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)
02/1982
02/23/1982US4316393 Soil sampler and mounting arrangement
02/23/1982US4316386 Fluid pressure measuring apparatus for incorporation into a pipeline rising from a well
02/16/1982US4315656 Method for reducing porosity of rubblized oil shale
02/10/1982EP0045607A2 Method and apparatus of fracturation detection
02/02/1982US4313785 Method and apparatus for treating waste rock cuttings
02/02/1982CA1117411A1 Oil recovery prediction technique
01/1982
01/26/1982US4312414 Method and apparatus for obtaining saturation data from subterranean formations
01/26/1982CA1117001A1 Well testing method
01/19/1982US4311197 Annulus pressure operated closure valve with improved reverse circulation valve
01/12/1982US4310887 Verification and calibration of well logs and reconstruction of logs
01/12/1982US4310057 Apparatus for extracting subterranean gas samples
12/1981
12/22/1981USRE30827 Process and device for the determination of the characteristics of the geological formations traversed by a borehole
12/22/1981US4306879 Chemical logging of geothermal wells
12/22/1981CA1114741A1 Isolating packer units in geological and geophysical measuring casings
12/01/1981CA1113418A1 Apparatus and method for removing hydrocarbons from drill cuttings
11/1981
11/24/1981US4301679 Well flow sampling system
11/17/1981US4300397 Device and method for determining material strength in situ
11/17/1981CA1112559A1 Casing assembly probes
11/17/1981CA1112558A1 Measuring casing coupler apparatus
11/17/1981CA1112557A1 Sampler and measurement apparatus
11/10/1981US4299709 Stabilized by an aromatic hydrocarbon
11/10/1981US4299123 Sonic gas detector for rotary drilling system
11/03/1981US4298572 Automatic, continuous analysis of hydrogen associated with drilling mud circulating through bore hole
10/1981
10/27/1981CA1111542A1 Method for determining the degree of change of material properties of underground strata
10/20/1981US4295801 Fluid-powered submersible sampling pump
10/20/1981US4295365 NMR Analysis of subterranean reservoir samples immersed in liquid halocarbons
10/20/1981US4295361 Drill pipe tester with automatic fill-up
10/13/1981CA1110697A1 Apparatus and method for determining subsurface formation properties
10/06/1981US4292842 Tool for testing earth formations in boreholes
09/1981
09/29/1981US4291581 Monitoring earth/rock movements
09/15/1981US4289201 Well test apparatus
09/08/1981US4287946 Formation testers
09/08/1981US4287761 Mud sampling chamber
09/01/1981US4286661 Equalizing valve for use in a well tool string
08/1981
08/25/1981US4285398 Device for temporarily closing duct-formers in well completion apparatus
08/11/1981US4282750 Process for measuring the formation water pressure within an oil layer in a dipping reservoir
08/04/1981US4282587 Method for monitoring the recovery of minerals from shallow geological formations
08/04/1981US4281715 Bypass valve
08/04/1981US4281713 Method and apparatus for monitoring the position and movement progress of the flame front in an underground combustion
08/04/1981US4281712 Minimizing clay and shale damage in a log-inject-log procedure
07/1981
07/28/1981US4280569 Fluid flow restrictor valve for a drill hole coring tool
07/28/1981US4280568 Sidewall sampling apparatus
07/21/1981US4279305 Process for stimulating a well with a saline surfactant sulfate, alkanol and acid system
07/21/1981US4279302 Analyzing kerogen
07/14/1981US4278130 Access valve for drill stem testing
07/14/1981US4278128 Petroleum recovery chemical retention prediction technique
07/07/1981US4276778 Anaerobic sampling method
07/07/1981CA1104489A1 In situ oil shale retorting
07/01/1981EP0030975A1 Hydraulic motor for a drill hole coring tool and method
06/1981
06/30/1981US4275787 Method for monitoring subsurface combustion and gasification processes in coal seams
06/30/1981CA1103952A1 Pneumatic equalizer for fluid sampling cell
06/23/1981US4274486 Apparatus for and method of operating a well
06/23/1981US4274485 Method and system for well testing
06/23/1981US4274283 Apparatus and method for measuring fluid gel strength
06/16/1981US4273187 Injection-soak-production cycle
06/16/1981US4272994 Constant pressure apparatus and method
06/09/1981US4271904 Method for controlling underground combustion
06/09/1981US4271696 Method of determining change in subsurface structure due to application of fluid pressure to the earth
06/09/1981CA1102875A1 Method and apparatus for the exploration of boreholes
06/02/1981US4270610 Annulus pressure operated closure valve with improved power mandrel
06/02/1981US4270385 Tool for testing earth formations in boreholes
05/1981
05/27/1981EP0029353A2 Apparatus for and method of testing and completing wells
05/19/1981US4267726 Well pressure testing method
05/15/1981EP0030975A4 Hydraulic motor for a drill hole coring tool and method.
05/12/1981US4266608 Method for detecting underground conditions
05/05/1981US4265309 Evaluation and production of attic oil
05/05/1981US4265308 Oil recovery method using unique salinity for oil recovery surfactant system
04/1981
04/28/1981US4263970 Introducing an oxidizing gas
04/28/1981US4263969 Flame front control in underground combustion
04/21/1981US4263509 Gamma ray logging
04/01/1981EP0026105A2 A valve for use in well testing and a method of utilising said valve
03/1981
03/31/1981US4258793 Oil well testing string bypass valve
03/31/1981US4258788 CPI Casing
03/24/1981US4257266 Sample extractor
03/24/1981CA1098109A1 Method of and apparatus for recovery of cores from soft and unconsolidated earth materials
03/10/1981US4254832 Sampler and measurement apparatus
03/10/1981US4254830 Geothermal well sampler apparatus
02/1981
02/25/1981EP0024214A2 A by-pass valve for a well testing apparatus
02/24/1981US4252374 Determining the locus of a processing zone in an oil shale retort by shale oil composition
02/24/1981US4252200 Sampling device
02/24/1981US4252195 Well test systems and methods
02/17/1981US4251773 Method and apparatus for exploration of geological formation tilt in boreholes
02/10/1981US4250142 Volatile hydrocarbon detector apparatus
02/10/1981US4249603 Doping a retort with radioactive nuclides to determine the locus of a processing zone
02/04/1981EP0023399A2 Method and apparatus for testing petroleum wells
02/03/1981US4248300 Method of and apparatus for positioning retrievable landing nipple in a well bore string
02/03/1981US4248081 Tool for testing earth formations in boreholes
02/03/1981CA1094948A1 Self-adjusting liquid spring operating apparatus and method for use in an oil well valve
02/03/1981CA1094943A1 Reclosable circulating valve for use in oil well testing
01/1981
01/27/1981US4246964 Down hole pump and testing apparatus
01/27/1981US4246782 Tool for testing earth formations in boreholes
01/08/1981WO1981000018A1 Hydraulic motor for a drill hole coring tool and method
01/08/1981WO1981000017A1 Apparatus and method for drilling into the sidewall of a drill hole
01/08/1981WO1981000016A1 Fluid flow restrictor valve for a drill hole coring tool and method
01/06/1981US4242915 Extensometer anchor
12/1980
12/30/1980CA1092389A1 Soil sample core extraction tool
12/16/1980CA1091471A1 Method and apparatus for logging earth boreholes using self-contained logging instrument
12/11/1980WO1980002718A1 Method of drilling productive stratum
11/1980
11/18/1980US4233840 Method for evaluation of the response of different cores to a recovery process and apparatus therefor
11/18/1980US4233839 Apparatus and method for determining characteristics of subsurface formations