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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8188882 | Depth measurement by distributed sensors A downhole device, position verifiable string includes a downhole device; a string in operable communication with downhole device; and a plurality of sensor units each sensing at least one of acceleration and strain in the string and spaced from each other along the... | 05/29/2012 |
| RE40944 | Adjustable shear valve mud pulser and controls therefor A telemetry system involving a shear-type mud pulser valve as the preferred embodiment is described. The control system includes a motor driver for the mud pulser which, in essence, moves one movable plate with respect to a stationary plate to create openings of var... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7352189 | Time aligned bussed triggering using synchronized time-stamps and programmable delays Techniques for triggering that provide time-aligned triggering of a set of components using a bussed topology. Triggering according to the present teachings includes a set of components that each include circuitry for measuring a propagation delay on a trigger bus o... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348893 | Borehole communication and measurement system A technique that is usable with a well includes using at least one downhole sensor to establish telemetry within the well. The sensor(s) are used as a permanent sensing device. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347635 | Optical transceiver An optical transceiver has: an optical subassembly that has a built-in chip portion and a receptacle portion; a board electrically connected to one end of the built-in chip portion; a housing that houses the optical subassembly and the board; and a holding member to... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7327634 | Rotary pulser for transmitting information to the surface from a drill string down hole in a well A rotary pulser for transmitting information to the surface from down hole in a well by generating pressure pulses encoded to contain information. The pressure pulses travel to the surface where they are decoded so as to decipher the information. The pulser includes... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7283060 | Control apparatus for automated downhole tools A method and apparatus for a computer controlled apparatus for use in wellbore completions. A touch-screen is provided that facilitates commands and information that is entered by an operator ordering movement of a downhole tool. In another embodiment, real-time inf... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278480 | Apparatus and method for sensing downhole parameters A sensor plug positionable in a perforation extending into a wall of a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation is provided. The sensor plug includes a plug sleeve disposable in a perforation extending through the wellbore wall, a pin positionable in the plug s... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7274989 | Borehole equipment position detection system It is important to know the precise position of equipment when testing of the BOP, testing the wellhead, flow testing the well, kick control, well circulation and testing of spool trees between the wellhead and the BOP. Accordingly, there is provided a system for de... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7261162 | Subsea communications system A subsea communications module includes an interface to communicate with a surface facility over a communications link using a packet-based protocol. The communications link can be implemented with a fiber optic line, wire-based line, and/or other types of communica... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252152 | Methods and apparatus for actuating a downhole tool The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for remotely actuating a downhole tool. In one aspect, the present invention provides an apparatus for activating a downhole tool in a wellbore, the downhole tool having an actuated and unactuated positions. The... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7230880 | Rotational pulsation system and method for communicating Disclosed herein is a rotational pulsation system including a rotor having turbine blades to drive the rotor. A centralizer having coils and a stator package positioned to operably communicate with permanent magnets at the rotor and a rotational screen disk/static s... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7207215 | System, method and apparatus for petrophysical and geophysical measurements at the drilling bit Measurement of petrophysical and geophysical data of formations in a wellbore using a long gauge bit having at least one sensor therewith. The at least one sensor may be installed in at least one flute of the long gauge bit and/or in the long gauge portion thereof. ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7187298 | Methods and systems for transmitting and receiving a discrete multi-tone modulated signal in a fluid Methods and systems for transmitting and receiving a discrete multi-tone (DMT) modulated signal in a fluid. Some illustrative embodiments may be a method comprising transforming an input data series into an information-carrying signal (the information-carrying signa... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7168510 | Electrical transmission apparatus through rotating tubular members The present invention provides an apparatus for the communication of power or data signals across the rotating gap of two tubular members, such as the stator and rotor of a mud motor, and between said rotating members of a drill string through inductive couplers loc... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165634 | Method and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells The steel drill string attached to a drilling bit during typical rotary drilling operations used to drill oil and gas wells is used for a second purpose as the casing that is cemented in place during typical oil and gas well completions. Methods of operation are des... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150317 | Use of electromagnetic acoustic transducers in downhole cement evaluation A bond log device comprising a sonde, an acoustic transducer, and an acoustic receiver. The acoustic transducer is comprised of a magnet combined with a coil, where the coil is energizable by an electrical current source. The acoustic transducer can also be comprise... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147068 | Methods and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells The steel drill string attached to a drilling bit during typical rotary drilling operations used to drill oil and gas wells is used for a second purpose as the casing that is cemented in place during typical oil and gas well completions. Methods of operation are des... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7104331 | Optical position sensing for well control tools An apparatus and methods are disclosed for using optical sensors to determine the position of a movable flow control element in a well control tool. A housing has a movable element disposed within such that the element movement controls the flow through the tool. An... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7063141 | Apparatus for agitated fluid discharge The pressure reading tool includes a housing with an interior chamber and an orifice extending from the chamber to the exterior of the housing. A pulse member with a magnetostrictive ring and an excitation source are disposed within the chamber to produce a highly a... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7048050 | Method and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells The steel drill string attached to a drilling bit during typical rotary drilling operations used to drill oil and gas wells is used for a second purpose as the casing that is cemented in place during typical oil and gas well completions. Methods of operation are des... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7036610 | Apparatus and method for completing oil and gas wells A method of drilling and completing a wellbore in a geological formation to produce hydrocarbons from a well comprising at least the following four steps: drilling the well with a retrievable drill bit attached to a casing; removing the retrievable drill bit from th... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7025143 | Method for removing a deposit using pulsed fluid flow The pressure reading tool includes a housing with an interior chamber and an orifice extending from the chamber to the exterior of the housing. A pulse member with a magnetostrictive ring and an excitation source are disposed within the chamber to produce a highly a... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7013991 | Obstacle detection system for underground operations An obstacle avoidance system for obstacle detection in an opaque material. The system includes at least one electromagnetic signal source adapted to produce an electromagnetic source signal suitable for transmission through the opaque material, at least one electrom... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6987463 | Method for collecting geological data from a well bore using casing mounted sensors A casing sensor and methods for sensing using a casing sensor are disclosed. The casing sensor includes a casing shoe and a sensor coupled to the casing shoe. A casing data relay includes a downhole receiver coupled to a well casing and a transmitter coupled to the ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6975244 | Oscillating shear valve for mud pulse telemetry and associated methods of use An oscillating shear valve system for generating pressure fluctuations in a flowing drilling fluid comprising a stationary stator and an oscillating rotor, both with axial flow passages. The rotor oscillates in close proximity to the stator, at least partially block... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6924745 | System and method for monitoring packer slippage A system and method for monitoring a device in a well, according to which a sensor associated with the device monitors any movement of the device in the well and outputs a corresponding signal. The signal is processed and transmitted to a remote location. ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6825775 | Method and system for reducing interference Method and systems for reducing effects of magnetic field interference that may interfere with a magnetic field signal generated at or near an underground object, where the magnetic field signal is used to monitor the location of the underground object. At least two... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6781521 | Filters for canceling multiple noise sources in borehole electromagnetic telemetry system An electromagnetic borehole telemetry system providing improved signal to noise ratio. Adaptive filters use noise channels as references to remove noise from the signal channel. Multiple noise channels are coupled to series connected adaptive filters for removing ea... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6766854 | Well-bore sensor apparatus and method The present invention relates to a well-bore sensor apparatus and method. The apparatus includes a downhole tool carrying at least one sensor plug for deployment into the sidewall of a well-bore. The apparatus may also be used in conjunction with a surface control u... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6747570 | Method for preventing fracturing of a formation proximal to a casing shoe of well bore during drilling operations A casing sensor and methods for sensing using a casing sensor are disclosed. The casing sensor includes a casing shoe and a sensor coupled to the casing shoe. A casing data relay includes a downhole receiver coupled to a well casing and a transmitter coupled to the ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6693554 | Casing mounted sensors, actuators and generators A casing sensor and methods for sensing using a casing sensor are disclosed. The casing sensor includes a casing shoe and a sensor coupled to the casing shoe. A casing data relay includes a downhole receiver coupled to a well casing and a transmitter coup... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6587055 | Simultaneous triggering of remote units In a remote data acquisition system a control unit transmits a radio signal simultaneously to a plurality of remote units. Each remote unit receives the radio signal at different times dependent on various system delay factors. A compensating delay is add... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6555926 | Pulser A pulser providing pressure based accoustic telemetry in a fluid column includes a formed turbine and valve wheel moveable as one unit, an aft turbine configured to drive the valve wheel and a brake to inhibit movement of the aft turbine. During periods w... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6469637 | Adjustable shear valve mud pulser and controls therefor A telemetry system involving a shear-type mud pulser valve as the preferred embodiment is described. The control system includes a motor driver for the mud pulser which, in essence, moves one movable plate with respect to a stationary plate to create open... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6434435 | Application of adaptive object-oriented optimization software to an automatic optimization oilfield hydrocarbon production management system The systems and the methods relating to process control optimizations systems useful to manage oilfield hydrocarbon production. The systems and the methods utilize intelligent software objects which exhibit automatic adaptive optimization behavior. The sy... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6359569 | Methods and associated apparatus for downhole data retrieval, monitoring and tool actuation A system of downhole communication and control is provided in methods and associated apparatus for data retrieval, monitoring and tool actuation. In a described embodiment, an item of equipment installed in a tubular string has a first communication devic... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6313755 | Downhole buried utility sensing and data transmission system and method A downhole buried utility sensing and data transmission system for connection at the lower end of a drill string has sensors capable of detecting the existence of various different types of buried utilities and objects and making calculations as to the ra... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6288975 | Acoustic sensing system for downhole seismic applications utilizing an array of fiber optic sensors A system for sensing subterranean acoustic waves emitted from an acoustic source includes a plurality of laser sources, a plurality of subterranean optical sensors, at least one optical detector, and electronics. The laser sources each emit light at a dif... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6068394 | Method and apparatus for providing dynamic data during drilling The present disclosure is directed to both a method and apparatus for providing data dynamically during the drilling of a borehole. This invention can be used with drilling apparatus which is commonly used to drill oil or gas wells, including wells which ... | 05/30/2000 |
