A downhole valve apparatus, for controlling fluid flow in drilling operations, includes a tubular housing and a float valve movably held within a valve bore of the tubular housing and partially within a stress relief bore. The float valve is axially movable relative to the tubular housing while in a sealing relationship with the valve bore between a first configuration and a second configuration of the downhole valve apparatus. A valve member of the float valve allows a downward flow of a drilling fluid of a first pressure to flow through the float valve in the first configuration, and the valve member blocks an upward flow of any fluid of a second pressure from the well through the float valve in the second configuration.
The present invention provides a cloud computing based system for compliance monitoring of vehicles and users of hydrocarbon wellsites and methods of implementing compliance monitoring service. The system includes at least one access control station located in the compliance monitored hydrocarbon wellsite and a cloud system server to manage the compliance monitoring of the hydrocarbon wellsites. The cloud system server can analyze an access code data and geolocation data received from a mobile computing device of a user, who is desiring to enter or exit a hydrocarbon wellsite or a portion of it, to authenticate the user, to determine whether the user is entering or exiting the hydrocarbon wellsite, and to identify the location of the access control station where the user entry or exit occurs.
G07C 9/33 - Individual registration on entry or exit not involving the use of a pass in combination with an identity check by means of a password
H04N 7/18 - Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
G07C 9/37 - Individual registration on entry or exit not involving the use of a pass in combination with an identity check using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
G06Q 10/0631 - Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
G07C 9/25 - Individual registration on entry or exit involving the use of a pass in combination with an identity check of the pass holder using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
G07C 9/27 - Individual registration on entry or exit involving the use of a pass with central registration
G07C 9/28 - Individual registration on entry or exit involving the use of a pass the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
G07C 9/22 - Individual registration on entry or exit involving the use of a pass in combination with an identity check of the pass holder
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
40 - Treatment of materials; recycling, air and water treatment,
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Providing technical customer support, namely, technical advice related to the installation, maintenance and removal of drilling tools and drilling assemblies from oil and gas wells; refurbishing and renting of downhole tools and accessories; carrying out installation and repair of downhole tools and accessories; consulting services in the fields of oil and gas well drilling; installation and oil well drilling services for the oil and gas industry Manufacture and assembly of downhole completion assemblies; manufacturing of drilling tools and drilling assemblies for the oil and gas industry Development of performance-enhancing tools for drilling and production operations; participating in forensic investigations, namely, providing computer forensic services for oil and gas companies
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
40 - Treatment of materials; recycling, air and water treatment,
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Providing technical customer support, namely, technical advice related to the installation, maintenance and removal of drilling tools and drilling assemblies from oil and gas wells; refurbishing and renting of downhole tools and accessories; carrying out installation and repair of downhole tools and accessories; consulting services in the fields of oil and gas well drilling; installation and oil well drilling services for the oil and gas industry Manufacture and assembly of downhole completion assemblies; manufacturing of drilling tools and drilling assemblies for the oil and gas industry Development of performance-enhancing tools for drilling and production operations; participating in forensic investigations, namely, providing computer forensic services for oil and gas companies
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Radio frequency identification (RFID) and bar code credentialed access control systems in the nature of card access systems, namely, cards and tags, and readers for radio frequency identification and bar code access credentials
06 - Common metals and ores; objects made of metal
Goods & Services
Drilling assembly, namely, a metal drill collar designed to improve drilling performance and wellbore verticality; drilling assembly, namely, a uniquely designed precision metal drill collar with special weighting elements which mitigates vibration, improves drilling performance, and wellbore quality; drilling assembly, namely, a metal drill collar utilizing pressure wave absorption reaction mass technology
06 - Common metals and ores; objects made of metal
Goods & Services
Drilling assembly, namely, a metal drill collar designed to improve drilling performance and wellbore verticality; drilling assembly, namely, a uniquely designed precision metal drill collar with special weighting elements which mitigates vibration, improves drilling performance, and wellbore quality; drilling assembly, namely, a metal drill collar utilizing pressure wave absorption reaction mass technology
The present invention provides a system for compliance monitoring of vehicles and users of hydrocarbon wellsites and method of use. The system includes at least one portable access control station located in the monitored hydrocarbon wellsite and a system server at a monitoring center. The system server is configured to be in communication with the portable access control station via a network. The portable access control station includes a checkpoint monitor and an access control unit. The portable access control station is configured to monitor vehicle and personnel access related events in the hydrocarbon wellsite and send data related to the events to the system server.
A system for compliance monitoring of a user of a monitored location is provided. The system includes at least one checkpoint monitor installed in the monitored location and a system server at a monitoring center being configured to be in communication with each checkpoint monitor via a network. Each checkpoint monitor includes a checkpoint server and being configured to monitor access to the monitored area. Each checkpoint monitor is configured to perform an authentication process to authenticate both an assignment status and an activity status of a user and transmit the resulting data to the system server.
A radio broadcast system and method can assist employees in a hydrocarbon field that is compliance monitored using a checkpoint monitor installed therein. A radio transmitter located on the checkpoint monitor is configured to transmit a broadcast signal including a radio program, in a selected radio broadcast band, to be received by a radio device on a vehicle occupied by the employees of the compliance monitored hydrocarbon field. The radio program includes company rules and regulations, safety related information and employee activity status and assignment status information for the hydrocarbon field.
A system for compliance monitoring of a user of a monitored location is provided. The system includes at least one checkpoint monitor installed in the monitored location and a system server at a monitoring center being configured to be in communication with each checkpoint monitor via a network. Each checkpoint monitor includes a checkpoint server and being configured to monitor access to the monitored area. Each checkpoint monitor is configured to perform an authentication process to authenticate both an assignment status and an activity status of a user and transmit the resulting data to the system server.
The present invention provides drilling assembles and methods that are especially useful for a bottom hole drilling assembly for drilling/reaming/or other operations related to drilling a borehole through an earth formation. In one embodiment, the drilling assembly utilizes standard drill collars which are modified to accept force transfer sections. In another embodiment, the drilling assembly comprises a tension inducing sub which creates a force that may be used to place the bottom hole assembly or portions thereof in tension. In another embodiment, a reaming assembly is held in tension to provide a stiffer reaming assembly.
