MARIO ZAMORA, JR
Electrician at Conger St, Houston, TX

3971926, Jul 27, 1976

May 28, 1975

5/581464

Gerald S. Gau - Houston TX
Mario Zamora - Houston TX

Halliburton Company - Duncan OK

G06F 1546, E21B 4704

235184

An apparatus is presented which simulates the circulation system through which a fluid is circulated in an oil well. The apparatus includes manually adjustable control means which simulate the circulation system controls used in the circulation of fluid through the oil well. The controls are interfaced with, and drive a digital programmable calculator which calculates the pressure and volume of fluid at a plurality of points in the oil well. The calculator in turn is interfaced with display means which simulate the circulation system instrumentation during the simulated circulation process. The apparatus additionally includes means for calculating a formation pressure which is randomly higher than the fluid pressure at the depth of the formation. Responsive to this increased formation pressure, the apparatus simulates the invasion of formation fluid into the well bore and simulates the reaction of the circulation system as the formation fluid is circulated to the surface. If the formation fluid is gas, the apparatus simulates the expansion of the gas as it is circulated to the surface.

7657414, Feb 2, 2010

Feb 23, 2005

11/063913

Mario Zamora - Houston TX, US
Douglas Simpkins - Spring TX, US

M-I L.L.C. - Houston TX

G06G 7/48, G01V 1/00, G01V 1/40

703 10, 702 6, 702 18

A visualization system for wellbore and drillstring data includes a graphics processor for creating a wire mesh model of a well and drillstring based on datasets of depth-varying parameters of the well. A graphics system maps appropriate textures to the wire mesh models, which are then displayed on a graphics display. A user interface facilitates user navigation along the length of the well to any selected location therein, and further permits user adjustment of orientation of the displayed renderings. The data is sufficient to permit calculation of fluid velocity in the wellbore at any selected location. The fluid velocity is presented as a velocity profile in the rendered visualization of the wellbore and drillstring to provide the user with a visual indication of fluid velocity in the wellbore as the user navigates the visualization along the length of the wellbore and drillstring.

2008028, Nov 20, 2008

May 16, 2008

12/122423

Mario Zamora - Houston TX, US
Marc A. Churan - Houston TX, US
Zhen Zhu - Houston TX, US

M-I LLC - Houston TX

E21B 49/00

175 48

A method of determining drilling fluid contents including fractionating a fluid sample, wherein the fluid sample includes a drilling fluid, and collecting image data from the fractioned fluid sample. Furthermore, processing the image data with a process station to produce a rendered image, and outputting the rendered image. Additionally, a system for determining drilling fluids content including an image gathering vessel having a holding section and an image gathering device operatively coupled to the image gathering vessel for collecting image data from a fluid sample, wherein the fluid sample includes a drilling fluid. Furthermore, a processing station for receiving the image data from the image gathering device and for producing a rendered image of the fluid sample based on the image data.

2014003, Jan 30, 2014

Jan 31, 2012

13/983010

Mario Zamora - Houston TX, US
Quanxin Guo - Sugar Land TX, US
Sanjit Roy - Houston TX, US

M-I L.L.C. - Houston TX

E21B 43/00

703 10

A process for reducing wellbore instability includes inputting pre-drilling assessment information into an hydraulics analysis and wellbore stability application, inputting a well plan into the hydraulics and wellbore analysis application, inputting a parameter measured at the wellsite into the hydraulics and wellbore stability analysis application, inputting an observation made at the wellsite into the hydraulics and wellbore stability analysis application, integrating the pre-drilling assessment information, the measured parameter, and the observation into the wellbore strengthening analysis application, and adjusting a drilling fluid parameter in response to the integrated pre-drilling assessment information, the measured parameter, and the observation.

7669484, Mar 2, 2010

May 21, 2008

12/124919

Kenneth Slater - Houston TX, US
Mario Zamora - Houston TX, US

M-I L.L.C. - Houston TX

G01F 1/37

7386149

A system for screening a drag reduction agent that includes at least one pressure vessel, comprising: at least one container having an outlet; a first tube fluidly connected with the outlet of the at least one container; a second tube fluidly connected with the first tube; a timer; and a collection vessel configured to receive a fluid from the second tube is disclosed.

2012015, Jun 21, 2012

Mar 10, 2010

13/393124

Mario Zamora - Houston TX, US
Marian Baranowski - Houston TX, US
Kenneth Slater - Sealy TX, US

E21B 47/00

7315203

An apparatus and method for testing the effects of mud chemistry and bit design on bit balling is disclosed The apparatus includes a replica bit coupled to a rotary drive and having at least one nozzle, a test container, a test formation located within the test container through which the replica bit will be drive, wherein the test formation includes a plurality of layers of pre-manufactured cuttings The apparatus further includes a lifting device applying a force to the bottom of the container to drive the test formation into the replica bit while the replica bit is rotating, a second container within which is a drilling fluid, and a pump for communicating drilling fluid from the container through a conduit to the replica bit.

7828080, Nov 9, 2010

Aug 10, 2007

11/837145

Alan Wayne Burkhard - Edmond OK, US
Mario Zamora - Houston TX, US

M-I L.L.C. - Houston TX

E21B 44/00

175 24, 175 38, 175 40, 175 48

A method for controlling a peripheral drilling operation involves obtaining a first property of a first drilling operation component associated with the peripheral drilling operation, via a wireless network, obtaining a second property of a second drilling operation component associated with the peripheral drilling operation, generating a control signal for the first drilling operation component, based on the first property and the second property, and communicating the control signal to the first drilling operation component, via the wireless network, where the first drilling operation component is adjusted, based on the control signal, to control the peripheral drilling operation.

2010008, Apr 8, 2010

Oct 6, 2009

12/574489

Thomas Geehan - Houston TX, US
Quanxin Guo - Sugar Land TX, US
Mario Zamora - Houston TX, US

M-I L.L.C. - Houston TX

G06G 7/50, G06F 17/11

703 2, 703 10

Methods and software tools for determining wellbore-strengthening information for a drilling operation, the method including inputting wellbore parameters into a wellbore simulator, importing wellbore-strengthening options into the wellbore simulator, and performing a plurality of wellbore simulations to obtain fracture information, wherein the performing the plurality of wellbore simulations includes selecting at least one of the wellbore parameters and determining the affect of the selected wellbore parameter on the wellbore. The method further includes selecting a wellbore-strengthening option based on the fracture information and outputting the selected wellbore-strengthening option.

8392121, Mar 5, 2013

Oct 24, 2008

12/739578

Mario Zamora - Houston TX, US
Tore Stock - Kleppe, NO

M-I L.L.C. - Houston TX
Schlumberger Norge AS - Tananger

G01N 15/08, G06F 19/00

702 12, 7315219, 702 50

A system for monitoring fluids at a drilling location, the system including a viscometer () having a heating cup and a pump () in clued communication with the heating cup, wherein the pump is configured to provide a flow of fluid from a fluid line inlet to the heating cup. The system also including a cleaning fluid tank () including communication with the heating cup, wherein the pump is configured to provide a flow of cleaning fluid from the cleaning fluid tank to the heating cup, and a system controller () configured to provide instructions to the pump for controlling the flow of cleaning fluid from the cleaning fluid tanks to the heating cup.