Patents by Inventor John Michael Hirsch

John Michael Hirsch 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).

  • Publication number: 20030038734
    Abstract: A reservoir production control system includes a plurality of wells for producing a reservoir linked to a central computer over a downhole communication network and a surface communication network. Both the downhole and the surface communication networks are wireless communications paths for transmitting downhole data and surface data to the central computer. Both networks include a series of interconnected tubing or pipe that allows transmission of data over electrically isolated portions of the pipe and tubing. After integrating and analyzing all relevant data and comparing the data with a reservoir model, the central computer initiates changes in a plurality of downhole control devices associated with the wells, thereby optimizing the production of the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: John Michael Hirsch, George Leo Stegemeier, Harold J Vinegar, Robert Rex Burnett, Frederick Gordon Carl, William Mountjoy Savage, James William Hall