23 patents
Utility
Drilling Automation System
18 Jan 24
The system for automating well construction operations includes a plurality of sensors, such as a fingerboard latch position sensor for providing position of a fingerboard latch, a stick-up height sensor for determining a height of a portion of a tubular section extending from a well center, a pipe handler rotation sensor for detecting a position of a pipe handler, a bell guide clearance sensor for measuring a distance between a bell guide and a tool joint, a link tilt position sensor for measuring an angle of a bail with respect to a top drive, an elevator latch status sensor for detecting whether an elevator latch is open or closed, and a power slips sensor for detecting whether a power slips is open or closed.
Jason BAKER, Barry BRANIFF, Michael COADY, Shane MCCLAUGHERTY, Scott MCKAIG, Keith BOUGHTON
Filed: 29 Sep 21
Utility
Robotic System for Making or Breaking a Riser
4 Jan 24
The system for making or breaking the riser includes a robotic system.
Craig MCCORMICK, Michael COADY, John MARTIN, James LIPPOLD, Michael WILLEY, Shane MCCLAUGHERTY
Filed: 25 Jul 23
Utility
Systems for Reducing Fluid Hammer In Subsea Systems
29 Jun 23
A pumping system includes a plurality of pumps, each having an inlet and an outlet.
Craig MCCORMICK, Scott REYNOLDS, Robert MEBANE, Mete MUTLU, Jean Paul BUISINE
Filed: 27 Dec 22
Utility
Robotic System for Making or Breaking a Riser
9 Mar 23
The system for making or breaking the riser includes a robotic system.
Craig MCCORMICK, Michael COADY, John MARTIN, James LIPPOLD, Michael WILLEY, Shane MCCLAUGHERTY
Filed: 15 Nov 22
Utility
Integrated End-to-end Well Construction Automation System
27 Oct 22
An end-to-end well construction system includes an e-program for receiving a first input selected from well planning data, rig historical performance data, rig parameters, drilling engineering input, management of change, and a combination thereof, and configured to produce a first output selected from a machine and/or human readable sequence, a time depth curve, a drilling program, and a combination thereof, and a second output including analytics data.
Barry BRANIFF, Jason BAKER, Michael COADY, Shane MCCLAUGHERTY, Scott MCKAIG, Luis R. PEREIRA, Craig MCCORMICK, Kenny THOMSON, Darrel PELLEY
Filed: 8 Jul 22
Utility
Station Keeping and Emergency Disconnecting Capability for a Vessel Connected to a Subsea Wellhead In Shallow Water
11 Aug 22
In some embodiments, a method for executing an emergency disconnect sequence in shallow water depth includes unlatching a lower marine riser package (LMRP) of a blowout preventer (BOP) from a lower stack of the BOP.
Craig MCCORMICK, Scott REYNOLDS, Darrel PELLEY
Filed: 19 Oct 21
Utility
Proximity-based Personnel Safety System and Method
14 Jul 22
A method includes receiving first position data from at least one of a TOF sensor or a LIDAR.
Paul JOHNSON, Travis MCGUIRE
Filed: 31 Jan 22
Utility
Robotic System for Making or Breaking a Riser
31 Mar 22
The system for making or breaking the riser includes a robotic system.
Craig MCCORMICK, Michael COADY, John MARTIN, James LIPPOLD, Michael WILLEY, Shane McClaugherty
Filed: 13 Aug 21
Utility
Connector Assemblies for Connecting Tubulars and Related Methods
24 Mar 22
Some connector assemblies include a female connector having a sidewall extending between first and second ends to define an interior channel, the sidewall having a cylindrical inner surface, and a plurality of lugs extending from and disposed circumferentially along the inner surface, and a male connector having a sidewall extending between first and second ends to define an interior channel, the sidewall having a cylindrical outer surface, and a plurality of lugs extending from and disposed circumferentially along the outer surface, wherein the male connector is configured to be coupled to the female connector such that the sidewall of the male connector is received through the first end of and into the interior channel of the female connector, and at least one of the lugs of the male connector is disposed between at least one of the lugs of the female connector and the second end of the female connector.
John Kozicz, Craig McCormick
Filed: 3 May 21
Utility
Manifolds for Providing Hydraulic Fluid to a Subsea Blowout Preventer and Related Methods
17 Feb 22
This disclosure includes manifolds, subsea valve modules, and related methods.
Guy Robert BABBITT, James Edward KERSEY, Nicholas Paul ECHTER, Kristina WEYER-GEIGEL
Filed: 1 Apr 21
Utility
Hybrid Power Plant for Improved Efficiency and Dynamic Performance
27 Jan 22
A hybrid power plant is characterized by a substantially constant load on generators regardless of momentary swings in power load.
Edward P. BOURGEAU
Filed: 8 Mar 21
Utility
Methods for Assessing the Reliability of Hydraulically-actuated Devices and Related Systems
6 Jan 22
This disclosure includes methods for testing hydraulically-actuated devices and related systems.
Andrew LEACH, Matthew BOIKE, Luis Rafael PEREIRA
Filed: 20 Sep 21
Utility
Apparatuses and Methods for Coupling One or More Auxiliary Lines to a Subsea Well Control Assembly
25 Nov 21
This disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for coupling one or more auxiliary lines to a subsea well control assembly.
John KOZICZ, Craig MCCORMICK
Filed: 9 Apr 21
Utility
Methods for Assessing the Reliability of Hydraulically-actuated Devices and Related Systems
14 Oct 21
This disclosure includes methods for testing hydraulically-actuated devices and related systems.
Andrew LEACH, Matthew BOIKE, Luis Rafael PEREIRA
Filed: 8 Mar 21
Utility
Reliability Assessable Systems for Actuating Hydraulically Actuated Devices and Related Methods
23 Sep 21
Some of the present systems include a hydraulic power storage system having an accumulator configured to supply pressurized hydraulic fluid to a hydraulically actuated device to actuate the hydraulically actuated device and a drain in fluid communication with the accumulator and including a valve that is actuatable to drain hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic power storage system such that an internal pressure of the accumulator is reduced and a flow restrictor configured to reduce a flow rate of hydraulic fluid through the valve, a hydraulic pump configured to pressurize the accumulator, a pressure sensor configured to capture data indicative of the internal pressure of the accumulator, and a processor configured to actuate the hydraulic pump to increase the internal pressure of the accumulator if the internal pressure of the accumulator, as indicated in data captured by the pressure sensor, falls below a threshold pressure.
Andrew LEACH, Matthew BOIKE, Stephen FAIRFAX
Filed: 6 Nov 20
Utility
Proximity-based Personnel Safety System and Method
24 Jun 21
A method includes receiving first position data from at least one of a TOF sensor or a LIDAR.
Paul JOHNSON, Travis MCGUIRE
Filed: 8 Dec 20
Utility
Subsea Processor for Underwater Drilling Operations
21 Oct 20
A subsea processor may be located near the seabed of a drilling site and used to coordinate operations of underwater drilling components.
Jose Gutierrez, Luis Pereira
Filed: 16 Jan 20
Utility
Systems and Methods for Actuating Hydraulically-actuated Devices
29 Jul 20
This disclosure includes systems and methods for actuating hydraulically-actuated devices.
Andrew LEACH, Matthew BOIKE
Filed: 3 Nov 19
Utility
Anti-recoil Control Design Using a Hybrid Riser Tensioning System In Deepwater Drilling
24 Jun 20
A riser data logging system can be installed on the riser top to provide real time information of the riser, instead of or in addition to relying on sensors installed on a tensioner.
Yin Wu, Edward Peter Kenneth Bourgeau
Filed: 4 Sep 19
Utility
Reliability Assessable Systems for Actuating Hydraulically Actuated Devices and Related Methods
24 Jun 20
Some of the present systems include a hydraulic power storage system having an accumulator configured to supply pressurized hydraulic fluid to a hydraulically actuated device to actuate the hydraulically actuated device and a drain in fluid communication with the accumulator and including a valve that is actuatable to drain hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic power storage system such that an internal pressure of the accumulator is reduced and a flow restrictor configured to reduce a flow rate of hydraulic fluid through the valve, a hydraulic pump configured to pressurize the accumulator, a pressure sensor configured to capture data indicative of the internal pressure of the accumulator, and a processor configured to actuate the hydraulic pump to increase the internal pressure of the accumulator if the internal pressure of the accumulator, as indicated in data captured by the pressure sensor, falls below a threshold pressure.
Andrew LEACH, Matthew BOIKE, Stephen FAIRFAX
Filed: 4 Sep 19