Patents
US 11846176 B2: Release tool for downhole operations
- Granted
- 2023-12-19
- Filed
- 2020-07-01 application 16918309
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A downhole tool for connecting and releasing portions of a tool string includes a housing; an electronics assembly; an activation mechanism; a valve assembly and a set of retainer dogs to connect and release a neck of another tool. The downhole tool may also include one or more measurement sensors for measuring a parameter and transferring one or more measured parameter values to the surface of the well.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg231219.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEODYNAMICS, INC. 140 patents | US company or organization | Millsap, TX | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Phelps | Fort Worth, TX | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John T. Hardesty | Fort Worth, TX | 91 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Dennis Roessler | Fort Worth, TX | 31 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Terrell Saltarelli | Weatherford, TX | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| E21B | Earth or rock drilling; obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells | E21B23/0421 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-29 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | OIL STATES ENERGY SERVICES, L.L.C. signed 2026-01-28 OIL STATES INDUSTRIES, INC. signed 2026-01-28 GEODYNAMICS, INC. signed 2026-01-28 TEMPRESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2026-01-28 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT SAN ANTONIO, TX | 74532/194 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-04-12 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | GEODYNAMICS, INC. signed 2024-04-09 OIL STATES ENERGY SERVICES, L.L.C. signed 2024-04-09 OIL STATES INDUSTRIES, INC. signed 2024-04-09 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ATLANTA, GA | 67090/799 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2022-03-10 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | GEODYNAMICS, INC. signed 2022-03-07 OIL STATES ENERGY SERVICES, L.L.C. signed 2022-03-07 OIL STATES INDUSTRIES, INC. signed 2022-03-07 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ATLANTA, GA | 59861/477 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-10-14 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HARDESTY, JOHN T. signed 2020-09-28 SALTARELLI, TERRELL signed 2020-09-28 PHELPS, PHIL signed 2020-09-30 ROESSLER, DENNIS E. signed 2020-09-30 | GEODYNAMICS, INC. MILLSAP, TX | 54055/311 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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