Christopher Odneal Hall

7179449, Feb 20, 2007

Jan 30, 2001

09/774278

Gregory M. Lanza - St. Louis MO, US
Samuel A. Wickline - St. Louis MO, US
Christopher S. Hall - Houston TX, US

Barnes-Jewish Hospital - St. Louis MO

A61B 5/055
A61B 8/00
A61K 9/127

424 9321, 424 95, 424 951, 424 952, 424450, 514937, 514938

Methods and devices for enhanced ultrasound detection based upon changing temperature and ultrasound reflectivity of a temperature-dependent contrast agent bound to an ultrasound target are disclosed. The methods and devices can be used for enhanced imaging alone or in conjunction with drug delivery, with therapeutic approaches such as hyperthermia or cryotherapy or with other imaging modalities.

8439327, May 14, 2013

Dec 21, 2009

12/643308

Christopher A. Hall - Cypress TX, US
Seemant Yadav - Houston TX, US
John G. Landthrip - Katy TX, US

Hydril USA Manufacturing LLC - Houston TX

E21B 33/06

251 13, 251 11

A blowout preventer having a first elongated cavity extending along a first axis and a second elongated cavity extending perpendicular to and intersecting the first elongated cavity, a shear block provided in the first elongated cavity and configured to slide along the first axis, where the shear block has a frontal face facing the second elongated cavity and configured to slide towards the second elongated cavity; and a shear blade configured to be attached to the shear block and also configured to shear a tool provided in the second cavity when the shear block slides towards the tool. The frontal face of the shear block has at least a pin region configured to enter a tail region of the shear blade such that the pin region and the tail region form a dovetail joint or the shear block has the tail region and the shear block has the pin region.

8632047, Jan 21, 2014

Feb 2, 2011

13/019421

Christopher Andrew Hall - Cypress TX, US
Seemant Yadav - Houston TX, US
Robert Arnold Judge - Houston TX, US

Hydril USA Manufacturing LLC - Houston TX

E21B 33/06

251 13, 251 11, 166363

A pair of shear blades and a blowout preventer having the pair of shear blades. The shear blades are configured to cut a tubular inside the blowout preventer. The shear blades have different geometries of the front cutting surfaces. One geometry promotes a secure positioning of the tubular relative to the first blade while the second geometry promotes a puncturing of the tubular by the second blade.

20120048562, Mar 1, 2012

Aug 25, 2010

12/862833

Patrick J. Zimmerman - Houston TX, US
Christopher Hall - Cypress TX, US
John Broussard - Kingwood TX, US

WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. - Houston TX

E21B 34/06

166317, 166319

A crossover tool has an internal sleeve rotatably positioned within an external sleeve, and each of the sleeves has ports alignable with ports on the other sleeve. After deploying the crossover tool downhole and diverting fluid flow below the tool, fluid flow communicated into the internal sleeve tends to rotate it relative to the external sleeve until the ports are substantially aligned so that wear to the components is substantially reduced. The ports themselves may facilitate the rotation and alignment. For example, ports on the internal sleeve may produce tangentially exiting fluid flow. Alternatively, an additional outlet may be defined in the internal sleeve and eccentrically located to its rotation axis. Furthermore, an internal sleeve or insert may partially block fluid flow through the ports to allow greater fluid flow through the additional outlet to enhance rotation of the internal sleeve.

20120103603, May 3, 2012

Jan 6, 2012

13/345544

John P. Broussard - Kingwood TX, US
Ronald van Petegem - Montgomery TX, US
Christopher Hall - Cypress TX, US
Patrick J. Zimmerman - Houston TX, US
Brian Ritchey - Hockley TX, US
Rockni Van Clief - Houston TX, US

WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. - Houston TX

E21B 47/09
E21B 43/04

1662551, 166 7515, 166 51

A downhole assembly, such as a toe-to-heel gravel pack assembly, has a body with a body passage, outlet ports for slurry, and screens for fluid returns. An inner string deploys in the body to perform the toe-to-heel gravel packing. A telescoping adjustment device allows the inner string to space out properly when deployed to the toe of the assembly. Sealing surfaces of a locating device in the body separate a sealable space and seal against seals on the inner string movably disposed therein. Fluid pumped in the string produces a pressure buildup when the string's port communicates with the sealable space. The pressure buildup indicates that the tool is positioned at a first location in the assembly, and other positions for placement of the tool can then be calculated therefrom.

20120103631, May 3, 2012

Jan 6, 2012

13/345476

John P. Broussard - Kingwood TX, US
Ronald van Petegem - Montgomery TX, US
Christopher Hall - Cypress TX, US
Patrick J. Zimmerman - Houston TX, US
Brian Ritchey - Hockley TX, US
Rockni Van Clief - Houston TX, US

WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. - Houston TX

E21B 23/00
E21B 19/00

166382, 166 851

A downhole assembly, such as a toe-to-heel gravel pack assembly, has a body with a body passage, outlet ports for slurry, and screens for fluid returns. An inner string deploys in the body to perform the toe-to-heel gravel packing. A telescoping adjustment device allows the inner string to space out properly when deployed to the toe of the assembly. Sealing surfaces or seats of a locating device in the body separate a sealable space and seal against seals on the inner string movably disposed therein. Fluid pumped in the string produces a pressure buildup when the string's port communicates with the sealable space. The pressure buildup indicates that the tool is positioned at a first location in the assembly, and other positions for placement of the tool can then be calculated therefrom.

20120298356, Nov 29, 2012

May 25, 2011

13/115677

John S. Sladic - Katy TX, US
Brian Sternaman - Lafayette LA, US
Christopher Hall - Cypress TX, US

WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. - Houston TX

E21B 43/24
E21B 43/00
E21B 34/06

166263, 166 57

A dual-purpose tool can be used for steam injection and production in a wellbore. A mandrel deploys in the wellbore to communicate steam in a steam injection operation and to communicate production fluid from the wellbore during production operations. A distributor on the mandrel has nozzles for injecting steam into the wellbore and has production valves for producing fluids from the wellbore. A screen can be used to screen production fluids as they are produced through the production valves. The nozzles can also allows produced fluids to flow into the mandrel, or backflow valves can be used to restrict flow of produced fluids through the nozzles while permitting the flow of steam out of the nozzles.

20130000899, Jan 3, 2013

Jan 6, 2012

13/345418

John P. Broussard - Kingwood TX, US
Christopher Hall - Cypress TX, US
Ronald van Petegem - Montgomery TX, US
Alvaro J. Arrazola - Houston TX, US

WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. - Houston TX

E21B 43/04

166278, 166 51

A gravel packing assembly gravel packs a horizontal borehole. Operators wash down the borehole using an inner string in a first position by flowing fluid from the inner string through the apparatus' toe. Operators then gravel pack by moving the inner string to one or more flow ports between a screen and the toe. Slurry flows into the borehole from the flow ports, and returns from the borehole flow through the screen. The gravel in the slurry can pack the borehole in an alpha-beta wave from toe to heel. In another condition, operators can move the inner string to a second flow port so slurry can flow into the borehole through a shunt extending from the second flow port. When gravel packing is done, operators move the inner string to a port collar in a liner of the assembly to cement the liner in the borehole.