Patents in Class 166/250.160

Matches 1 - 43 out of 43

Match	Document	Document Title
1	7478024	Integrated reservoir optimization A method of managing a fluid or gas reservoir is disclosed which assimilates diverse data having different acquisition time scales and spatial scales of coverage for iteratively producing a...
2	7364007	Integrated acoustic transducer assembly Acoustic transducers configured with integrated electronics technology are adapted to digitize signal data close to the transducer. The transducers are packaged with a reduced number of elements...
3	7356411	Method for acquiring and interpreting transient electromagnetic measurements A method for interpreting transient electromagnetic survey data includes measuring transient response of a medium over a plurality of switching events. The measured transient response to a first...
4	7207395	Method and system for testing a partially formed hydrocarbon well for evaluation and well planning refinement A method and system for testing a partially formed well includes forming a first well bore intersecting a subterranean formation. The first well bore includes a portion of a planned well having a...
5	7012852	Method, apparatus and system for detecting seismic waves in a borehole A method, apparatus and system for detecting seismic waves. A sensing apparatus is deployed within a bore hole and may include a source magnet for inducing a magnetic field within a casing of the...
6	6986389	Adjustable deployment apparatus for an actively clamped tubing-conveyed in-well seismic station The present invention generally relates to an apparatus and method for seismic monitoring. In one aspect, an apparatus for acoustically coupling a sensor mechanism to a surface in a wellbore is...
7	6980940	Intergrated reservoir optimization A method of managing a fluid or gas reservoir is disclosed which assimilates diverse data having different acquisition time scales and spatial scales of coverage for iteratively producing a...
8	6898149	Reprogrammable downhole telemetry and control system A reprogrammable data communications system for use in a gas or oil well borehole is disclosed. The borehole includes a casing and a piping structure therein and at least one downhole equipment...
9	6814167	Boring device and boring method A boring device for producing a bore with a casing tube has a linkage, a boring tool, which can be fixed to the lower end of the linkage, a mounting frame for mounting on the casing tube, a drive...
10	6747914	Use of minor borehole obstructions as seismic sources An acoustic system and method for monitoring a hydrocarbon reservoir. Wellbore tube wave energy may be created by natural or ambient sources or tube waves may be excited intentionally. Wellbore...
11	6715551	Apparatus and methods for applying time lapse VSP to monitor a reservoir Subterranean reservoir monitoring method, computer system with programming code for implementing the method, and computer readable media and data signal embodying such programming code, the method...
12	6712140	3rd borehole radar antenna and algorithm, method and apparatus for subsurface surveys The invention relates to a borehole radar tool comprising, in a housing ( 2 ) a transmitting antenna and a receiving antenna both of which comprise, near the housing wall ( 2 ), a dipole antenna (...
13	6619393	Method for locating oil wells The present invention relates to a method whereby two well locations are employed to find a distribution of points where additional well locations can be found. The distribution of points form an...
14	6618695	Method for gradually deforming a stochastic model of a heterogeneous medium such as an underground zone Method for gradually deforming, totally or locally, a Gaussian or similar type stochastic model of a heterogeneous medium such as an underground zone, constrained by a series of parameters relative...
15	6581685	Method for determining formation characteristics in a perforated wellbore A method for determining the characteristics of a subterranean formation penetrated by an existing or drilled well is disclosed. The method uses a mathematical model to estimate formation...
16	6534986	Permanently emplaced electromagnetic system and method for measuring formation resistivity adjacent to and between wells Systems and methods for determining characteristics of geologic formations between conductively lined wellbores. At least one transmitter is axially disposed at a selected depth in a first wellbore...
17	6499344	Apparatus and method to obtain representative samples of oil well production A well tester adapted to select among members of an oil well family to provide a purged and clean vessel to receive samples of well production that include gas and oil, and by selective use of...
18	6321839	Method of and probe for subsurface exploration A method and probe for detecting the concentration of a substance in a measurement region in a subsurface exploration wherein the electromagnetic energy is delivered to this region and picked up...
19	6273202	Swab test for determining relative formation productivity The productivity of a formation is determined by stroking the drill bit up and down (swabbing) in the zone of interest for creating a suction in the wellbore and inducing the flow of hydrocarbons...
20	6230557	Formation pressure measurement while drilling utilizing a non-rotating sleeve A downhole tool and method are provided for collecting data from a subsurface formation during drilling operations. The tool includes a tubular mandrel adapted for axial connection in a drill...
21	6216533	Apparatus for measuring downhole drilling efficiency parameters A downhole drilling efficiency sensor (DES) apparatus for use with drilling operations in oil and gas exploration, that accurately measures important drilling parameters at or near the drill bit in...
22	6212948	Apparatus and method to obtain representative samples of oil well production An apparatus and process for obtaining representative samples of fluids produced from one or more oil wells by means of a closed vessel chamber with lease water supply port connected to a lease...
23	6206099	Method for relating multiple oil or gas wells to each other A method of relating three or four producing wells in an existing fossil fuel drilling field utilizes the equation Y 2 +XY-X 2 =0. The independent variable X represents the distance between...
24	6102115	Integral standoff of induction sondes to minimize correction of borehole conductivity effects This disclosure sets out an induction logging tool enclosed in a cylindrical shell between top and bottom located end connected subs of larger diameter. The ends are larger; they define a standoff...
25	5947199	Method of monitoring a mineral reservoir A method for monitoring production mineral reservoirs, the method comprising: permanently installing a geophone in a borehole; generating a first set of seismic waves; receiving a first set of...
26	5909772	Apparatus and method for estimating liquid yield of a gas/condensate reservoir Apparatus and method for determining a liquid yield from a gas/condensate reservoir. The apparatus and method first determines the porosity at each depth of a reservoir, using open hole logging...
27	5646342	Method of Locating Hydrocarbon reserves A method of locating hydrocarbon reserves comprising: selecting on the basis of a hydrocarbon hypothesis from a region of interest below the surface of the earth patches having probabilities of...
28	5585556	Method and apparatus for performing measurements while drilling for oil and gas A method and equipment are described for performing measurements while drilling for oil or gas, in particular VSP-measurements employing a seismic source together with sensors such as hydrophones...
29	5388456	Procedure in order to detect the gas potential in sedimentary basins and the oil potential obtained from this Thermocatalytically generated gaseous hydrocarbons from gas or oil prone source rocks in subsiding sedimentary basins and those penetrating the seal of gas or oil accumulations at the surface reach...
30	5243562	Method and equipment for acoustic wave prospecting in producing wells A method of installing a reception device in a cased well at an optimum depth for surveying a formation under production or a localized part thereof and a source of acoustic waves at the surface or...
31	5016727	Method and device of seismic prospection in wells and particularly deviated wells A method and device are disclosed particularly adapted for seismic prospection in substantially horizontal drains using intermediate frequency acoustic waves for conciliating the range and the...
32	4681854	Geochemical oil prospecting method using in situ simulation of diagenetic processes A process for in situ simulation of diagenetic processes in a subterranean formation is provided. A mineral substrate is placed in the formation of interest in a sealed vessel. The vessel is opened...
33	4646832	Determining residual oil saturation by injecting salts of carbonic and halocarboxylic acids Residual oil saturation is determined by injecting water containing or contacting dissolved halocarboxylic acid salt and carbonate salt into an oil and water containing reservoir and...
34	4278128	Petroleum recovery chemical retention prediction technique The amount of a petroleum recovery chemical retained within a subterranean reservoir is predicted by first gathering data from at least one injection-soak-production cycle in a core wherein the...
35	4158957	Method for determining the fluid saturation of an immobile phase in a reservoir A method is disclosed for determining the relative amounts of two fluid phases in a subterranean formation, one phase being mobile and the other being substantially immobile. A sweep fluid which is...
36	4090398	Method for determining fluid saturations in reservoirs A method for determining the relative amounts of two fluid phases in a subterranean formation containing one mobile phase and a substantially immobile phase. A fluid which is substantially free of...
37	3921126	Method of seismically delineating the permeable extent of oil-containing formations A first seismic survey of an exploration area is conducted thereby giving the reflection characteristics of subsurface layering followed by the introduction of gas into one or more selected...
38	3740641	PROCESS FOR DETERMINING HYDROCARBON MATURITY USING ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE A process for predicting the presence and maturity of hydrocarbon material in a subterranean situs by initially treating a number of rock samples derived from an exploratory well or surface...
39	3524346	GEOCHEMICAL PROSPECTING METHOD
40	3428431	GEOCHEMICAL PETROLEUM EXPLORATION METHOD
41	3380292	Distribution of fluids in a medium
42	3302706	Soil gas prospecting for petroleum
43	3033287	Geochemical process

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