Patents by Inventor Marvin Eugene Miller

Marvin Eugene Miller 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).

  • Treatment for shut-in gas well
    Patent number: 6302206
    Abstract: A method for treating a gas well to prevent any fresh water, which may have condensed out of the gas stream, from damaging the gas producing formation during the shut-in period. The well is shut-in and then an additive, e.g. a salt, alcohol, etc., is injected into the well to convert any accumulated fresh water into an aqueous solution which will not damage the formation. The additive can be injected in solid form or as a solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignees: Vastar Resources, Inc., Atlantic Richfield Company
    Inventors: Scott James Wilson, Marvin Eugene Miller