Patents
US 11994019 B2: Perforation cluster design method and system based on a hybrid model to predict proppant distribution
- Granted
- 2024-05-28
- Filed
- 2021-10-13 application 17500121
- Type
- Utility · 7 claims
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Abstract
A method for determining the distribution of a proppant and associated slurry exiting perforations made in a casing, which is placed in a well, includes receiving settling data describing the proppant settling in the casing; receiving a slip parameter describing a casing velocity of the proppant relative to a perforation velocity of the proppant; calculating with a computing device, based on a constant proppant concentration model, (1) initial flow rates Q′(i) of the proppant through the perforations and (2) initial flow rates Q′case(i) of the proppant through the casing, wherein i is the number of perforations; and calculating with the computing device, based on (1) a variable proppant concentration model, (2) the settling data, (3) the slip parameter, (4) the initial flow rates Q′(i) of the proppant through the perforations, and (5) the initial flow rates Q′case(i) of the proppant through the casing, normalized flow rates Q′s(i) of the proppant through the perforations.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240528.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack J. Kolle | Seattle, WA | 16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Alan Mueller | Seattle, WA | 5 | 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 | E21B47/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F30/23 | 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 |
| 2023-04-10 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | OIL STATES ENERGY SERVICES, L.L.C. signed 2023-04-07 OIL STATES INDUSTRIES, INC. signed 2023-04-07 GEODYNAMICS, INC. signed 2023-04-07 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ATLANTA, GA | 63270/608 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-01-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KOLLE, JACK J. signed 2021-11-23 MUELLER, ALAN C. signed 2021-11-30 | GEODYNAMICS, INC. MILLSAP, TX | 58773/122 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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