Patents by Inventor William Charles Lane

William Charles Lane 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).

  • Apparatuses, systems, and methods for forming in-situ gel pills to lift liquids from horizontal wells
    Patent number: 9664009
    Abstract: Methods include the injection of a gelled, gelling or gellable composition into a horizontal section of a well at a location, where produced well gases or a combination of well gases and injected gases are sufficient to move the pill through the horizontal section into heal section, sweeping the horizontal section of accumulated liquids. Once in the heal section, the pill and the accumulated liquids are uplifted to the surface resulting in a cleaned well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey John Lembcke, William Charles Lane, Clayton S. Smith
  • APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR FORMING IN-SITU GEL PILLS TO LIFT LIQUIDS FROM HORIZONTAL WELLS
    Publication number: 20130312977
    Abstract: Methods include the injection of a gelled, gelling or gellable composition into a horizontal section of a well at a location, where produced well gases or a combination of well gases and injected gases are sufficient to move the pill through the horizontal section into heal section, sweeping the horizontal section of accumulated liquids. Once in the heal section, the pill and the accumulated liquids are uplifted to the surface resulting in a cleaned well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventors: Jeffrey John Lembcke, William Charles Lane, Clayton S. Smith