Patents by Inventor Mark E. Hoel

Mark E. Hoel 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: 6012016
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for optimizing the treatment of a well. Initially, data from numerous sources is collected. Some of the data represents the location of objects found on a common map, e.g., rivers, towns, county lines, highways, etc. Another part of the data is data relating to a well. This data includes a wide variety of information that can be useful in determining how to treat a nearby well. This data is then integrated where it can be easily accessed by a user. Next, the user, using a geographic interface operating on a data processing system, selects a geographic region about which they are interested. The geographic interface assists the user in selecting the appropriate area. The user then uses the geographic interface to select some number of wells in the region of interest. This initial list of wells is refined by performing a SQL search of the initial list to select only the wells which have features or characteristics of interest to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: BJ Services Company
    Inventors: Dean Bilden, Ron Browning, Dave Cramer, Larry Harrington, Mark E. Hoel, Bill Holcomb, Dave Mack