Patents by Inventor Bill G. Tompkins

Bill G. Tompkins has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Retrievable suction embedment chamber assembly
    Patent number: 6659182
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for installing conductor casing for offshore oil wells. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a retrievable suction embedment chamber assembly drives a string of casing into the seafloor using hydrostatic pressure by releasably forming a seal around the casing to be driven and using a pump to lower the pressure inside the chamber. The assembly may then be flooded with seawater, released from the casing, then repositioned at a higher point on the casing, and the embedment process repeated. The assembly may also be used to embed several subsequent strings of casing in series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent Saugier, Bill G. Tompkins