Manh Phi

7845407, Dec 7, 2010

Oct 12, 2006

12/085210

Franz D. Bunnell - The Woodlands TX, US
Manh V. Phi - Houston TX, US

ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co. - Houston TX

E21B 43/08

166278, 166236

Systems and associated methods for use in the production of hydrocarbons are described. The systems include a first tubular member and a second tubular member at least partially enclosing the first tubular member. Each of the first and second tubular members have a non-permeable longitudinal section and a permeable longitudinal section. The non-permeable longitudinal section of the second tubular member is disposed adjacent to the permeable longitudinal section of the first tubular member. Similarly, the permeable longitudinal section of the second tubular member is disposed adjacent to the non-permeable longitudinal section of the first tubular member. The permeable longitudinal section of the second tubular member is separated from the permeable longitudinal section of the first tubular member by a specific longitudinal distance.

8215406, Jul 10, 2012

Dec 15, 2006

12/086572

Bruce A. Dale - Sugar Land TX, US
Michael D. Barry - The Woodlands TX, US
Charles S. Yeh - Spring TX, US
Jon Blacklock - Katy TX, US
Darren F. Rosenbaum - Doha, QA
Michael T. Hecker - Tomball TX, US
David C. Haeberle - Cypress TX, US
Manh V. Phi - Houston TX, US
Michael J. Siegman - Houston TX, US

ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company - Houston TX

E21B 47/04

166369, 166278, 166 51

A method, system and apparatus associated with the production of hydrocarbons are described. One apparatus includes a swellable packer element around a primary and a secondary flow path, wherein the packer is configured to block flow in a portion of a wellbore annulus. One method includes disposing sand control devices having shunt tubes and a packer within a wellbore adjacent to a subsurface reservoir. The packer is then set within an interval, which may be an open-hole section of the wellbore. With the packer set, gravel packing of the sand control devices in different intervals may be performed. Then, hydrocarbons are produced from the wellbore by passing hydrocarbons through the sand control devices with the different intervals providing zonal isolation. In some embodiments, intervals may be alternatively packed and plugged, wherein the plugged intervals are not packed. In addition, the method may also include disposing the sand control devices and packer into the wellbore in conditioned drilling fluid.

8403062, Mar 26, 2013

May 31, 2012

13/485571

Bruce A. Dale - Sugar Land TX, US
Michael D. Barry - The Woodlands TX, US
Charles S. Yeh - Spring TX, US
Jon Blacklock - Katy TX, US
Darren F. Rosenbaum - Doha, QA
Michael T. Hecker - Tomball TX, US
David C. Haeberle - Cypress TX, US
Manh V. Phi - Houston TX, US
Michael J. Siegman - Houston TX, US

ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company - Houston TX

E21B 47/04

166369, 166278, 166 51

Method, system and apparatus to produce hydrocarbons includes a packer apparatus with a swellable packer element around primary and secondary flow paths, the packer is configured to block flow in a portion of a wellbore annulus. The method includes disposing sand control devices having shunt tubes and a packer within a wellbore adjacent to a subsurface reservoir. The packer is then set within an interval, which may be an open-hole section of the wellbore, and gravel packing the sand control devices in different intervals. Hydrocarbons are produced by passing hydrocarbons through the sand control devices with different intervals providing zonal isolation. In some embodiments, intervals may be alternatively packed and plugged, wherein the plugged intervals are not packed.

8517098, Aug 27, 2013

Dec 15, 2006

12/086577

Bruce A. Dale - Sugar Land TX, US
Michael D. Barry - The Woodlands TX, US
Charles S. Yeh - Spring TX, US
Jon Blacklock - Katy TX, US
Darren F. Rosenbaum - Doha, QA
Michael T. Hecker - Tomball TX, US
David C. Haeberle - Cypress TX, US
Manh V. Phi - Houston TX, US
Michael J. Siegman - Houston TX, US
John W. Mohr - Victoria, AU

ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company - Houston TX

E21B 43/04
E21B 43/08

166263, 166278, 166 51

A method, system and apparatus associated with the production of hydrocarbons are described. The method includes disposing a plurality of sand control devices having a primary flow path and a secondary flowpath within a wellbore adjacent to a subsurface reservoir. A packer having primary and secondary flow paths is then coupled between two of the sand control devices such that the primary and secondary flow paths of the packer are in fluid flow communication with the primary and secondary flowpaths of the sand control devices. The packer is then set within an interval, which may be an open-hole section of the wellbore. With the packer set, gravel packing of the sand control devices in different intervals may be performed. The interval above the packer may be packed before the interval below the packer. A treatment fluid may then be injected into the wellbore via the secondary flow paths of the packer and sand control devices.

20080156498, Jul 3, 2008

Feb 10, 2006

11/883285

Manh V. Phi - Houston TX, US
Pin Y. Huang - Houston TX, US
Michael D. Murrey - Woodlands TX, US

E21B 29/06

166376, 166317

A method and apparatus for treating a subterranean section surrounding a wellbore with a fluid. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a three-dimensional tubular element capable of fluid flow in a wellbore with at least one burst disk with a pre-determined pressure rating positioned at a desired location on the tubular wherein the burst disk ruptures at the pre-determined pressure at the desired location on the tubular in the wellbore. The method provides the ability to choose the order in which the subterranean interval sections surrounding a wellbore are treated with fluid.

20150315872, Nov 5, 2015

Sep 13, 2013

14/431182

Manh V. PHI - Houston TX, US
Stuart R. KELLER - Houston TX, US

E21B 34/10
E21B 33/124
E21B 43/14
E21B 34/06
E21B 43/25

Wellbore flow-control assemblies define a flow-controlled fluid conduit that selectively conveys a fluid flow, including fluid outflow and fluid inflow, between a subterranean formation and a casing conduit. The wellbore flow-control assemblies include a sacrificial flow-control device that defines a first portion of the flow-controlled fluid conduit and a directional flow-control device that defines a second portion of the flow-controlled fluid conduit. The sacrificial flow-control device resists the fluid flow prior to a flow-initiation event and permits the fluid flow subsequent to the flow-initiation event. The directional flow-control device permits one of fluid outflow and fluid inflow and resists the other.

20150167441, Jun 18, 2015

Nov 7, 2014

14/536076

David A. Howell - Houston TX, US
Manh V. Phi - Fountain Valley CA, US
Nancy H. Choi - Ft. Worth TX, US
Abdel Wadood M. El-Rabaa - Plano TX, US
Stuart R. Keller - Houston TX, US
Fuping Zhou - Sugar Land TX, US

E21B 43/267
E21B 43/00
E21B 41/00

A method of forming an elevated pressure proppant-containing fracturing fluid for direct injection into a wellbore that reduces exposure of a substantial amount of the pumping equipment to the abrasive effects of proppant, as compared to conventional pumping equipment. The method includes providing a high pressure fluid stream to a nozzle having an inlet and an exit; accelerating the high pressure fluid stream through the nozzle from the inlet to the exit to increase the velocity thereof; providing a low pressure stream comprising a proppant to a suction chamber, the suction chamber positioned adjacent the nozzle exit; and mixing the low pressure fluid stream comprising a proppant with the high pressure fluid stream to form an elevated pressure proppant-containing fracturing fluid. A method for fracturing and a system for forming an elevated pressure proppant-containing fracturing fluid for injection into a wellbore are also provided.

20150129219, May 14, 2015

Jun 12, 2013

14/391158

Manh V. Phi - Fountain Valley CA, US
Stuart R. Keller - Houston TX, US
Chris E. Shuchart - Missouri City TX, US

E21B 43/25
E21B 33/124
E21B 43/16
F04B 47/00
E21B 43/14
E21B 47/12
E21B 33/128
E21B 43/11
E21B 43/08

166297, 166 551

Systems and methods for stimulating a plurality of zones of a subterranean formation to increase production of reservoir fluids therefrom. The subterranean formation contains a well that includes a liner that defines a liner conduit, and the systems and methods include stimulating the plurality of zones with a stimulation assembly that is present within the liner conduit without requiring removal of the stimulation assembly from the liner conduit. The stimulation assembly includes a perforation device, which is configured to selectively form one or more perforations in a plurality of portions of the liner, and a resettable sealing device, which is configured to fluidly isolate the plurality of portions of the liner from a plurality of respective downhole portions of the liner. The fluid isolation provides for selective introduction of a stimulant fluid to a selected zone of the subterranean formation that is associated with a corresponding portion of the liner.