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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136384 | Hardband wear testing system and method A hardband wear testing system with a first rotatable member connected to a tool joint to rotate the tool joint in a first direction. A second rotatable member connectable to the casing sample to rotate the casing sample in the first direction or in a second directi... | 03/20/2012 |
| D631492 | Module for drilling fluid pump system | 01/25/2011 |
| 7187297 | Methods for sealing openings in tubulars Systems and methods for downhole communication and measurement utilizing an improved metallic tubular having an elongated body with tubular walls and a central bore adapted to receive a run-in tool. The tubular including slotted stations to provide through-tubular s... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7158049 | Wireless communication circuit The invention includes a wireless communication circuit and a method of communicating with wireless signals that feature a tank circuit having an inductor connected in parallel with a capacitor circuit. The capacitor circuit includes a pair of capacitors coupled in ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150188 | Non-invasive measurement of fluid-pressure diffusivity using electro-osmosis An apparatus for determining fluid-pressure diffusivity in a borehole (12) in a formation (10) includes an electrode (16) and a strain measuring device (18),(20) (or a particle velocity measuring device (18),(20) or a... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7151377 | Permanent apparatus for monitoring a well by injecting current through the casing into the formations Apparatus for monitoring an underground formation through which a borehole passes, comprises a conductive casing (6) located in the borehole (1) passing through the formation (4); a plurality of sensors (12-1) for measuring an elec... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7149146 | Determination of the impedance of a material behind a casing combining two sets of ultrasonic measurements The invention provides a method for estimating an impedance of a material behind a casing wall, wherein the casing is disposed in a borehole drilled in a geological formation, and wherein a borehole fluid is filling said casing, the material being disposed in an ann... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140434 | Sensor system A sensor for installation in an underground well having a casing or tubing installed therein, the sensor comprising: a sensor body that can be installed in a hole formed in the casing or tubing so as to extend between the inside and outside of the casing or tubing; ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140436 | Apparatus and method for controlling the pressure of fluid within a sample chamber A formation testing tool and method for providing pressure controlled sampling is provided. A flow line delivers formation fluid to a sample chamber in the testing tool. A first valve controls the flow of formation fluid from the flow line to the sample chamber. A p... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7138897 | Induction measurements with reduced borehole effects An induction tool includes a conductive mandrel; at least one array including a transmitter, a bucking coil, and a receiver disposed in an insulating tool body surrounding the conductive mandrel; and an electrode disposed on the insulating tool body at a selected lo... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7136795 | Control method for use with a steerable drilling system A control method for use with a steerable drilling system comprises the steps of inputting parametric model data representative of drilling conditions and using the data to determine achievable drilling directions. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7133325 | Apparatus and method for generating electrical power in a borehole An apparatus and related method generate electrical power in a tubular housing, such as a drill collar, disposed in a borehole when drilling fluid flows through the tubular housing. The apparatus includes a stator adapted for being secured within the tubular housing... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131210 | Borehole caliper tool A borehole caliper tool includes a tool body and an arm coupled to the tool body. The arm is deflectable relative to the tool body. The caliper tool further includes a cam coupled to the arm such that a position of the cam changes as the arm deflects. The caliper to... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7133777 | Method for transmitting wellbore data acquired in the wellbore to the surface A method and apparatus are useful for decomposing a complex distribution of data by modeling the complex distribution as a sum of discrete simple distributions, and processing the simple distributions independently. The independent processing enables the complex dis... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7129704 | System for monitoring salinity in a water well A well (10) for producing water is characterized in that it includes a network of widely spaced electrodes (8) electrically coupled with measurement means (3) or with electric current generation means (1). By utilizing a measurement resul... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124029 | Method for evaluating formation properties Methods for evaluating the properties of formations surrounding a borehole, include the steps of measuring electrical properties of the formation from within the borehole; deriving a model of parameters of the formation surrounding the borehole; and estimating the p... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7119544 | Method and a tool for electrically investigating a wall of a borehole in a geologic formation A method for electrically investigating a wall of a borehole in a geologic formation including injecting a current into the formation at a first position along the wall and returning the current at a second position along the wall, the formation current having a fre... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7117734 | Method for measuring formation properties with a time-limited formation test An apparatus and method for determining at least one downhole formation property is disclosed. The apparatus includes a probe and a pretest piston positionable in fluid communication with the formation, and a series of flowlines pressure gauges, and valves configure... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114386 | Method and apparatus for acquiring data in a hydrocarbon well in production To acquire data such as the flow rate of various phases of a fluid flowing in a hydrocarbon well (12) in production, in particular in an inclined or horizontal portion of the well, both the local speed of the fluid and the proportions of the various phases ar... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114562 | Apparatus and method for acquiring information while drilling An apparatus and method useful for acquiring information from a subsurface formation penetrated by a wellbore contemplate the use of a tubular body adapted for connection within a drill string disposed in the wellbore. The tubular body is equipped with one or more p... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114385 | Apparatus and method for drawing fluid into a downhole tool An apparatus and method for drawing fluid from a subterranean formation into a downhole tool positioned in a wellbore penetrating the formation is provided. A probe body is extended from the downhole tool for engagement with the wellbore wall. The probe body has at ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112783 | Neutron measurement method for determining porosity of a formation surrounding a borehole The invention concerns a neutron measurement method for determining porosity of an earth formation surrounding a borehole comprising: conveying a tool along said borehole, wherein said tool comprises a source of neutron radiation a... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7113051 | Frequency characterization of quartz crystals Techniques for determining a frequency profile of a quartz crystal in real time. Quartz crystals are subjected to a series of temperature cycles at various temperature rates and the crystal frequencies, crystal temperature parameters, and the temperature rates are m... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7111685 | Downhole sampling apparatus and method A method and apparatus for reducing debris in a perforation in a wellbore extending from the wellbore into a subterranean formations is provided. A housing is positioned in the wellbore, and an arm is extended therefrom. One or more plugs are positionable in the per... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7105805 | Apparatus and a method for characterizing multiphase effluents An apparatus for characterizing an effluent formed by a multiphase fluid mixture is described, said apparatus comprising a source emitting gamma rays at a plurality of energy levels through said effluent towards a detector block that takes account of the photons it ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100450 | Method for correcting pressure measurement for the influence of temperature in a sapphire gauge The invention concerns a method for correction with temperature in the pressure determination of a pressure gauge, comprising: measuring simultaneously with said gauge said pressure Pm(t) and said temperature Tm | 09/05/2006 |
| 7099780 | Method for interpreting data measured in a hydrocarbon well in production The invention concerns a method for calculating the relative volumetric flow-rates of at least one of the phases of a multiphase effluent flowing in a well. Firstly, the local volumetric fractions and/or velocities of the phases across a section of the wall at a cer... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7095233 | System, apparatus, and method of conducting borehole resistivity measurements A logging-while-drilling tool is adapted for incorporation with a drill string having a longitudinal axis. The drill string is further adapted for drilling a wellbore penetrating a geological formation. The drilling tool includes a tool body having a central axis di... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7095232 | Determination of borehole geometry inside cased wells with crosswell electromagnetics A method is disclosed for locating a receiver in a borehole having a conductive liner by inducing an electromagnetic field from a transmitter in a first borehole, detecting at a first location by at least one receiver located in a second borehole having a conductive... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7091877 | Apparatus and methods for determining isotropic and anisotropic formation resistivity in the presence of invasion A logging tool includes a tool body; a simple transmitter comprising a single antenna disposed on the tool body; four simple receivers, each comprising a single antenna, disposed on the tool body and spaced apart from the simple transmitter to form four arrays; and ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7091719 | Method for determining properties of formation fluids A method for determining a property of fluids in formations surrounding an earth borehole includes the following steps: producing, from measurements on a multiplicity of fluid samples, a database of stored fluid property training values related to stored fluid measu... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090012 | Method and apparatus for subsurface fluid sampling The apparatuses and methods herein relate to techniques for extracting fluid from a subsurface formation. A downhole sampling tool is provided with a probe having an internal wall capable of selectively diverting virgin fluids into virgin flow channels for sampling,... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7091722 | Method and apparatus for measuring mud resistivity A sensor for measuring mud resistivity in a borehole includes a transmitter having a magnetic moment in a first direction; and a receiver having a magnetic moment in a second direction, wherein the first direction and the second direction are substantially different... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086471 | Method and apparatus for controlling downhole flow The invention relates to apparatus for controlling the flow rate of a fluid in tubing (4), said apparatus (5) comprising at least one hole (7) passing through the wall of said tubing and a moving shutterjacket (8) mounted to engage said h... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083008 | Apparatus and method for pressure-compensated telemetry and power generation in a borehole An apparatus and related method are useful for compensating the pressure of drilling fluid in a drill collar disposed in a borehole. The apparatus includes a stator adapted for being secured within the drill collar against rotation relative to the drill collar, and ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080699 | Wellbore communication system A gap collar for an electromagnetic communication unit of a downhole tool positioned in a wellbore is provided. The downhole tool communicates with a surface unit via an electromagnetic field generated by the electromagnetic communication unit. The gap collar includ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7081616 | Downhole gamma-ray detection A method for evaluating a natural gamma-ray activity within a borehole, comprises the steps of: stabilizing the gain according to a method for stabilizing a gain of a gamma-ray detector for use in a downhole logging tool; ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073378 | Integrated logging tool for borehole An apparatus for measuring characteristics of earth formations surrounding a borehole, comprises a resistivity measurement device having a multiplicity of antennae spaced between each other in a longitudinal direction of the apparatus. A neutron measurement device o... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7073609 | Apparatus and methods for imaging wells drilled with oil-based muds A resistivity logging sensor for logging while drilling a well using an oil-based mud includes a sensor body; a first current injector electrode disposed on the sensor body, wherein the first current injector electrode is electrically insulated from the sensor body;... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7076370 | Method for determining borehole corrections for well-logging tools A method for producing borehole-compensated values from non-borehole-compensated measurement signals taken with a logging device in a borehole in earth formations, includes the following steps: producing a database that includes a multiplicity of data points, each d... | 07/11/2006 |
