Patents by Inventor Edwin Meador

Edwin Meador 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).

  • Method and system for precise drilling guidance of twin wells
    Patent number: 8418782
    Abstract: A method to guide a drilling path of a second well in proximity to a first well including: applying a time-varying electrical current to a conductive casing or liner of the first well; from the drilling path of the second well, sensing an electromagnetic field generated by the current in the first well, and guiding the drilling path trajectory of the second well using the sensed electromagnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert L. Waters, Edwin Meador
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRECISE DRILLING GUIDANCE OF TWIN WELLS
    Publication number: 20090178850
    Abstract: A method to guide a drilling path of a second well in proximity to a first well including: applying a time-varying electrical current to a conductive casing or liner of the first well; from the drilling path of the second well, sensing an electromagnetic field generated by the current in the first well, and guiding the drilling path trajectory of the second well using the sensed electromagnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert L. Waters, Edwin Meador