Nathan J Wicks, 4718 Jacob Gates Rd, Harvard, MA 01451

8506837, Aug 13, 2013

Apr 30, 2008

12/112003

Murat Ocalan - Boston MA, US
Huilin Tu - Cambridge MA, US
Nathan Wicks - Somerville MA, US
Agathe Robisson - Cambridge MA, US
Dominique Guillot - Somerville MA, US

Schlumberger Technology Corporation - Sugar Land TX

B32B 15/18
C04B 35/26
E21B 31/06

252 6256, 252 6252, 252 6254, 4286921, 166 665, 166387

A field-responsive fluid which enters a semi-solid state in the presence of an energy field is improved by use of a plurality of energy field responsive particles which form chains in response to the energy field. The particles can be (a) composite particles in which at least one field-responsive member having a first density is attached to at least one member having a second density that is lower than the first density, (b) shaped particles in which at least one field-responsive member has one or more inclusions, and (c) combinations thereof. The particles improve the field-responsive fluid by reducing density without eliminating field-responsive properties which afford utility. Further, a multi-phase base fluid including a mixture of two or more substances, at least two of which are immiscible, may be used. The multi-phase base fluid improves the field-responsive fluid because surface tension between the boundaries of the immiscible substances in conjunction with chains formed by field-responsive particles tends to stop or retard creep flow, resulting an improved dynamic or static seal.

2008025, Oct 16, 2008

Apr 2, 2008

12/061252

Jahir Pabon - Wellesley MA, US
Nathan Wicks - Somerville MA, US
Yong Chang - Missouri City TX, US
Clinton Chapman - Missouri City TX, US
Vivek Singh - Houston TX, US

G06G 7/57

703 10

A method, system and computer program product for performing a drilling operation for an oil field, the oil field having a subterranean formation with geological structures and reservoirs therein. The method involves creating a finite-difference model to simulate behavior of a drilling assembly used to drill a wellbore in the drilling operation, performing a simulation of the drilling operation using the finite-difference model, analyzing a result of the simulation, and selectively modifying the drilling operation based on the analysis.

2010005, Mar 4, 2010

Aug 29, 2008

12/201699

Murat Ocalan - Boston MA, US
Nathan Wicks - Somerville MA, US

Schlumberger Technology Corporation - Cambridge MA

B03C 1/24
B07C 5/344

209232, 209539, 209509

Actuators, pumps, clutches, brakes and other assemblies may utilize field-responsive fluids that include a plurality of particles suspended in a base fluid. A positive displacement pump is provided by causing particles to align into chains and walls which inhibit traversal by fluid within a fluid enclosure. The field which aligns the particles is moved, thereby causing the walls of aligned particles to move. Because traversal of the walls by the fluid is inhibited, fluid is displaced by movement of the walls of aligned particles. A reciprocating positive displacement pump can be provided by ceasing particle alignment and returning the particles to a starting position. Objects may also be moved in response to collision with chains or walls of aligned particles that move in response to field movement. Fluid circulation features are provided for preventing agglomeration of particles when translating torque between plates in relative rotational movement.

2010024, Sep 30, 2010

Feb 26, 2010

12/713758

Julio C. Guerrero - Cambridge MA, US
Logan Munro - New York NY, US
Nathan Wicks - Somerville MA, US
Agathe Robisson - Cambridge MA, US

E21B 23/01
E21B 23/00

166382, 166206

An expandable structure for passive deployment in a well. The structure may be locked in a position determined by the inner dimensions of the well in which it is deployed. Practical uses for the structure may include production tubing or a host of other devices for affixing downhole with a final diameter as determined by the inner diameter of the well. Additionally, the structure may be configured for advancement to a targeted well location while in a collapsed state. Thus, upon deployment, subsequent structures may be advanced through the expanded/deployed structure. As such, affixed structures may be deployed downhole in both top-down and bottom-up fashions without concern over a prior deployed structure obstructing subsequent structure deployment downhole thereof.

2013002, Jan 31, 2013

Jul 27, 2012

13/560454

MURAT OCALAN - Boston MA, US
JAHIR PABON - Newton MA, US
NATHAN WICKS - Somerville MA, US
HITOSHI TASHIRO - Paris, FR

SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION - Sugar Land TX

H02K 7/18

290 1 R

The subject disclosure relates to energy harvesting. More particularly, the subject disclosure relates to harvesting energy from the relative motion between a rotary stabilizer and the drill string. In further embodiments, the subject disclosure relates to harvesting energy from vibrations in the drill string.

2013005, Mar 7, 2013

Jun 5, 2012

13/488957

JAHIR PABON - NEWTON MA, US
NATHAN WICKS - SOMERVILLE MA, US
JIN HE - QUINCY MA, US
DOUGLAS PIPCHUK - CALGARY, CA

SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION - Sugar Land TX

E21B 17/20

166381, 1662422

The subject disclosure generally relates to the field of elongated structures such as coiled tubing and coiled tubing applications in hydrocarbon wells. More particularly, the subject disclosure relates to increasing the reach of coiled tubing by delaying the onset of buckling.

2013018, Jul 25, 2013

Jan 20, 2012

13/355103

NATHAN WICKS - SOMERVILLE MA, US
JAHIR PABON - SOMERVILLE MA, US
FRANCOIS AUZERAIS - BOSTON MA, US
JOHN DAVID ROWATT - HARVARD MA, US
SHUNFENG ZHENG - KATY TX, US
REX BURGOS - RICHMOND TX, US
ROBIN MALLALIEU - SUGAR LAND TX, US
ZHENG RONG XU - SUGAR LAND TX, US

E21B 23/00
E21B 47/09

1662551, 166381, 1662411

Apparatus and a method for delivering a rod in a cylinder including propagating a rod in a cylinder along the interior of the cylinder, and introducing a motion in an orientation orthogonal to a length of the rod, wherein the motion comprises multiple motion sources along the length of the rod, and wherein the multiple motion sources comprise a control system that controls at least one of the motion sources. An apparatus and method for delivering a rod in a cylinder including a cylinder comprising a deviated portion, a rod comprising a length within the cylinder, multiple motion sources positioned along the length of the rod, and a control system in communication with at least one of the motion sources, wherein the control system controls the location of frictional contact between the rod and cylinder over time.