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Examiner: Bomar, Shane


Primary examiner statistics: 384 patents; average approval time: 385 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 298 patents; average approval time: 958 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
8100186 Expansion system for expandable tubulars and method of expanding ...
8100188 Setting tool for expandable liner hanger and associated methods
8100199 Continuous fluid circulation valve for well drilling
8091628 Apparatus and method for providing fluid and projectiles to downh...
8087460 Granular electrical connections for in situ formation heating
8087459 Packer providing multiple seals and having swellable element isol...
8079413 Bottom set downhole plug
8074722 Method for securing a damaged wellhead
8074749 Earth removal member with features for facilitating drill-through
8074710 System for conducting earth borehole operations
8069920 Lateral well locator and reentry apparatus and method
8066286 Method of sealing a gap using multistage brush seal
8066074 Systems and methods for mitigating annular pressure buildup in an...
8061419 Casing head slip lock connection for high temperature service
8061430 Re-settable and anti-rotational contraction joint with control li...
8056625 Formation evaluation while drilling
8056641 Method of radially expanding a tubular element in a wellbore prov...
8051929 Core drill bits with enclosed fluid slots
8042617 System and method for deploying one or more tools in a wellbore
8037936 Method of heating sub sea ESP pumping system
RE42733 Wear-resistant, variable diameter expansion tool and expansion me...
8016294 Sealing device
8016296 Metal laminate gasket
8016031 Erosion resistant frac head
8016049 Method and apparatus for installing a borehole heat exchanger in ...
8011438 Downhole flow control with selective permeability
8011452 Steerable drilling system
8011670 Sealing device
8011669 Valve stem seal with gas relief features
8011447 Automated drill string position survey
8006779 Pressure cycle operated perforating firing head
8006766 Method and apparatus for controlling the speed of a pump in a wel...
8002050 Completion technique and treatment of drilled solids
8002287 Hand assemblable fuel injector seal
7997332 Method and apparatus to remove a downhole drill collar from a wel...
7997341 Downhole fluid filter
7997583 Mechanical sealing device
7992876 Sealing gasket for furnace body button
7992658 Pilot reamer with composite framework
7987930 Drill bit assembly for fluid-operated percussion drill tools

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7441596 Swelling element packer and installation method
7434618 Apparatus for expanding a tubular member
7380610 Stripper rubber insert assembly
7377593 Continous extraction of underground narrow-vein metal-bearing dep...
7377339 System and method for damping vibration in a drill string
7373976 Well production optimizing system
7367396 Blowout preventers and methods of use
7363983 ESP/gas lift back-up
7360611 Flow system for a hydraulic choke solids strainer
7357458 Boring rig
7357178 In and relating to downhole tools
7357188 Mono-diameter wellbore casing
7353889 Rotary driven pipe-bursting tool
7350563 System for lining a wellbore casing
7350593 Electronically controlled earth drilling rig
7350596 Methods and apparatus for expanding the diameter of a borehole
7350588 Method and apparatus for supporting a tubular in a bore
7350580 Subsea pass thru switching system
7350577 Method and apparatus for injecting steam into a geological format...
7347287 Hydraulic timing device
7347273 Bottom hold completion system for an intermittent plunger
7343982 Tractor with improved valve system
7331387 Downhole window finder and method of using the same
7328749 Method and apparatus for accumulating liquid and initiating upwar...
7322416 Methods of servicing a well bore using self-activating downhole t...
7320365 Methods for increasing production from a wellbore
7320374 Wellbore top drive systems
7314082 Methods of improving well bore pressure containment integrity
7314101 Inner core barrel head assembly for core tube within a drill stri...
7311153 Flow-biased sequencing valve
7308953 Mobile drilling rig
7306036 System for reducing adhesion and cohesion between non metallic ba...
7306033 Apparatus for isolating zones in a well
7306055 Automatic method for installing mobile drilling rig at a drilling...
7299886 Stabilized down hole drilling motor
7299880 Surge reduction bypass valve
7293614 Multiple impact jar assembly and method
7290617 Running a completion assembly without killing a well
7287591 Primary electro-mechanical initiating dump bailer device and meth...
7284601 Casing conveyed well perforating apparatus and method
 
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