Patents by Inventor Ahmed El-Banbi

Ahmed El-Banbi 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).

  • Single well reservoir characterization apparatus and methods
    Patent number: 8711655
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for characterizing parts of a reservoir surrounding a borehole are provided including using at least one transmitter to emit a probing signal into the borehole and at least one receiver to receive a signal representing a response of the formation to the probing signal, with the distance separating the transmitter and the receiver being variable while suspended in the borehole using for example an apparatus which can be decoupled in the borehole into a stationary and a mobile section, carrying transmitter and receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kais Gzara, Kamal Babour, Michael Wilt, Ahmed El-Banbi
  • SINGLE WELL RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION APPARATUS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20100238763
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for characterizing parts of a reservoir surrounding a borehole are provided including using at least one transmitter to emit a probing signal into the borehole and at least one receiver to receive a signal representing a response of the formation to the probing signal, with the distance separating the transmitter and the receiver being variable while suspended in the borehole using for example an apparatus which can be decoupled in the borehole into a stationary and a mobile section, carrying transmitter and receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kais Gzara, Kamal Babour, Michael Wilt, Ahmed El-Banbi