Patents by Inventor Melvin F. Spivey

Melvin F. Spivey 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: 4635723
    Abstract: Corrosion inhibiting of well production tubing, such as for an oil or gas well, is provided in a simple and effective manner without interrupting well production. A portable skid has a chemical tank, water tank, pumps, conduits, and controls mounted on it, and is transported to the production well site. A mix of corrosion-inhibiting chemical and water is supplied from the tanks to an end conduit, and the end conduit is connected to an injection string, or an annulus associated with a side mandrel, of the production well. A computer control is provided for controlling the pumps, and other components, so that any desired amounts and proportions of a mix of chemical and water is continuously injected into the well to inhibit corrosion of the well production tubing string without interruption of production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1987
    Inventor: Melvin F. Spivey