Patents by Inventor Gary L. Slusher

Gary L. Slusher 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 of determining subterranean formation fracture orientation
    Patent number: 4529036
    Abstract: A method of determining the orientation of a fracture or fractures created in a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore is provided. The method comprises creating a fracture in the formation extending from a lower end portion of the wellbore and then removing a location orientated core containing a portion of the fracture from the wellbore to thereby determine the orientation of the fracture in the formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1985
    Assignees: Halliburton Co, Berry Cox, Edwin Cox
    Inventors: Abbas A. Daneshy, Pat T. Chisholm, Dan A. Magee, Gary L. Slusher