Patents by Inventor Forrest F. Craig, III

Forrest F. Craig, 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).

  • Subterranean flood tracer process
    Patent number: 4742873
    Abstract: A method for determining the injection source of an injection fluid which will break through at the production wells of a subterranean flooding project is disclosed in the preferred embodiment. The source of the injection fluid is determined by injecting halocarbon tracer compounds into the fluid stream injected into the subterranean formation. The tracer compounds of the injection are identified by gas chromatography/electron capture detection analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1988
    Assignee: Mitchell Energy Corporation
    Inventor: Forrest F. Craig, III