Patents by Inventor Gary A. Woodbridge

Gary A. Woodbridge 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 of tracking material in a well
    Patent number: 5455780
    Abstract: A method of tracking material in a well comprises the steps of: (a) creating in a computer a model of the structure of the well, including defining a first plurality of sets of data to define sectors of a flow path in the well; (b) creating in the computer a first model of the material in the well, including defining a second plurality of sets of data to define initial conditions of material within the sectors; and (c) creating in the computer, in response to the first plurality of sets of data and the second plurality of sets of data, a second model of the material in the well, including defining a third plurality of sets of data of current conditions of material within the sectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1995
    Assignee: Halliburton Company
    Inventors: Philip D. Nguyen, Gary A. Woodbridge, Vincent G. Reidenbach