Patents by Inventor Harald Westerdahl

Harald Westerdahl 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: 6480000
    Abstract: The invention is a device for measuring and surveillance of resistivity in a petroleum reservoir in a geological formation with an injection-, observation- or production well comprising an electrically conductive metallic well tubing, with the new and inventive being characterized by the following features: a) an electrical energy source; b) at least one inductive transmitter antenna for electromagnetic waves, fixedly arranged in the well, outside of the well tubing's outer metallic surface; c) at least one series of sensors comprising n inductive resistivity sensors (5a, 5b, . . . , 5n) arranged for receiving the electromagnetic waves and generation of measurement signals, fixedly arranged in the well, by the petroleum reservoir and outside the well tubing's outer metallic surface; and d) a signal conductor for the measurement signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignees: Den Norske Stats Oljeselskap A.S., Norges Geotekniske Institutt
    Inventors: Fan-Nian Kong, Harald Westerdahl, Terje Eidesmo, Svein Ellingsrud