Patents by Inventor Michael D. Murrey

Michael D. Murrey 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).

  • Hydraulically controlled burst disk subs and methods for their use
    Patent number: 7640988
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for treating a subterranean section surrounding a wellbore with a fluid. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a three-dimensional tubular element capable of fluid flow in a wellbore with at least one burst disk with a pre-determined pressure rating positioned at a desired location on the tubular wherein the burst disk ruptures at the pre-determined pressure at the desired location on the tubular in the wellbore. The method provides the ability to choose the order in which the subterranean interval sections surrounding a wellbore are treated with fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Exxon Mobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Manh V. Phi, Pin Y. Huang, Michael D. Murrey
  • Hydraulically Controlled Burst Disk Subs (Hcbs)
    Publication number: 20080156498
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for treating a subterranean section surrounding a wellbore with a fluid. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a three-dimensional tubular element capable of fluid flow in a wellbore with at least one burst disk with a pre-determined pressure rating positioned at a desired location on the tubular wherein the burst disk ruptures at the pre-determined pressure at the desired location on the tubular in the wellbore. The method provides the ability to choose the order in which the subterranean interval sections surrounding a wellbore are treated with fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Manh V. Phi, Pin Y. Huang, Michael D. Murrey