Arley Gene Lee
Engineering at Market Sq Ln, Katy, TX

6626248, Sep 30, 2003

Mar 23, 2000

09/533404

Billy J. Roberts - late of Houston TX
Arley G. Lee - Katy TX

Smith International, Inc. - Houston TX

E21B 712

175 5, 166358, 175135, 175293, 405249

A method for driving a drive pipe into a subsea formation, the method being comprised of the following steps: suspending the drive pipe from a drill string; moving at least one mass in a direction having an upward component and within the drive pipe; accelerating at least one mass relative to the drive pipe, wherein the at least one mass is accelerated within the drive pipe; transferring energy from the accelerated at least one mass to the drive pipe; isolating the drill string from energy from the accelerated at least one mass; and removing a core of formation from within the drive pipe after the transferring. A system for driving a drive pipe into a subsea formation, the system having: a drill string suspendable from a marine vessel; a running tool attachable to the drill string, wherein a top of the drive pipe is connected to the running tool; at least one mass adapted to fit within the drive pipe; an accelerator of the at least one mass, wherein the accelerator is in mechanical communication with the running tool and the at least one mass; and a transferror of energy from the at least one mass to the drive pipe, wherein the transferror transfers energy after the at least one mass is accelerated by the accelerator.

6729419, May 4, 2004

May 30, 2000

09/580102

Arley Gene Lee - Katy TX

Smith International, Inc. - Houston TX

E21B 414

175297, 175298

A drilling jar comprising a mandrel with a shoulder extending radially outward. The shoulder defines at least one openable and closeable orifice therethrough. An outer housing is slidably disposed about the mandrel to define an upper chamber above the shoulder and a lower chamber below the shoulder. The jar also comprises a magnetorestriction material that responds to a predetermined pressure in the upper chamber to open at least one orifice in the shoulder to allow rapid pressure communication between the upper and lower chambers.

2013025, Oct 3, 2013

May 20, 2013

13/898079

Arley G. Lee - Katy TX, US

Smith International, Inc. - Houston TX

E21B 31/113

175 24, 175 57, 175 40

A down hole tool includes a tool body, a fluid cavity, a magnetorheological fluid disposed in the fluid cavity, and an electrical control unit in communication with the MR fluid. The electrical control unit is configured to adjust a viscosity of the MR fluid by varying a magnetic field.

6874540, Apr 5, 2005

Jun 25, 2002

10/179123

Arley Gene Lee - Katy TX, US

F16L055/04

138 31, 175135

A pulsation dampener apparatus and method for dampening pulses within a fluid flow line during well drilling operations. The pulsation dampener apparatus comprises a cylindrical body having an annular chamber, a piston slidably disposed within the annular chamber, a gas column within the annular chamber and a means of communicating pulses from the fluid flow line to the piston. The piston is operated against the gas column to dampen the pulses within the fluid flow line.

8443875, May 21, 2013

Jul 17, 2008

12/175299

Arley G. Lee - Katy TX, US

Smith International, Inc. - Houston TX

E21B 31/113, E21B 10/32

166 665, 175267, 175293, 175407

A down hole tool includes a tool body, a fluid cavity, a magnetorheological fluid disposed in the fluid cavity, and an electrical control unit in communication with the MR fluid. The electrical control unit is configured to adjust a viscosity of the MR fluid by varying a magnetic field.

2009027, Nov 12, 2009

May 8, 2008

12/117583

Arley G. Lee - Katy TX, US

Smith International, Inc. - Houston TX

E21B 4/14

175 57, 175296

A drilling system, including: a drill bit; and a thruster to apply a force to the drill bit. The thruster may include: an inner tubular member disposed within and configured to axially move within an outer tubular member; a thrust piston to transmit a hydraulic force to the inner tubular member, the thrust piston separating an upstream fluid chamber and a downstream fluid chamber between the inner and outer tubular members; at least one pressure switch fluidly connected to the downstream fluid chamber to control flow of a fluid to and from the downstream fluid chamber via at least one fluid inlet and at least one fluid outlet.

2011020, Sep 1, 2011

Mar 1, 2011

13/037653

Vishal Saheta - Houston TX, US
Arley G. Lee - Katy TX, US

SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC. - Houston TX

E21B 49/00, E21B 7/00

175 50, 175 57

A downhole jarring tool includes a mandrel having a small diameter portion and a large diameter portion, a detent cylinder sealingly disposed around the mandrel forming an enclosure, a divider disposed in the enclosure between the mandrel and the detent cylinder, wherein the divider partitions the enclosure into a storage chamber and a metering chamber, and a metering system disposed around the mandrel. A method of applying an impact force using a downhole jarring tool includes moving a mandrel with respect to a detent cylinder by applying an axial force, positioning the mandrel such that a metering system disposed on the mandrel enters a reduced diameter portion of the detent cylinder, transmitting energy to an energy storing component disposed inside the detent cylinder, metering a fluid through the metering system, and accelerating the mandrel with respect to the detent cylinder.