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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7440357 | Methods and systems for determining signatures for arrays of marine seismic sources for seismic analysis Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for deriving a source signature for an array of seismic sources for marine seismic analysis, wherein the systems and methods include factors for determining the source signature taking into considerati... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7433851 | System and method for inferring geological classes A system for inferring geological classes from oilfield well input data is described using a neural network for inferring class probabilities and class sequencing knowledge and optimising the class probabilities according to the sequencing knowledge. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7428929 | Method and apparatus for lifting liquids from gas wells A downhole apparatus and method for maintaining or reducing the level of liquids at the bottom of a gas producing well is described including a constriction or throat section, such as a Venturi, in which a production gas flow from the well is used to generate a low ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7427583 | Aqueous fracturing fluid The invention concerns an aqueous viscoelastic fracturing fluid for use in the recovery of hydrocarbons. According to the invention, the fluid comprises a viscoelastic surfactant and a hydrophobically-modified polymer wherein the concentration of the hydrophobically... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7424912 | Wellbore treatment apparatus and method A treatment apparatus and method for wellbore instability is described including a caliper with one or more radially extending arms which are capable of extending and retracting movement in a radial direction and a fluid supply facility to deliver treatment fluid fr... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7422060 | Methods and apparatus for completing a well Methods and tools are described to reduce sanding including the steps of fracturing the cement sheath in a localized zone around the casing and having the fractured zone act as sand filter between the formation and openings in the casing, with the openings being bes... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7410934 | Aqueous viscoelastic fluid The invention concerns an aqueous viscoelastic fluid for use in the recovery of hydrocarbons. According to the invention, the aqueous viscoelastic fluid comprises a monomer, a dimer or an oligomer of a viscoelastic surfactant able to form a viscoelastic gel under do... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7408836 | Method of and apparatus for processing seismic data in the presence of anisotropy A method of and apparatus for processing seismic data. A method of processing seismic data comprising the steps acquiring seismic data in at least two shots that have different source-receiver azimuths from one another, and selecting events arising from interface se... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407566 | System and method for sensing using diamond based microelectrodes A method and system is disclosed for monitoring one or more characteristics associated with a fluid. An insulating layer comprising non-conducting diamond is positioned within a housing and has a surface exposed directly or indirectly to the fluid. A plurality of mi... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7402796 | Method and apparatus for monitoring deposition of solids in pipelines using a plurality of radiation sources pointing to a unique detector The invention concerns a method of monitoring flow in a flow pipe. According to the invention, the method comprising the following steps: providing a flow pipeline having a unique photon detector at a first position on the periphery of said pipe, a first photon sour... | 07/22/2008 |
