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)
08/1983
08/02/1983US4396074 Drill bit extension for sidewall corer
08/02/1983US4396062 Apparatus and method for time-domain tracking of high-speed chemical reactions
07/1983
07/26/1983US4395061 Swivel unit
07/19/1983USRE31313 Method and system for well testing
07/19/1983US4393933 Determination of maximum fracture pressure
07/19/1983US4393689 Device for determining physical characteristics of a fluid, such as its liquid-vapor equilibrium pressure
07/12/1983US4392377 Early gas detection system for a drill stem test
06/1983
06/28/1983US4390973 Method for determining the extent of subsurface reaction involving acoustic signals
06/28/1983US4389896 Borehole gauge for in-situ measurement of stress and other physical properties
06/21/1983US4388968 Downhole tool suction screen assembly
06/07/1983US4386655 Downhole pump with floating seal means
06/07/1983CA1147697A1 Method for maintaining present parameters of drilling mud
05/1983
05/31/1983US4385666 Method of maintaining preset parameters of drilling mud
05/10/1983US4382335 Head assembly for multiposition borehole extensometer
04/1983
04/26/1983CA1145323A2 Systems, apparatus and methods for measuring while drilling
04/26/1983CA1145250A1 Check valve assembly
04/20/1983EP0077275A2 Pump-down stinger assembly method and apparatus
04/20/1983EP0076912A2 Apparatus for testing earth formations
04/12/1983CA1144475A1 Well test apparatus
03/1983
03/29/1983US4378055 Analyzing for helium in drilling muds to locate geothermal reservoirs
03/22/1983CA1143365A1 Continuous borehole-logging method
03/22/1983CA1143279A1 Method and system for well testing
03/09/1983EP0073196A1 Fluid operated diaphragm pump
03/01/1983US4375164 Formation tester
03/01/1983CA1142080A1 Sidewall sampling apparatus
02/1983
02/22/1983CA1141656A1 Apparatus for and method of operating a well
02/08/1983US4372387 Downhole tool with ratchet
02/08/1983US4372382 Method and sampler for collecting a non-pressurized well fluid sample
02/08/1983US4372380 Method for determination of fracture closure pressure
02/01/1983US4370886 In situ measurement of gas content in formation fluid
01/1983
01/25/1983US4370146 Infrared absorption determination of sulfonate surfactants utilizing deuterated sulfonates
01/25/1983US4369842 Analyzing oil shale retort off-gas for carbon dioxide to determine the combustion zone temperature
01/25/1983US4369655 Method of determining the concentration of solid lubricants in drilling fluids
01/25/1983US4369654 Selective earth formation testing through well casing
01/11/1983CA1139369A1 Method and apparatus for measuring the resistivity of fluids in a borehole
01/11/1983CA1139127A1 Method and means for taking a sample from a flow of fluid passing out of a well
01/05/1983EP0068985A2 Annulus pressure controlled reversing valve
01/04/1983US4366862 Downhole pump and testing apparatus
12/1982
12/28/1982US4365507 Method of determining the depth of occurrence of a chemically aggressive bed
12/28/1982CA1138416A1 Method and a machine of obtaining samples from the ground to determine its composition
12/21/1982CA1137868A1 Oil well testing string bypass valve
12/21/1982CA1137783A1 Method and apparatus for monitoring the position and movement progress of the flame front in an underground combustion operation
12/15/1982EP0067096A2 Deflate-equalizing valve apparatus for inflatable packer formation tester
12/14/1982US4363366 Screened hollow stem auger for use in well drilling and testing process
12/07/1982CA1136985A1 Unique salinity for oil recovery surfactant system
11/1982
11/23/1982US4359901 Method for making measurements of the chemical swelling effect of a fluid on a shale
11/23/1982CA1136035A1 Well test systems and methods
11/16/1982US4359110 Variable-length sampling device
11/09/1982US4357992 Fluid pressurization apparatus and technique
11/02/1982CA1134955A1 Method for in situ determination cation exchange capacities of subsurface formations
10/1982
10/26/1982US4355997 Method for measuring the level of hydrogen sulfide in geothermal steam
10/26/1982US4355685 Ball operated J-slot
10/26/1982CA1134203A1 Down hole tool, including a screen assembly and a packer assembly
10/19/1982US4354558 Apparatus and method for drilling into the sidewall of a drill hole
10/19/1982US4354381 Sonic attenuating method for distinguishing between oil, water and gas
10/12/1982US4353249 Method and apparatus for in situ determination of permeability and porosity
10/12/1982US4353248 Well logging to determine the nature and extent of mud filtrate penetration
10/12/1982US4353244 Method of determining the azimuth and length of a deep vertical fracture in the earth
10/06/1982EP0062022A1 Device for taking ground water samples in soil and rock
10/05/1982US4352674 Acetate concentration in mud
10/05/1982US4352376 Controller for well installations
09/1982
09/14/1982US4349737 Determination of movable oil saturations
09/14/1982US4348897 Method and device for determining the transmissibility of a fluid-conducting borehole layer
09/14/1982CA1131463A1 Method of fracturation detection
09/07/1982US4347736 Continuous borehole-logging method
08/1982
08/31/1982US4346600 Stress sensor particularly suitable for elastic, plastic and visco-elastic materials
08/31/1982US4346592 Method for determining effective reservoir porosity
08/24/1982US4345461 Apparatus for taking bedrock samples from bottom of deep-water basins
08/17/1982US4344484 Determining the locus of a processing zone in an in situ oil shale retort through a well in the formation adjacent the retort
08/10/1982US4343361 Method for controlling underground combustion
08/10/1982US4343360 Method for controlling underground combustion
08/10/1982CA1129335A1 Reservoir fluid sampling
08/05/1982WO1982002573A1 Methods and apparatus for well investigation and development
08/04/1982EP0056872A1 Method and apparatus for surveying ground
08/03/1982US4342222 Method for the determination of depth of a fluid-saturated stratum and fluid type
08/03/1982CA1128852A1 Determination of fracturing fluid loss rate from pressure decline curve
07/1982
07/27/1982US4341266 Pressure operated test tool
07/20/1982US4339948 Well formation test-treat-test apparatus and method
07/20/1982US4339947 Downhole sampling method and apparatus
07/14/1982EP0055960A2 Full-bore well tester with hydrostatic bias
07/13/1982CA1127712A1 Nmr analysis of subterranean reservoir samples immersed in liquid halocarbons
07/06/1982CA1127073A1 Apparatus for drilling into the sidewall of a drill hole
06/1982
06/24/1982WO1982002074A1 Device for pressing geophysical devices against the wall of a bore hole
06/22/1982CA1126153A1 Fluid flow restrictor valve for a drill hole coring tool
06/01/1982US4332301 Method and a machine of obtaining samples from the ground to determine its composition
06/01/1982US4332160 Penetrometer
05/1982
05/27/1982WO1982001738A1 Fluid operated diaphragm pump
05/18/1982US4330402 Water sampling and disposal apparatus for an offshore operating site
05/18/1982US4329883 Apparatus for collecting deep-sea sediment pore water
05/11/1982US4328866 Check valve assembly
05/11/1982US4328705 Method of determining characteristics of a fluid producing underground formation
05/11/1982CA1123232A1 Geothermal well sampler apparatus
05/04/1982CA1122814A1 Method of determining change in subsurface structure due to application of fluid pressure to the earth
04/1982
04/27/1982US4326409 Situ bore hole test probe
04/13/1982US4324293 Circulation valve
04/06/1982US4323121 By injection of gases
04/06/1982US4323120 By injection of gases
03/1982
03/23/1982CA1120543A1 Apparatus and method for determining characteristics of subsurface formations
03/16/1982US4319482 Gas sensor
03/03/1982EP0046651A2 Method and apparatus for obtaining selected samples of formation fluids