Patents by Inventor Mark E. Jordan

Mark E. Jordan 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: 4780266
    Abstract: A method for logging a cased well to determine the quantity and location of any barite weighted drilling fluid in the annulus between the casing and the wall of the wellbore. A tool assembly having a neutron generator and a gamma scintillation detector is used to log the zone of interest. The neutrons introduced into the well by the neutron generator convert a portion of the barium-138 in the drilling fluid to barium-137m. The magnitude of the gamma photon peak charactristic of the decayof barium-137 is used to identify the quantity of drilling fluid present in the annulus as a function of depth. This method is especially useful identifying the existence of channels in a cemented wellbore annulus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1988
    Assignee: Exxon Production Research Company
    Inventors: Mark E. Jordan, Richard C. Haut, William E. Kline