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)
11/1980
11/04/1980US4231426 Method of using tracer fluids for enhanced oil recovery
10/1980
10/28/1980US4230180 Isolating packer units in geological and geophysical measuring casings
10/21/1980US4229181 Method for determining oil-related characteristics of geological sediments from small samples thereof
10/14/1980CA1087516A1 Determining residual oil saturation following flooding
10/07/1980US4226288 Side hole drilling in boreholes
10/02/1980WO1980002053A1 Method of continuous logging of borehole
10/02/1980WO1980002052A1 Method for determining the depth of occurrence of chemically aggressive stratum
10/02/1980WO1980002050A1 Method for determining the depth of occurrence of fluid saturated stratum and the type of fluid
10/02/1980WO1980002040A1 Method of controlling the quality of drilling mud
10/02/1980WO1980002038A1 Method of maintaining preset parameters of drilling mud
09/1980
09/30/1980US4224988 Device for and method of sensing conditions in a well bore
09/23/1980US4223726 Determining the locus of a processing zone in an oil shale retort by effluent water composition
09/23/1980US4223725 Method for reservoir fluid drift rate determination
09/23/1980CA1086220A1 Oil well testing valve with liquid spring
09/16/1980US4222988 Heater to vaporize, mill to shear
09/16/1980US4222438 Reservoir fluid sampling method and apparatus
09/02/1980US4220212 Apparatus for monitoring the operation of well bore guns
08/1980
08/05/1980CA1083132A1 Method and system for determining formation porosity
07/1980
07/22/1980US4213762 Determination of chromate ion in drilling mud filtrates
07/15/1980CA1081606A1 Process for determining the location and/or extent of rock cavities, especially of artificially generated rock cracks
07/10/1980WO1980001413A1 Device for taking samples of bed-rocks from bottom of deep-water reservoirs
07/09/1980EP0013224A1 Method and apparatus for measuring the resistivity of fluids in a borehole
07/01/1980US4210868 Method for detecting an underground flame front using resistance probes
07/01/1980US4210867 Induction coil method for detecting underground flame fronts
07/01/1980US4210025 Pneumatic compensator for a fluid sampling cell
07/01/1980US4210018 Formation testers
06/1980
06/24/1980US4208906 Mud gas ratio and mud flow velocity sensor
05/1980
05/28/1980EP0011578A1 Method and apparatus for measuring the hardness of rock in a borehole
05/27/1980US4204426 Measuring casing coupler apparatus
05/20/1980CA1078080A1 Method and apparatus for well logging
05/20/1980CA1077830A1 Apparatus for testing earth formations
05/20/1980CA1077829A1 Apparatus and methods for testing earth formations
05/06/1980CA1076955A1 Full flow bypass valve
04/1980
04/22/1980US4199026 Method for detecting underground conditions
04/15/1980CA1075491A1 Device for taking bottom soil samples from deep water basins
04/08/1980US4196619 Geological assessment probe
03/1980
03/11/1980US4192182 Method for performing step rate tests on injection wells
03/11/1980US4192181 Casing assembly probes
02/1980
02/12/1980CA1071534A1 Method and apparatus for tapping groundwater
01/1980
01/22/1980US4184548 Method for determining the position and inclination of a flame front during in situ combustion of an oil shale retort
01/08/1980CA1069584A1 Measuring reservoir oil for saturation
01/01/1980US4181176 Oil recovery prediction technique
12/1979
12/04/1979US4176716 Method and apparatus for tapping groundwater
11/1979
11/20/1979US4174629 Detection of drilling oil filtrate invasion in a core
11/14/1979EP0005273A1 Apparatus and method for removing hydrocarbons from drill cuttings
10/1979
10/30/1979CA1065248A1 Oil recovery fluids selected using nuclear magnetic resonance measurements
10/23/1979US4171642 Fluid producing formation tester
09/1979
09/11/1979US4167213 Method for determining the position and inclination of a flame front during in situ combustion of a rubbled oil shale retort
09/11/1979US4167111 Borehole geological assessment
09/04/1979US4166721 Monitoring concentration of component at selected locations
09/04/1979CA1061707A1 Stroke actuated well testing tool
07/1979
07/10/1979US4160622 Portable water sampling apparatus
06/1979
06/26/1979US4158963 Process for determining the location and/or extent of rock cavities
06/26/1979US4158957 Method for determining the fluid saturation of an immobile phase in a reservoir
06/12/1979US4158165 Apparatus and method for determining subsurface formation properties
06/12/1979CA1056454A1 Tracing flow of petroleum in underground reservoirs
06/12/1979CA1056303A1 Method of underground gasification of a coal bed
06/05/1979US4157283 Sulfide monitoring system and method
05/1979
05/22/1979US4155403 Analyzing fluid flux in formation
05/22/1979CA1054911A1 Method for determining gas saturation in reservoirs
05/22/1979CA1054910A1 Method of determining the relation between fractional flow and saturation of oil
05/15/1979US4154660 Ion selective electrodes, measuring electrochemical potentials
05/15/1979US4154659 Ionic selective electrodes to ionic concentration, determining ion ratio
05/08/1979US4153415 Pyrolysis
04/1979
04/17/1979US4149805 Method and apparatus for measuring kerogen content of oil shale
04/17/1979US4149804 Method and apparatus for measuring chemical content of core samples
04/17/1979US4149409 Borehole stress property measuring system
04/10/1979CA1052262A1 Weight and pressure operated well testing apparatus and its method of operation
03/1979
03/27/1979CA1051416A1 Core and cuttings automatic recovery system
03/20/1979US4144937 Valve closing method and apparatus for use with an oil well valve
02/1979
02/13/1979CA1048403A1 Well logging pad devices having differential pressure relief
12/1978
12/19/1978US4130010 Bubble detector
12/19/1978CA1044596A1 Method and apparatus for a pressure controlled reversing valve
11/1978
11/21/1978CA1042785A1 Pressure operated isolation valve for use in a well testing apparatus and its method of operation
11/14/1978US4125165 Annulus pressure controlled test valve with locking annulus pressure operated pressure trapping means
11/07/1978US4124800 Method for determining residual oil saturation of a formation
11/07/1978US4124475 Hydrogen sulfide monitoring system
11/07/1978US4123937 Methods of determining well characteristics
09/1978
09/12/1978US4113018 Oil well testing safety valve
09/12/1978US4113012 Reclosable circulation valve for use in oil well testing
09/12/1978CA1038285A2 Method and apparatus for testing wells
09/12/1978CA1038284A2 Method and apparatus for testing wells
09/12/1978CA1038283A2 Method and apparatus for testing wells
09/12/1978CA1038282A2 Method and apparatus for testing wells
08/1978
08/29/1978US4109725 Self adjusting liquid spring operating apparatus and method for use in an oil well valve
08/29/1978US4109724 Oil well testing valve with liquid spring
08/22/1978US4108243 Apparatus for testing earth formations
08/22/1978US4107981 Method of estimating ground pressure
08/22/1978CA1036927A1 Method and apparatus for testing wells
08/15/1978CA1036489A1 Pressure operated isolation valve for use in a well testing and treating apparatus, and its method of operation
08/15/1978CA1036488A1 Method and apparatus for annulus pressure responsive circulation and tester valve manipulation
08/08/1978US4105075 Test valve having automatic bypass for formation pressure
07/1978
07/25/1978US4102396 Determining residual oil saturation following flooding
07/04/1978US4098698 Compressed air, decompression
05/1978
05/23/1978USRE29638 Pressure controlled test valve system for offshore wells
05/23/1978US4090398 Method for determining fluid saturations in reservoirs
05/09/1978US4088187 Well steam sampler apparatus and method of forming and using a well steam sampler
04/1978
04/11/1978US4083409 Full flow bypass valve
04/11/1978US4083402 Method of underground gasification of a coal bed
04/11/1978US4083401 Apparatus and methods for testing earth formations