce the opportunity for the landing nose and sensor package to catch on any protrusions or features of the tubular string. In operation, the landing nose and sensor package may be run through the tubular string from the surface until the landing nose contacts the landing ring. The sensor package may then survey the wellbore as the tubular string is tripped-out from the wellbore. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160061024 | DRILLHEAD ASSEMBLY WITH CHAMBERED SONDE HOUSING - A drill assembly with a drill body coupled to a drilling string and a sonde body having a least one chamber defined therein for receiving locating electronics therein. In disclosed embodiment, the one or more chambers may be provided and the electronics can include a battery, a sensor, a transmitter, an antenna and connecting wires. One or more secure windows may be provided in the sonde body to allow the locating electronics to wirelessly transmit outside of the sonde body. The electronics may be potted within the chamber with a solidifying potting agent to improve durability of the electronics in a drilling environment. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160061025 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING DOWNHOLE PRESSURE - A pressure in a wellbore and a temperature at least at one point of the wellbore are measured during wellbore testing. Transient profiles of temperature along the wellbore are determined and changes in a density of a downhole fluid and in a length of atubing when the wellbore is shut in are calculated. The pressure measurement results are corrected on the basis of the calculated changes in the density of the downhole fluid and in the length of the tubing. | 2016-03-03 |
