Patents Assigned to Gulf Nuclear, Inc.
  • Method and apparatus for injecting radioactive tagged sand into oil and gas wells
    Patent number: 4799552
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for injecting radioactive tagged sand into fluids used in hydraulic well fracturing, or acidizing, operations, the fluids being pumped under high pressure into the well bore by a high pressure pump, wherein the radioactive tagged sand does not contaminate the high pressure pump, and the pressure between the high pressure fracturing fluids and/or acidizing fluids and the radioactive tagged sand is equalized, whereby it is not necessary to overcome the high pressure present in the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1989
    Assignee: Gulf Nuclear, Inc.
    Inventor: Elick H. Acree
  • Method of forming encapsulated depleted uranium oil field tubular member
    Patent number: 4428108
    Abstract: The present invention describes an encapsulated depleted uranium metal oil field tubular member. The member includes a tubular shell containing bodies of a depleted uranium metal. Substantially all of the volume within the shell not occupied by the bodies of depleted uranium metal is filled with lead. The ends of the shell are capped and have connected thereto threaded connectors for connecting the member to adjacent components in a string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1984
    Assignee: Gulf Nuclear, Inc.
    Inventors: Elick H. Acree, Walter P. Peeples, Jr.