Patents by Inventor Jean-Marc Grindatto

Jean-Marc Grindatto 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: 11846172
    Abstract: A method for fracking a well to reorient vertical fractures into horizontal fractures throughout a target reservoir, including target reservoirs having multiple thin heterogeneous target production zones. The method involves sequentially fracking and injecting proppant at periodic vertical intervals, while monitoring in real time, at least until a dip of an adjacent hydraulic fracture has rotated to a horizontal orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Fraim, Jean-Marc Grindatto, John Ely