Patents by Inventor Michael M. Sherman

Michael M. Sherman 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).

  • Method for evaluating water saturation in petroleum reservoirs from dielectric permittivity
    Patent number: 4786873
    Abstract: A new functional parameter reprsentative of the geometrical distribution of matrix material and the variable geometrical distribution of hydrocarbon and water in pore spaces in a porous earth formation is determined and is used to evaluate, or to determine, water saturation of the formation from dielectric permittivity measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1988
    Assignee: Amoco Corporation
    Inventor: Michael M. Sherman