Patents by Inventor Ian D. Mitchell

Ian D. Mitchell 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).

  • Methods and systems for using a well evaluation pill to characterize subterranean formations and fluids
    Patent number: 10012075
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring and characterizing well bores, subterranean formations, and/or fluids in a subterranean formation using well evaluation pills are provided. In one embodiment, the methods comprise: introducing a well evaluation pill into a portion of a well bore penetrating a portion of a subterranean formation; allowing the well evaluation pill to interact with one or more components in the portion of the subterranean formation; detecting a change in the composition or properties of the well evaluation pill; and determining the presence of one or more components in the portion of the subterranean formation based at least in part on the detected change in the composition or properties of the well evaluation pill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale E. Jamison, Michael T. Pelletier, Ian D. Mitchell, Mathew D. Rowe
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USING A WELL EVALUATION PILL TO CHARACTERIZE SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS AND FLUIDS
    Publication number: 20160123139
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring and characterizing well bores, subterranean formations, and/or fluids in a subterranean formation using well evaluation pills are provided. In one embodiment, the methods comprise: introducing a well evaluation pill into a portion of a well bore penetrating a portion of a subterranean formation; allowing the well evaluation pill to interact with one or more components in the portion of the subterranean formation; detecting a change in the composition or properties of the well evaluation pill; and determining the presence of one or more components in the portion of the subterranean formation based at least in part on the detected change in the composition or properties of the well evaluation pill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Dale E. Jamison, Michael T. Pelletier, Ian D. Mitchell, Mathew D. Rowe