Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Brititte L. Jeffery
  • Method and apparatus for determining reservoir characteristics
    Patent number: 6729399
    Abstract: A downhole tool for collecting data from a subsurface formation is disclosed. The tool is provided with a probe for testing and/or sampling an adjacent formation. The tool is also provided with a protector positioned about the probe for engaging and protecting the sidewall of the bore hole surrounding the probe. The protector prevents deterioration of the wellbore during the testing and/or sampling by the probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Follini, Julian Pop