Patents by Inventor Barry A. Reik

Barry A. Reik 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 and apparatus for monitoring downhole temperatures
    Patent number: 5415037
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the temperature in a wellbore is disclosed. The apparatus is lowered into a wellbore to a desired depth and logged over a selected interval. At least one first heat flux and temperature sensor contacts the wellbore wall. At least one second heat flux and temperature sensor is maintained in contact with the drilling fluid. Comparison of sensor responses provides an accurate determination of the wellbore wall temperature, and a determination of the quality of sensor-wellbore wall contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1995
    Assignee: Chevron Research and Technology Company
    Inventors: Suzanne Griston, John Crowe, Barry A. Reik