Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.

Baker Hughes Corporation

Baker Hughes, a Ge Compnay, LLC

Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC

David A Hejl

Robert W Crow

Ronald W McGregor

Travis Thomas Hailey, Jr

Ronald A Gibson

Shiva Paramhans

Philip D Nguyen

William David Henderson

Shawn Olsen

W Mark Richards

Russell W Mceacharn

W David Henderson

Russell W McEacharn

An extendable downhole tool including a first extendable probe, a second extendable probe and a pressure system configured to apply pressure to the first extendable probe and the second extendable probe. The pressure system also include an extension valve configured to pass fluid pressure to an inner surface of a first piston and a second piston and a retracting valve configured to pass the fluid pressure to an outer surface of the first piston and the second piston. An area ratio of the first piston may be greater than an area ratio of the second piston. The extendable downhole tool may also include a screen and a screen scraper associated with one or more of the first extendable probe and the second extendable probe.

Extendable downhole tool and related systems, apparatus, and methods

An extendable probe for a formation testing tool includes a piston housing having a first diameter portion and a second diameter portion thereof. A piston including a piston base and a piston conduit. A piston base seal disposed between the piston base and the first diameter portion of the piston housing. The piston base seal representing an area; a piston conduit seal disposed between the piston conduit and the second diameter portion, the piston conduit seal representing an area. A pin in operative communication with the piston housing and extending though the piston; a pin seal disposed between the pin and the piston base, the pin seal representing an area; and wherein the piston conduit seal. Piston base seal and pin seal each are configured to adhere to the equation: piston conduit seal area=piston base seal area&#x2212;pin seal area. A method for querying a formation fluid.

Extendable probe and formation testing tool and method

In one aspect, an apparatus for obtaining a fluid from a formation is disclosed that in one embodiment may include a fluid extraction device having a first probe and a second probe independently extendable form a tool body, a first fluid line and an associated first filter in fluid communication with the first probe for receiving the fluid from the formation and a second fluid line and an associated second filter in fluid communication with the second probe for receiving the fluid from the formation, and a first fixed scraper that cleans the first filter when the first probe is retracted from an extended position and a second fixed scraper that cleans the second filter when the second probe is retracted from an extended position.

Apparatus and method for obtaining formation fluid samples

A fluid loss device including a flapper and seat assembly that provide a seal on a lower flapper surface when the flapper is closed and resists pressure in either direction. The flapper and seat assembly is spring biased to contact a flapper support above the flapper to resist deformation of the flapper due to a pressure differential from below the flapper. The flapper and seat assembly may be moved by tubing pressure to release an opening prop that opens the flapper. The valve seat may include an elastomeric seal element to improve the fluid flow restriction. The flapper and seat assembly is also biased upward by a pressure differential from below to above the flapper, to thereby increase the flapper to valve seat pressure as the fluid pressure differential increases.

Bi-directional fluid loss device and method

An apparatus () and method for treating an interval of a wellbore comprises an outer tubular () disposed within the wellbore. A sand control screen () is disposed within the outer tubular (). A treatment fluid passageway () is formed between the sand control screen () and outer tubular (). In addition, a production pathway () is formed between the sand control screen () and outer tubular (). When the apparatus () is in an operable position, the region between the outer tubular () and the wellbore serves as a primary path for delivery of a treatment fluid, the production pathway () serves as a secondary path for delivery of the treatment fluid if the primary path becomes blocked and the treatment fluid passageway () serves as a tertiary path for delivery of the treatment fluid if the primary and secondary paths become blocked.

Apparatus and method for treating an interval of a wellbore

A gravel packing apparatus comprises multiple joints each having substantially the same construction and each having a perforated outer tubular ( ) positioned around a sand control screen ( ) including a slurry passageway ( ) and a production pathway ( ) therebetween. First and second transition members ( ) are disposed at opposite ends of each joint. When two such joints are connected together, the second transition member ( ) of one joint is proximate the first transition member ( ) of the next joint such that a fluid traveling from the slurry passageway ( ) of one joint to the slurry passageway ( ) of the next joint travels from the exterior to the interior of the second transition member ( ) of the one joint and from the interior to the exterior of the first transition member ( ) of the next joint.

Gravel packing apparatus having an integrated joint connection and method for use of same

An apparatus and method for gravel packing an interval of a wellbore comprises an outer tubular ( ), which forms a first annulus with the wellbore, and an sand control screen ( ) disposed within the outer tubular ( ) forming a second annulus therebetween. Within the second annulus is an axially extending production pathway ( ) and an axially extending slurry passageway ( ), which is defined between a sheet member ( ) positioned on the sand control screen ( ) and a channel ( ). The outer tubular ( ) has outlets ( ) that are substantially aligned with outlets ( ) of the channel ( ). When a fluid slurry containing gravel is injected through the slurry passageway ( ), the fluid slurry exits through the outlets ( ) leaving gravel in the first annulus, thereby gravel packing the interval.

Apparatus and method for gravel packing an interval of a wellbore

An apparatus ( ) and method for gravel packing an interval of a wellbore is disclosed. The apparatus ( ) comprises a sand control screen ( ) positioned within the wellbore and a tubular member ( ) disposed within the wellbore forming a first annulus with the sand control screen ( ) and a second annulus with the wellbore. The tubular member ( ) has an axially extending production section ( ) with a plurality of openings ( ) and an axially extending nonproduction section ( ) with a plurality of outlets ( ). A channel ( ) is disposed within the first annulus such that the channel ( ) is substantially circumferentially aligned with the nonproduction section ( ) of the tubular member ( ) forming a slurry passageway ( ) therewith.

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Houston, TX, United States of America

David A Hejl