Patents by Inventor Jon Burger

Jon Burger 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).

  • Use of cesium as a tracer in coring operations
    Patent number: 6912898
    Abstract: A method for measuring the infiltration of coring fluid into a core sample taken from a formation comprises a) providing a coring fluid containing cesium in a first concentration, b) using the coring fluid and a coring means to generate the core sample, c) determining the concentration of cesium present in the core sample; and d) comparing the core sample cesium concentration to the first concentration. A further preferred step comprises using the comparison in step d) to calculate the degree of infiltration of the coring fluid into the core sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Jones, Jon Burger, Patrick Jacobs, Richard J. Drozd
  • Use of cesium as a tracer in coring operations
    Publication number: 20050005694
    Abstract: A method for measuring the infiltration of coring fluid into a core sample taken from a formation comprises a) providing a coring fluid containing cesium in a first concentration, b) using the coring fluid and a coring means to generate the core sample, c) determining the concentration of cesium present in the core sample; and d) comparing the core sample cesium concentration to the first concentration. A further preferred step comprises using the comparison in step d) to calculate the degree of infiltration of the coring fluid into the core sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Jones, Jon Burger, Patrick Jacobs, Richard Drozd