Patents by Inventor Nicolas C.G.L. Flamant

Nicolas C.G.L. Flamant 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).

  • Equipment and Methods for Determining Waiting-on-Cement Time in a Subterranean Well
    Publication number: 20160103113
    Abstract: Improved equipment and methods for determining the waiting-on-cement time after a cementing operation involve an optic-fiber coil that immersed in the cement slurry downhole. The intensity of a reflected light signal from the coil is monitored versus time. Attenuation of the reflected-light intensity corresponds to the development of gel strength, allowing operators to unambiguously determine when wellbore operations may recommence after a cement job.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Pierre Vigneaux, Nicolas C.G.L. Flamant, Thomas Barrou