Patents
Patents for E21B 49 - Testing the nature of borehole walls; Formation testing; Methods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells (11,875)
10/1984
10/02/1984US4474242 Annulus pressure controlled reversing valve
09/1984
09/25/1984US4473117 In an underground reservoir
09/25/1984US4473116 Hydrocarbon-surfactant-cosurfactant system
09/11/1984US4470456 Borehole sampling tool
09/11/1984CA1174073A1 Methods and apparatus for well investigation and development
08/1984
08/28/1984US4467867 Subterranean well safety valve with reference pressure chamber
08/28/1984US4467642 Method for identifying complex lithologies in a subsurface formation
08/21/1984US4466495 Pressure core barrel for the sidewall coring tool
08/14/1984US4465139 Valve and sensing device for well conduits
08/07/1984US4463804 Vented non-pressurized, uncontaminated well fluid sampler
08/07/1984US4463599 Free water volume analyzer
07/1984
07/31/1984CA1171769A1 Method for making and using measurements of the chemical swelling effect of a fluid on a shale
07/24/1984US4461360 Bit extension guide for sidewall corer
07/24/1984US4461172 Well monitoring, controlling and data reducing system
07/24/1984US4461171 Method and apparatus for determining the in situ deformability of rock masses
07/24/1984CA1171352A1 Full-bore well tester with hydrostatic bias
07/17/1984US4460218 Characterization of in situ oil shale retorts prior to ignition
07/17/1984US4460038 Installation for testing a well and a process for use thereof
07/10/1984US4458762 For use in a testing string in a well bore
07/10/1984US4458752 Downhole tool inflatable packer assembly
07/10/1984US4458528 For the comparative measurement of tendency of drilling fluid
07/10/1984US4458525 For determining soil compressibility
07/03/1984US4458245 Method and apparatus for exploring earth and rocky formations
07/03/1984US4457374 Transient response process for detecting in situ retorting conditions
07/03/1984US4457367 Downhole pump and testing apparatus
06/1984
06/19/1984US4454773 Time interval automatic well multi-phase fluid sampler
06/19/1984US4454772 Method for sampling a fluid from a well
06/12/1984US4453599 Method and apparatus for controlling a well
06/12/1984US4453595 Method of measuring fracture pressure in underground formations
06/05/1984US4452313 Circulation valve
06/05/1984CA1168471A1 Method and apparatus for obtaining saturation data from subterranean formations
05/1984
05/29/1984US4450717 Downhole sampling apparatus
05/22/1984US4449593 Guide for sidewall coring bit assembly
05/15/1984US4448254 Tester valve with silicone liquid spring
05/15/1984CA1167372A1 Method for monitoring flood front movement during water flooding of subsurface formations
05/08/1984US4447340 Using acetate ions
05/08/1984CA1166871A1 Penetrometer
05/01/1984US4445571 Circulation valve
04/1984
04/25/1984EP0106058A1 Method and apparatus for determining characteristics of clay-bearing formations
04/24/1984US4444268 Tester valve with silicone liquid spring
04/24/1984US4444044 Method and apparatus for determining the foaming characteristics of a crude oil stream at the wellhead
04/24/1984CA1166075A1 Fluid-powered submersible sampling pump
04/17/1984US4442710 Method of determining optimum cost-effective free flowing or gas lift well production
04/04/1984EP0104993A2 Full-bore drill stem testing apparatus with surface pressure readout
04/03/1984US4440230 Full-bore well tester with hydrostatic bias
04/03/1984US4440032 Sampler incorporating a purge system
04/03/1984US4440020 Well log depth zoning
04/03/1984CA1164789A1 In situ measurement of gas content in formation fluid
03/1984
03/27/1984US4438654 Device for taking ground water samples in soil and rock
03/27/1984CA1164268A1 Submersible pump for use in toxic and hazardous waste sampling
03/20/1984CA1163917A1 Device for temporarily closing duct-formers in well completion apparatus
03/13/1984US4435977 Method for locating low resistivity pay sands using well logs
03/06/1984US4434653 Apparatus for testing earth formations
03/06/1984CA1163324A1 Well logging to determine the nature and extent of mud filtrate penetration
02/1984
02/28/1984US4433737 Water jet sediment probe
02/22/1984EP0101158A2 Method and apparatus for monitoring and controlling well drilling parameters
02/14/1984US4430889 Dynamic fluid testing apparatus and method
02/07/1984US4429748 For use in a well testing string
01/1984
01/24/1984US4426882 For sensing pressure in a well
01/24/1984CA1160950A1 Method of determining the depth of occurrence of a chemically reactive bed
01/10/1984US4424860 Deflate-equalizing valve apparatus for inflatable packer formation tester
01/03/1984US4423625 Pressure transient method of rapidly determining permeability, thickness and skin effect in producing wells
01/03/1984CA1159673A1 Formation tester
12/1983
12/27/1983US4422506 Low pressure responsive APR tester valve
12/27/1983CA1159364A1 Pressure operated test tool
12/20/1983US4420975 System and method for determining the relative permeability of an earth formation surrounding a wellbore
12/13/1983US4419887 Distinguishing true basement from dikes and sills encountered in drilling of a borehole through the earth
12/07/1983EP0095837A2 Well testing apparatus and method
11/1983
11/29/1983US4417622 Well sampling method and apparatus
11/22/1983US4416152 Formation fluid testing and sampling apparatus
11/22/1983US4416151 Method and apparatus for determining in situ hydrocarbon characteristics including hydrogen density
11/22/1983CA1157459A1 Swivel unit
11/08/1983US4413678 Alarm means for use with apparatus protecting a device situated in a borehole
11/08/1983US4413511 System for measuring cuttings and mud carryover during the drilling of a subterranean well
11/08/1983CA1156543A1 Method of tracing drilling mud through determination of the concentration of a soluble ion
11/02/1983EP0092975A1 Sample receiving and mixing device
11/01/1983US4412584 Downhole tool intake port assembly
10/1983
10/26/1983EP0092354A2 Circulation valve
10/26/1983EP0092341A2 Recloseable auxiliary valve and a method of actuating it
10/25/1983CA1155759A1 Well tools
10/18/1983US4410052 Method of drilling a productive bed
10/18/1983US4410041 Process for gas-lifting liquid from a well by injecting liquid into the well
10/18/1983US4409825 Down hole steam quality measurement
09/1983
09/28/1983EP0089740A2 Annulus pressure responsive tester valve
09/14/1983EP0088550A2 Tester valve with liquid spring
09/14/1983EP0088531A2 Downhole tester valve
09/06/1983US4402910 Continuous analysis of geothermal steam for hydrogen sulfide
09/06/1983CA1153288A1 Method and apparatus for obtaining selected samples of formation fluids
08/1983
08/30/1983US4401169 System for lagtime measurement during drilling
08/24/1983EP0086544A2 Bottom sampler
08/23/1983US4399693 Applications of borehole gravimetric techniques to determine residual oil saturation
08/23/1983CA1152628A1 Method for determining the extent of subsurface reaction involving acoustic signals
08/16/1983US4399359 Method for monitoring flood front movement during water flooding of subsurface formations
08/16/1983US4398416 Determination of fracturing fluid loss rate from pressure decline curve
08/16/1983CA1151997A1 Process for stimulating a well with a saline surfactant sulfate, alkanol and acid system
08/16/1983CA1151996A1 Determination of maximum fracture pressure
08/10/1983EP0085665A2 Method and device for taking soil samples
08/09/1983US4397181 Method for determining fluid saturation in a subsurface formation
08/09/1983CA1151535A1 Circulation valve
08/02/1983US4396838 Logging type subsidence detector