Marana Technology LLC

A REGISTERED Engineering Firm In The State of TEXAS

Mechanical Design Consultation for Downhole Tools

MARANA TECHNOLOGY was formed in 2016, but has over 35 years experience in the design and development of equipment for the oilfield service industry. This includes mechanical design of M/LWD tools, wireline tools and related support equipment. Here is some important background information:

 

PATENTS:

           U.S. Patent No. 5,092,056

               “Reversed Leaf Spring Energizing System for Wellbore Caliper Arms”

          U.S. Patent No. 5,086,045

               “Multiple Caliper Arms Capable of Independent Movement”            

          U.S. Patent No. 4,504,736 & European Patent No. 0096975

               “Gamma Ray Spectral Tool for Borehole Use”

 

PUBLICATIONS:­

          Co-author of SPE Paper No. 12050, “A Multi-function Compensated Spectral Natural Gamma Logging System.”­

 

EXPERIENCE:

       M/LWD

  • Mechanical design of Acoustic, Resistivity, Nuclear and other tool types
  • Design of acoustic transmitters, receivers, and related components
  • Design of antenna arrays along with related composite components for resistivity applications
  • Packaging of nuclear tool sensors, sources and design of handling equipment­
  • Battery packaging, turbine improvements and other power-related design work
  • Leader of a group charged with reliability improvements in LWD tools­

      WIRELINE­

  • Design of gamma tool with filament-wound composite tool housing for low attenuation­
  • Design of downhole seismic generation and acquisition tools­
  • Group leader including mechanical design for 2 sizes of Gamma Perforators with CCLs­
  • Design of patented multi-arm caliper­
  • Design of knuckle joint assembly for 1-11/16" nuclear tool­

     OTHER AREAS:­

  • Proficient in SolidWorks solid modeling and Simulation (FEA)

  • Environmental Testing (Supervision of group for 6 years)

  • Design of pressure testing equipment – Hydraulic system, controllers, heating & cooling

  • Composites - filament-wound composites for high stress and high temperature applications

  • Corrosion evaluation testing of metal alloys, principally non-magnetic drill collar alloys

  •  Exotic metal alloys - titanium alloys, nickel alloys, beryllium, and beryllium copper

  •  Specification writing for materials and welding requirements

  •  Familiar with NACE MR-01-75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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