Patents by Inventor Kenneth L. Perales

Kenneth L. Perales 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).

  • Publication number: 20040031319
    Abstract: A system and method of measuring pressure in highly deviated or horizontal wellbores. In a described example, a pressure measurement system includes an apparatus which has a tube wrapped helically about a tubular mandrel. The tube is connected to a line extending to a remote location. A predetermined fluid is displaced through the line and the tube, so that fluid pressure in a well at the apparatus may be measured at the remote location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventor: Kenneth L. Perales
  • Patent number: 5163321
    Abstract: A system is provided for measuring both the temperature and pressure of fluid in a borehole utilizing a single small diameter tube extending from the surface to the desired downhole test location in a borehole. Downhole fluid pressure is transmitted through the small diameter tube, while a sheathed thermocouple or fibre optic line extending along the flow path of the tube is used for transmitting downhole fluid temperature information to the surface. A continuous surface read-out of both pressure and temperature is thus possible, and the temperature read-out may be used to both monitor downhole fluid temperature and increase the accuracy of the fluid pressure measurement system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1992
    Assignee: Baroid Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth L. Perales
  • Patent number: 4976142
    Abstract: A system is provided for measuring both the temperature and pressure of fluid in a borehole utilizing a single small diameter tube extending from the surface to the desired downhole test location in a borehole. Downhole fluid pressure is transmitted through the small diameter tube, while a sheathed thermocouple line extending along the flow path of the tube is used for transmitting downhold fluid temperature information to the surface. A continuous surface read-out of both pressure and temperature is thus possible, and the temperature read-out may be used to both monitor downhole fluid temperature and increase the accuracy of the fluid pressure measurement system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1990
    Assignee: Baroid Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth L. Perales