Patents by Inventor Lucien Bourguet

Lucien Bourguet 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 and device for assessing the clogging risks of a well or bore hole passing through a porous revervoir, more particularly a geological formation
    Patent number: 4860582
    Abstract: A method and device are provided for assessing the clogging risks of a well or bore hole into which a fluid is injected or pumped. According to this method controlled amounts of said fluid are caused to flow through a plurality of samples representative of the porous reservoir which are fed in parallel and whose temperature is maintained substantially constant, and the loss of permeability of said samples is measured as a function of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1989
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Lucien Bourguet, Claude Gatellier