Daniel M Cousin

8237443, Aug 7, 2012

Nov 4, 2008

12/264318

Don A. Hopmann - Alvin TX, US
Daniel M. Cousin - Humble TX, US
Levon H. Yeriazarian - Katy TX, US
Juan P. Franco - Houston TX, US
Ahmed J. Jasser - Houston TX, US
Priyesh Ranjan - Houston TX, US

Baker Hughes Incorporated - Houston TX

G01V 3/18

324325, 324324, 324306, 324204, 137 38, 261137

The position of a movable downhole component such as a sleeve in a choke valve is monitored and determined using an array of sensors, preferably Hall Effect sensors that measure the strength of a magnetic field from a magnet that travels with the sleeve. The sensors measure the field strength and output a voltage related to the strength of the field that is detected. A plurality of sensors, with readings, transmits signals to a microprocessor to compute the magnet position directly. The sensors are in the tool body and are not mechanically coupled to the sleeve. The longitudinal position of the sleeve is directly computed using less than all available sensors to facilitate the speed of transmission of data and computation of actual position using known mathematical techniques.

20120268288, Oct 25, 2012

Apr 18, 2012

13/449523

Daniel M. Cousin - Humble TX, US
Paul A. Lowson - Houston TX, US
David L. Jacobs - Houston TX, US
Randall Perrin - Grawn MI, US
Edwin C. Scholl - Traverse City MI, US
Jerry Miller - Traverse City MI, US
Dean M. Vieau - Traverse City MI, US

BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED - Houston TX

G01V 3/12

3408547, 3408531, 3408558

An apparatus and method for delivering communication and/or power downhole. The apparatus may include an information network configured to use a multi-drop deterministic protocol. The method may include delivering information over the information network. The method may include delivering power over the information network.

20220341289, Oct 27, 2022

Apr 21, 2021

17/236263

Eugene Stolboushkin - Houston TX, US
YingQing Xu - Tomball TX, US
Daniel M. Cousin - Humble TX, US

Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC - Houston TX

E21B 34/14
E21B 23/04
E21B 43/26

A frac dart including a pressure housing, a mechanical sensor disposed through the pressure housing, a contactor inside the pressure housing and in operable communication with the mechanical sensor, and an electrical counter disposed in the pressure housing and responsive in increments to movement of the mechanical sensor that closes the contactor.

20220342006, Oct 27, 2022

Apr 21, 2021

17/236290

Eugene Stolboushkin - Houston TX, US
YingQing Xu - Tomball TX, US
Daniel M. Cousin - Humble TX, US

Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC - Houston TX

G01R 33/00
E21B 34/14
H02K 1/34
E21B 43/26

A frac dart including a pressure housing, a mechanically actuated magnetic sensor including a first magnet outside of the pressure housing, a signal generator inside the pressure housing and in operable communication with the first magnet, and an electrical counter disposed in the frac dart responsive in increments to the signal generator.

20220344091, Oct 27, 2022

Apr 21, 2021

17/236286

Eugene Stolboushkin - Houston TX, US
YingQing Xu - Tomball TX, US
Daniel M. Cousin - Humble TX, US

Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC - Houston TX

H01F 27/02
E21B 43/26
E21B 34/14
H01F 27/24
H01F 27/40

A frac dart including an electric counter in the frac dart, an inductor in the frac dart, in electrical communication with the counter, the inductor generating a voltage responsive to the dart moving through a magnetic field. A method for selectively landing a dart on a landing feature in a well including sensing a landing feature by generating an inductor signal with an inductor pursuant to the inductor passing through a magnetic field associated with the landing feature in the well. generating a count in an electrical counter of the dart responsive to the inductor signal, applying a count signal to a switch of the dart based upon the count, selectively passing the count signal to an activator or an actuator of the dart based upon switch position.

20220205328, Jun 30, 2022

Dec 24, 2020

17/133846

Otto Fanini - Houston TX, US
Daniel Cousin - Humble TX, US

Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC - Houston TX

E21B 23/00
E21B 17/02
E21B 34/06

A downhole robotic shuttle includes multiple modules coupled together in series to be conveyed through a cased geologic borehole. One or more of the modules includes: a coupling mechanism to couple one module to an adjacent module, a movement mechanism to enable conveyance of the module having the movement mechanism through the cased borehole; a steering mechanism to steer the module comprising the steering mechanism to achieve a selected orientation within the cased borehole; a motor configured to power the movement mechanism and/or the steering mechanism; an actuator to perform a selected action; a sensor to sense a selected parameter; a memory to receive instructions for performing at least one of the selected action and another action; and a controller to control at least one of the motor, steering mechanism, robotic arm, or sensor in accordance with the instructions received from the memory and sensed data received from the sensor.

20190277673, Sep 12, 2019

Mar 9, 2018

15/917057

Paul Lowson - Houston TX, US
Daniel Cousin - Humble TX, US
Justin Brough - Tomball TX, US

Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC - Houston TX

G01F 1/115
E21B 47/10

A downhole flow meter includes a body including an inlet exposed to downhole fluids, an impeller rotatably supported in the body, the impeller including at least one vane, at least one magnet mounted to the at least one vane, and a switch responsive to the at least one magnet arranged in the body.