Patents by Inventor Clarence Vaughn Griffin, III

Clarence Vaughn Griffin, III 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).

  • Patent number: 5947201
    Abstract: A one-trip whipstock milling system is disclosed which allows for setting of a packer or plug which is run in as part of the bottomhole assembly, in conjunction with orientation instrumentation, a whipstock, and a one-trip milling system connected to the whipstock. The assembly is run-in the hole together and inserted to the desired depth. With the orientation of the whipstock known from the down-hole instrumentation, the preferred embodiment involves pressurization of the wellbore to actuate the packer assembly. Having set the packer at the proper orientation and depth, the milling immediately begins and continues in a continuous effort until the window is fully milled, at which point the milling equipment and orientation equipment are withdrawn from the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert C. Ross, Brian C. Wood, Clarence Vaughn Griffin, III