Patents by Inventor Paul G. Goodman

Paul G. Goodman 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).

  • Process for fracturing a subterranean formation
    Patent number: 7559373
    Abstract: A well may intersect a mineral bearing stratum. A fracturing fluid in the nature of a non-participating gas may be injected into the stratum at high rates of flow, to yield a high down hole pressure, and a time v. pressure pulse extending over a period of time. A second pulse may follow the first pulse in relatively quick succession. There may be pauses, or period of relative relaxation between the pulses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignees: Sanjel Corporation, Fairborne Energy Ltd
    Inventors: Robert A. Jackson, Gary M. Poirier, Stephen Glanville, Ashley C. Kalenchuk, Paul G. Goodman, F. Merrill Jamieson