201 |
Apparatus for suppressing vortex-induced vibration of a structure with reduced coverage |
US13343408 |
2012-01-04 |
US09511825B1 |
2016-12-06 |
Dean Leroy Henning; Donald Wayne Allen; William Andrew West |
An apparatus including a body dimensioned to surround a structure capable of experiencing a VIV, the body having a first section and a second section capable of being separated and positioned around the structure. The apparatus further including a blade member extending from the body, the blade member dimensioned to suppress the VIV of the structure when the body is positioned around the structure. A method of suppressing VIV about a structure by positioning a plurality of VIV suppression devices around the structure and wherein the plurality of VIV suppression devices cover less than 70% of a section of the structure. |
202 |
PIPE MAT AND METHOD FOR USING SAME FOR COLLECTING FLUIDS DRAINING FROM DRILL PIPE |
US15145386 |
2016-05-03 |
US20160319608A1 |
2016-11-03 |
Quinn A.J. Holtby; Dallas Laird Greenwood |
A pipe mat for use with a tubing tray for receiving, organizing and storing drill pipe tripped out of a drill string on a drilling rig has a plurality of substantially parallel and spaced-apart support rails to form a plurality of drain channels disposed between adjacent pair of support rails. A plurality of substantially parallel and spaced-apart nub rails is disposed on the plurality of support rails. The nub rails are substantially orthogonal to the support rails, thereby forming a lattice structure having openings disposed between the nub rails that are in communication with the drain channels. A plurality of spaced-apart pipe nubs extend upwardly from the nub rails, which hold a drill pipe in place when an end of the drill pipe is placed onto one of the pipe nubs. A method for collecting fluids draining from drill pipe uses the pipe mat with the tubing tray. |
203 |
PIPE TRACKING SYSTEM FOR DRILLING RIGS |
US14946390 |
2015-11-19 |
US20160291201A1 |
2016-10-06 |
Gokturk Tunc; Shunfeng Zheng; Vishwanathan Parmeshwar |
A system for a drilling rig, a computer-readable medium, and a method for tracking an oilfield tubular. The method includes applying a tag to the oilfield tubular, the tag including a readable tag identifier, determining a physical parameter of the oilfield tubular, storing data representing the physical parameter in association with the tag identifier in a database, reading the tag identifier from the tag applied to the oilfield tubular, prior to deploying the oilfield tubular into a wellbore, and generating a pipe tally comprising data representing a plurality of oilfield tubulars, including the oilfield tubular, connected together and deployed into the wellbore using a drilling rig. |
204 |
Downhole drilling optimization collar with fiber optics |
US14436469 |
2013-08-20 |
US09458714B2 |
2016-10-04 |
Bhargav Gajji; Ankit Purohit; Rahul Ramchandra Gaikwad; Ratish Suhas Kadam; Abhay Bodake |
A drilling optimization collar for use proximate a drilling tool within a wellbore includes a fiber optic sensor filament that is sized and configured to fit within a groove formed within the drilling optimization collar. The drilling optimization collar may be a pipe segment that is sized and configured to be installed in a drill string proximate the drilling tool, and may have a plurality of sensor elements. All or a portion of the sensor elements may be formed by discrete segments of the sensor filament, and as such, the sensor filament includes sensor elements that are configured to sense a condition of the wellbore and a load on the drilling optimization collar. |
205 |
FRICTION AND WEAR REDUCTION OF DOWNHOLE TUBULARS USING GRAPHENE |
US14382408 |
2013-11-21 |
US20160230528A1 |
2016-08-11 |
Robello SAMUEL; ANIKET |
The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a method that includes providing an outer tubular member having a bore with an inner surface, applying a lubricant layer to at least a portion of the inner surface of the outer tubular member, positioning the outer tubular member in at least a portion of the wellbore, providing a drilling assembly including an inner member having an outer surface, applying a lubricant layer to at least a portion of the outer surface of the inner member, inserting the inner member into the bore of the outer tubular member, providing a drilling fluid through the bore of the drilling assembly, rotating the inner member relative to the outer member, measuring an indicator of mechanical wear between the outer member and the inner member, determining that the measured indicator exceeds a predetermined threshold level, and triggering a subsequent operation. |
206 |
RISER GAS HANDLING SYSTEM |
US15134207 |
2016-04-20 |
US20160230492A1 |
2016-08-11 |
Bruce A. Boulanger; Terry Jason Smith; David L. Gilmore |
An integrated assembly for a mineral extraction system includes an annular blow out preventer (BOP) portion that includes a BOP body coupled to a first portion of an one-piece body, where the annular BOP portion is configured to seal an outer drill string of the mineral extraction system, a diverter portion formed at least partially by a second portion of the one-piece body, where the diverter portion comprises one or more openings, and a rotating control unit (RCU) assembly portion comprising a third portion of the one-piece body coupled to a rotation enabled portion, where the RCU assembly portion is configured to divert drilling fluid through the one or more openings of the diverter portion. |
207 |
Pipe Thread Cleaner |
US14568868 |
2014-12-12 |
US20160167093A1 |
2016-06-16 |
Jack Cook |
A pipe thread cleaning device which cleans with pressurized water. The device contains a rigid outer shell and a cleaning assembly which is inserted into the outer shell to form an enclosure and includes a water input and rotatable spray nozzles to clean threaded pipe which is inserted into the device by rotatably applying a pressurized stream of water to the pipe threads. |
208 |
Landing sub for a wiper |
US13375874 |
2010-06-02 |
US09341030B2 |
2016-05-17 |
Kjell Mikalsen; Ketil Botn-Mark |
Disclosed is a landing sub for a wiper. The wiper is adapted for internal removal of drilling mud from a drill string during its pull-out from a borehole. The landing sub is mountable in the drill string, the landing sub includes a longitudinal bore for through-flow of drilling mud and a landing seat for receiving the lower end of the wiper during pumping of drilling mud through the drill string, and the landing seat is equipped with at least one duct or passage for through-flow of drilling mud past the lower end of the wiper during continued pumping of drilling mud in the drill string. |
209 |
Rotating Control Device with Rotary Latch |
US14904935 |
2013-08-29 |
US20160123399A1 |
2016-05-05 |
Anton K. ARNT; Owen R. CLARK |
A rotating control device can include an annular seal, and a latch including a rotary cam and an engagement member which releasably secures the seal and/or a bearing relative to the housing, such that rotation of the cam relative to the housing displaces the member. A method of latching an annular seal relative to an outer housing of a rotating control device can include rotating a rotary cam, thereby linearly displacing an engagement member that releasably secures the seal relative to the housing while permitting rotation of the seal relative to the housing. Another rotating control device can include an outer housing, an annular seal, and a latch including a rotary cam and multiple separate engagement members disposed in the housing, and in which rotation of the cam relative to the housing displaces the members in the housing. |
210 |
Apparatus to wipe a tubular member |
US13331759 |
2011-12-20 |
US09291013B2 |
2016-03-22 |
Jeremy Richard Angelle; Robert Thibodeaux; John Erick Stelly |
An apparatus and method to wipe a tubular member includes a first wiper section and a second wiper section, in which the first wiper section and the second wiper section are movable with respect to each other towards a point of convergence. The apparatus may further include a base having an aperture formed therein to receive the tubular member such that the first wiper section and the second wiper section are connected to the base and movable with respect to the base between an open position and a closed position. |
211 |
Apparatus and method to clean a tubular member |
US13718528 |
2012-12-18 |
US09284791B2 |
2016-03-15 |
Jeremy Richard Angelle; Logan Essex Smith; Robert Thibodeaux, Jr. |
A system to clean a tubular member includes an apparatus to support a tubular member having a bore with a longitudinal axis extending therethrough, and a fluid dispensing system disposed adjacent to an opening of the apparatus, the fluid dispensing system having a nozzle to dispense fluid therefrom. |
212 |
DOWNHOLE PROTECTION APPARATUS |
US14782485 |
2014-05-02 |
US20160069141A1 |
2016-03-10 |
Chris BLACKMON |
A downhole protection apparatus, for use in protecting downhole control lines, comprises a sheath defining a channel configured to receive a control line. The sheath is configured to be attached to a tubing. In wellbore applications, the control lines associated with a tubing are inserted into the sheath such that the body of the sheath at least partially encompasses the control line and shields the control line from harsh downhole conditions which may include abrasive action from sand, proppants, wellbore cuttings and other debris. Therefore, the apparatus is configured such that after insertion of a control line into the channel, a body of the sheath protects the control line from an outside environment. |
213 |
Interference-fit stop collar and method of positioning a device on a tubular |
US14046320 |
2013-10-04 |
US09273525B2 |
2016-03-01 |
Ira Eugene Hining; Jean Buytaert; Eugene Edward Miller |
A stop collar is assembled using a method including the steps of receiving a bore of a base having a set of fingers extending along an exterior of a tubular, receiving a bore of a sleeve onto the tubular adjacent the set of fingers, and receiving the sleeve onto the set of fingers in an interference-fit. In alternate embodiments, the base comprises a plurality of angularly distributed fingers and/or the base comprises a gap to permit conformance of the base to the tubular. A fingerless base may cooperate with one or more separate fingers to form a base. In an embodiment of the method, the sleeve may be thermally expanded prior to the step of receiving the sleeve onto the set of fingers. The sleeve may be heated to expand the bore prior to being received onto the set of fingers. |
214 |
CABLE PROTECTOR SYSTEM |
US14823960 |
2015-08-11 |
US20160053555A1 |
2016-02-25 |
Vi Van Nguy; Zhong Shen; Xue Feng Wang |
A technique provides a cable protector in the form of a modular unit having a protector shell and at least one removable insert. The removable insert is constructed with gaps which are sized to grippingly engage a cable. Accordingly, a properly sized removable insert is selected for use with a given cable and then inserted into the protector shell. The cable protector may then be secured to a tubing, e.g. a well tubing, by an appropriate tubing coupling. In some embodiments, the tubing coupling is coupled about the tubing via a threaded fastener which may be held in place by a back off preventer. |
215 |
TUBULAR SUPPORT AND SERVICING SYSTEMS |
US14781959 |
2014-04-02 |
US20160047180A1 |
2016-02-18 |
Jaroslav BELIK |
A wellsite system includes a drilling rig, an elevator, and a support system that includes a housing coupled to the drilling rig, a bracket member pivotably coupled to the housing, an actuatable arm coupled to the bracket member and configured to be moveable along an axis of the bracket member, and a servicing system coupled to the actuatable arm, wherein the servicing system is configured to threadlessly engage a tubular. A wellsite servicing system includes a first flange, a second flange configured to engage a flange of a tubular, and a spindle that is pivotable between the first and second flanges such that a central axis of the second flange remains in axial alignment with a central axis of the tubular when the central axis of the tubular is axially misaligned with a central axis of the first flange. |
216 |
A COMPLETION COMPONENT WITH POSITION DETECTION |
US14774951 |
2014-03-11 |
US20160032713A1 |
2016-02-04 |
Jørgen HALLUNDBÆK; Ricardo Reves VASQUES; Lars STÆHR; Mathias FRANCKE; Satish KUMAR; Dean Richard MASSEY |
The present invention relates to a completion component having a circumference for insertion into a well tubular structure, comprising a tubular base part having an axial extension and a thickness and being adapted to be mounted as part of the well tubular structure, and a displaceable part having a thickness and being displaceable in relation to the tubular base part from a first position to a second position, wherein the tubular base part comprises a plurality of first markers and the displaceable part comprises a second marker for determining a position of the displaceable part in relation to the tubular base part, the first and second markers being arranged with a marker distance, wherein the first markers are different in geometrical size or material, or arranged with a varying mutual distance. The present invention also relates to a downhole system and to a method for determining a position of a displaceable part of a completion component according to the present invention in relation to a tubular base part. |
217 |
Drifting System |
US14749521 |
2015-06-24 |
US20150369015A1 |
2015-12-24 |
Gholam Hossein Rastegar |
Disclosed is a drifting system (300) comprising a drifting element (100) having a wall (114) defining a through flow passage (102) extending in an axial direction (104) of the drifting element and a catcher sub having a through hole. In accordance with embodiment of the herein disclosed subject matter the catcher sub has a seat for receiving the drifting element (100) in the through hole. The through flow passage (102) of the drifting element (100) has a first cross section of flow (106) in a first axial region (108) of the drifting element (100) and has a second, smaller cross section of flow (110) in a second axial region (112) of the drifting element (100) located downstream the first axial region (108). Further, the wall (114) of the drifting element (100) has a lateral outlet (116) extending from the through flow passage (102) in the second axial region (112) and/or from the through flow passage (102) at a location upstream the second axial region (112) through the wall. |
218 |
Thread Cleaning Apparatus Having Adjustable Diameter Brush Bases |
US14284519 |
2014-05-22 |
US20150335143A1 |
2015-11-26 |
Anthony John Edmond; Ryan Harper; David Stelly |
An apparatus for cleaning of tubular threads having adjustable spacing brushes to accommodate tubulars of different diameters. A plurality of brushes are rotated in a drum, which fits over the tubular connection. The brushes are mounted on L-shaped brackets, which are in turn mounted to a rotary driver by a shaft extending through slots in the brackets. By loosening the attachment of the brackets on the rotary driver, the brackets can be slid radially inward or outward to the extent of the slots, thereby adjusting the diameter of the threads that can be cleaned. The front access plate and seal plate, through which the tubular extends into the drum, are preferably held to the drum by hand operable latches. Solvent may be injected into the drum and onto the threads by a hand pump, and captured in the drum and drained into a container for disposal or reuse. |
219 |
Systems and methods for using wireless tags with downhole equipment |
US13389025 |
2011-04-27 |
US09140823B2 |
2015-09-22 |
Ted Louis Christiansen |
Techniques for wirelessly transferring information to and/or from a drill string component are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a downhole system includes a drill string component and a tag interrogating device. The drill string component includes a tag configured for wireless communication. The tag interrogating device is configured to traverse the interior of the drill string and wirelessly communicate with the tag. |
220 |
Downhole Drilling Optimization Collar with Fiber Optics |
US14436469 |
2013-08-20 |
US20150260037A1 |
2015-09-17 |
Bhargav Gajji; Ankit Purohit; Rahul Ramchandra Gaikwad; Ratish Suhas Kadam; Abhay Bodake |
A drilling optimization collar for use proximate a drilling tool within a wellbore includes a fiber optic sensor filament that is sized and configured to fit within a groove formed within the drilling optimization collar. The drilling optimization collar may be a pipe segment that is sized and configured to be installed in a drill string proximate the drilling tool, and may have a plurality of sensor elements. All or a portion of the sensor elements may be formed by discrete segments of the sensor filament, and as such, the sensor filament includes sensor elements that are configured to sense a condition of the wellbore and a load on the drilling optimization collar. |