Patents by Inventor Patrick Ehret

Patrick Ehret 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: 6545477
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of surveying a geological formation through which a cased borehole passes, said method being characterized by the fact that: in a first step, current is injected into the casing (11) at a first point (In1) spaced apart longitudinally from said formation so as to cause current to leak into said formation, and electrodes (a, b, c) defining two consecutive sections of casing situated at the level of said formation ,ire used to measure the respective potential drops along said sections; in a second step, current is injected into the casing at a second point (In2) spaced apart longitudinally from the formation and situated on the opposite side thereof from said first point, so as to cause current to leak into the formation, and said electrodes are used to measure the potential drops along said sections; the corresponding measurements of the two steps are combined to obtain the values corresponding to a circuit formed by the casing between the two injection points is and essenti
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Beguin, Dominique Benimeli, Patrick Ehret, Francois Hecquet, Peter Van Der Wal, Marie-Therese Gounot