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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8418757 | Corrosion management systems for vertically oriented structures Corrosion management systems protecting against or managing corrosion of various components in generally vertically oriented structures, that can he located one or more of aboveground and underground. The corrosion management system includes a dispenser system that ... | 04/16/2013 |
| 7347256 | Portable well fluid extraction apparatus Well fluid extraction apparatus includes a resiliently downwardly biased discharge head and a canister lowerable from the discharge head into the well to receive fluid therefrom, and then liftable into telescoped engagement with the discharge head. A specially confi... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7322417 | Technique and apparatus for completing multiple zones An apparatus that is usable with a well includes a string and a plurality of tools that are mounted in the string. The string includes a passageway. The tools are mounted in the string and are adapted to be placed in a state to catch objects (free-falling objects an... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7306036 | System for reducing adhesion and cohesion between non metallic bailers and side wall of wells A water well bailer. In one embodiment, the bailer includes a tubular housing composed of any polymer used as a plastic, such as, polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyesters, polycarbonate, polyvinyl chloride, nylon, poly(methyl methacrylate), polytetrafluo... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303016 | Casing with isolated annular space The invention is comprised of (see FIG. 1) an inner pipe (2), and an outer pipe (3), and two end subs (1). An isolated circular hollowed space is contained in between these components. The isolated space can be used for transport of diffe... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7287591 | Primary electro-mechanical initiating dump bailer device and method of use Electro-mechanically initiated dump bailer devices are disclosed generally comprising a top assembly and one or more bottom assemblies, the top assembly having a means for transferring electrical power from a surface power supply through the top end of the assembly,... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287595 | Electric-hydraulic power unit The present invention is directed to an electric-hydraulic power unit. In one illustrative embodiment, the power unit comprises a body having a movable pressure barrier positioned therein, the movable pressure barrier defining first and second chambers therein, a co... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287589 | Well treatment system and method A well treatment system of the present invention includes a housing forming a sealed surge chamber, and a surge charge disposed within the sealed surge chamber, wherein the surge charge is adapted upon activation to penetrate the housing and to not penetrate materia... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275420 | Fluid sensor fixture for dynamic fluid testing A system that facilitates measurement, analysis, and automatic maintenance of fluid comprises a fluid, and a casing that includes a plurality of apertures is immersed in the fluid. The apertures are opened to permit the fluid to enter the casing and closed to confin... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7258167 | Method and apparatus for storing energy and multiplying force to pressurize a downhole fluid sample A method and apparatus store energy in an energy storage medium located in an energy storage chamber. As a sampling tool descends into the borehole, the energy storage medium is pressurized with hydrostatic pressure. A sample is collected in a sample chamber by pump... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255380 | Bottom-emptying device for tapered bailer A bailer has a tapered leading end to reduce agitation and turbidity as the bailer is introduced into a body of liquid fluid. A check valve is unseated and admits liquid fluid into the bailer as the bailer enters the liquid fluid. The check valve is seated and seals... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7222668 | Sample extraction system for boreholes For use in drawing samples of e.g water from a well. The sampling pipe is formed as an extrusion in polyethylene. The profile includes three equi-spaced channels. The profile, being triangulated, is rigid and resistant to buckling, which allows the sampling pipe to ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7213657 | Apparatus and methods for installing instrumentation line in a wellbore A coupler and a method for installing an instrumentation line, such as fiber optic cable, into a wellbore. The coupler places upper and lower instrumentation lines in communication with one another downhole to form a single line. The coupler comprises a landing tool... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7152679 | Downhole tool for deforming an object A downhole tool comprises a body defining a fluid chamber, a fluid outlet for directing fluid outwardly of the chamber, and an arrangement for producing a rapid reduction in the volume of the chamber, such that fluid in the chamber is displaced rapidly through the o... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7137450 | Electric-hydraulic power unit The present invention is directed to an electric-hydraulic power unit. In one illustrative embodiment, the power unit comprises a body having a movable pressure barrier positioned therein, the movable pressure barrier defining first and second chambers therein, a co... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7104116 | Fluid sensor fixture for dynamic fluid testing A system that facilitates measurement, analysis, and automatic maintenance of fluid comprises a fluid, and a casing that includes a plurality of apertures is immersed in the fluid. The apertures are opened to permit the fluid to enter the casing and closed to confin... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7048066 | Downhole sealing tools and method of use A downhole tool apparatus for insertion into and sealing engagement with a wellbore. The downhole tool includes upper and lower casing engaging members and an intervening sealing member. In one aspect the intervening sealing member may be a deformable material. In a... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7028564 | Low flow bailer system An improved bailer which allows for the variance of flow into the bailer through use of attachments with varying inflow orifice sizes. As the size of the orifice changes, the weight of the apparatus can also be changed allowing for an only slightly negative buoyancy... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7007751 | Apparatus for extracting oil or other fluids from a well The present invention is directed towards a fluid extractor system that has been design to obtain fluid, such as crude oil from wells at a fraction of the cost by using a novel canister assembly lowered in a well to collect the fluid. The canister assembly includes ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6979033 | Dual function bailer An upper imperforate cap closes the uppermost end of a bailer and a lower imperforate cap closes the lowermost end of the bailer. In a preferred embodiment, screwthreads are formed in the uppermost and lowermost ends of the bailer and complemental screwthreads are f... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6962198 | Groundwater well sample device The groundwater well sample device is an elongated, cylindrical sample tube, having a top end and a bottom end. The top end is open. A knothole is formed through the wall of the sample tube near the top end. The knothole is large enough for the knotted end of a stri... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6957698 | Downhole activatable annular seal assembly Devices and methods are described for establishing an effective annular seal about between an active pressure differential device and a surrounding wellbore sidewall. In other aspects, the invention provides a means of selectively activating such a seal during drill... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6935427 | Plunger conveyed plunger retrieving tool and method of use A wellbore plunger retrieving tool including a substantially cylindrical retrieving plunger body having a reduced diameter top end and an opposed bottom end. The body bottom end has a threaded recess. A plunger receiving collet includes a threaded male top end engag... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6845817 | Kick over tool for side pocket mandrel An apparatus for use in manipulating an eccentrically located well bore device. One embodiment of the apparatus comprises: a main body attachable to a conveyance member; an arm hinged to the main body; a lock assembly for selectively retaining the arm in a locked po... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6695053 | Bailer discharging device and method of using thereof An apparatus for discharging sample fluid from a bailer with a ball-joint and a method of using thereof. The apparatus has a body, an interior and an exterior, a top opening and a bottom opening, and a lip disposed around the top opening. The bottom of th... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6601889 | Air-tight bailer system An air-tight bailer is filled completely and closed at its open upper end with a flat cap so that no ambient air is trapped in the bailer. A mounting member to which a rope is secured for lowering and lifting the bailer is recessed with respect to the ope... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6499541 | Method of installing components in a downhole apparatus, and apparatus obtained thereby In downhole apparatus for an oil well, components (26) are installed in tubes (28) received in a space defined between an outer case (20) and an inner length of cylindrical production column (24) that is eccentric relative to the case (20). Each tube (28)... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6464012 | Oil lift system A wellhead assembly including a towable oil lift system, a drum, a wireline spooled on the drum, and a level wind mechanism is set forth to extend the wireline into and out of a well casing for production of a well. The wireline spools over a measuring wh... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6431272 | Controlled slow descent bailer A bailer having a slow rate of descent into a liquid body to minimize agitation. In a first embodiment, a plug closes the upper end of the bailer and a perforation is formed in the plug. Air in the hollow interior of the tubular main body of the bailer is... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6220356 | Method and apparatus for well treating A well, such as a natural gas well, may be treated to increase production of gas by inserting into the tubing string a water soluble carrier containing a well treating chemical adapted to aerate fluids standing in the tubing string. The dissolvable carrie... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6189617 | High volume sand trap and method A sand-capturing tool is disclosed, as well as a method. The tool relies on an eductor. The eductor is supplied by pumped fluid from the surface through a coiled tubing support for the tool. The eductor induces flow into a central tube in the tool which b... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189392 | Fluid sampling apparatus using floating piston A non-flashing fluid sampler for use in obtaining a well fluid sample. The sampler comprises a body defining a first chamber, a second chamber, a third chamber and a sampling port therein. The sampling port is in communication with the first chamber and w... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6182753 | Well fluid sampling apparatus with isolation valve and check valve A non-flashing fluid sampler for use in obtaining a well fluid sample. The sampler comprises a body defining a first chamber, a second chamber, a third chamber and a sampling port therein. The sampling port is in communication with the first chamber and w... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6167962 | Anti-wobbling bailer with high speed insertion A bailer has two externally-mounted weights. The first weight is positioned at the uppermost end and the second weight is positioned at the lowermost end of the bailer. The combination of weights increases the insertion rate of the bailer into a liquid so... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6158512 | Method and apparatus for the removal of sand in an underwater well A sand removing apparatus which is intended to be used in the lower area of underwater wells and is suspended from the end of a pipe string, includes a container having a closeable inlet for allowing a flow of liquid accompanied by sand thereinto. The con... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6032929 | Arrangement in connection with a yoke in a hoisting system for a derrick A hydraulically-operated hoist is disclosed. The hoist includes a plurality of hydraulic piston/cylinder arrangements, each having an upper end. Two guide rails are disposed in parallel with the hydraulic piston/cylinder arrangements. A self-aligning yoke... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5878813 | Apparatus and method for capturing and retrieving liquid sample using a weighed sampling device An apparatus and method for collecting and retrieving liquid samples is disclosed. The sampling apparatus or bailer can reliably collect and retrieve liquid samples from a reservoir such as a liquid filled borehole. The sampling apparatus is mechanically ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5752570 | Method and device for production of hydrocarbons For production of hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon formation through a well in a condition of fluctuations in the formation pressure, in addition to transformation of a formation fluid into a gas-liquid flow, the bottomhole pressure is automatically regula... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5735356 | Well boring method and apparatus Apparatus is disclosed for removing soil from a well, which is particularly adapted for use both in cleaning out sandy deposits in pre-existing wells and in boring new well shafts through sandy ground, or through alternating hard and soft soil layers. The... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5582251 | Downhole mixer The invention discloses an apparatus for storing one or more constituents in a downhole tool. The constituents are segregated from each other until such time as the tool is actuated. At that time, the constituents are forced from their storage position an... | 12/10/1996 |
