Patents by Inventor F. F. Osborn

F. F. Osborn 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 for logging the characteristics of materials forming the walls of a borehole
    Patent number: 4780857
    Abstract: A borehole logging tool is rotated within a borehole and also advanced along the borehole. A log of the formations surrounding the borehole is recorded. An interval of the borehole intersected by a formation fracture is identified on the recorded log. The fracture dip angle and dip direction are determined from the location of the center of the fracture with respect to the borehole and the peak amplitude and phase angle of the recorded borehole signal at the fracture location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1988
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventors: W. D. Lyle, F. F. Osborn, Joseph Zemanek