Patents by Inventor Hilton B. Jones

Hilton B. Jones 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).

  • Gun firing system using fluid filled pressure balance tubing
    Patent number: 4749039
    Abstract: Method and apparatus by which a gun firing head is maintained free of debris. An upper tubing string runs downhole in a cased borehole to a packer device. A jet gun, having a firing head located at the upper end thereof, is connected to a lower tubing string. A vent assembly is connected in series relationship within the lower string, and underlies the packer device. A barrier is contained within the lower tubing in underlying relationship to the vent and isolates the tubing interior immediately above the gun from contact with well fluids. A gun firing device is run from the surface, downhole through the packer device, and penetrates the barrier to gain access to the gun firing head, whereupon the gun is detonated, thereby perforating the casing and penetrating the payzone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1988
    Assignee: Halliburton Company
    Inventors: Roy R. Vann, Emmet F. Brieger, Flint R. George, Edward A. Colle, Jr., Hilton B. Jones
  • Gun firing system using fluid filled pressure balance tubing
    Patent number: 4635733
    Abstract: Method and apparatus by which a gun firing head is maintained free of debris. An upper tubing string runs downhole in a cased borehole to a packer device. A jet gun, having a firing head located at the upper end thereof, is connected to a lower tubing string. A vent assembly is connected in series relationship within the lower string, and underlies the packer device. A barrier is contained within the lower tubing in underlying relationship to the vent and isolates the tubing interior immediately above the gun from contact with well fluids. A gun firing device is run from the surface, downhole through the packer device, and penetrates the barrier to gain access to the gun firing head, whereupon the gun is detonated, thereby perforating the casing and penetrating the payzone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1987
    Assignee: Halliburton Company
    Inventors: Roy R. Vann, Emmet F. Brieger, Flint R. George, Edward A. Colle, Jr., Hilton B. Jones