Patents by Inventor Wesley Jay Burris, II

Wesley Jay Burris, II 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).

  • Apparatus and methods of separation of materials in an under-balanced drilling operation
    Patent number: 6328118
    Abstract: Disclosed are improved apparatus and methods of separation and control of drilling fluids in under-balanced drilling. Separation is conducted at reduced pressures to improve gas separation efficiencies. Preferably, separation is performed in multiple steps of pressure drops to eliminate foaming and to enhance gas removal. Solids are removed from the shaped bottom of a separation pressure chamber by creating a slurry and fluidizing and agitating the slurry to enhance solids removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Karigan, Wesley Jay Burris, II