Patents by Inventor Michael D. McMillion

Michael D. McMillion 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).

  • Cementing methods using compressible cement compositions
    Patent number: 7270183
    Abstract: A method of cementing at least two casing strings in a well bore, the method having steps as follows: filling the well bore and the inner diameters of the at least two casing strings with a cement composition, wherein at least a portion of the cement composition is a compressible cement composition; pumping the cement composition from the inner diameters of the at least two casing strings into the annulus, wherein the compressible portion of the cement composition is compressed by the pumping; and permitting the cement composition to set within the annulus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel L. Bour, Michael D. McMillion