Stephen William Ingram

US Patent:

20130270009, Oct 17, 2013

Filed:

Mar 8, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/995537

Inventors:

Richard B. Logan - Houston TX, US
Stephen R. Ingram - Houston TX, US
Martin D. Paulk - Houston TX, US
Hamayun Z. Raja - Houston TX, US

Assignee:

LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATION - Houston TX

International Classification:

E21B 7/04

US Classification:

175 50

Abstract:

Drilling laterals in shale formations. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: drilling a deviated borehole through a shale formation with a drill string comprising a drill bit; logging the shale formation with a logging tool disposed within the drill string; estimating, in real time with the drilling, fracture potential of a portion of the shale formation near the drill bit, the estimation of fracture potential based on information acquired by the logging tool; and controlling drilling direction based on the fracture potential.

US Patent:

20190032439, Jan 31, 2019

Filed:

Apr 5, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/754352

Inventors:

- Houston TX, US
Jonathan Marshall DESHLER - Houston TX, US
Stephen Robert INGRAM - Katy TX, US

International Classification:

E21B 33/072
E21B 19/00

Abstract:

The disclosed embodiments include a method for coupling a wireline system to a wellhead. The method includes storing a downhole tool within the wireline system. The method also includes coupling the wireline system to the wellhead via a remotely actuated connector and pressure testing the wireline system. Further, the method includes opening a valve of the wellhead to enable passage of the downhole tool from the wireline system to a well.