Patents by Inventor Phillip G. Malone

Phillip G. Malone 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).

  • Perforation alignment tool for jet drilling, perforating and cleaning
    Patent number: 7168491
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are provided for pumping operations that may be used to form perforations in the casing of a well, clean perforations and drill drain holes through perforations. A plunger is placed in a reference perforation and the pumping operations may be performed through a nozzle at a known location with respect to the reference perforation. The nozzle may be attached to a flexible hose to drill a drain hole or may be inserted in a body on the bottom of a tubing string. Addition apparatus and method are provided to insure that the plunger or plungers are maintained in a reference perforation or perforations when pumping operations are carried out through tubing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Buckman Jet Drilling, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip G. Malone, Michael E. Murphy, Floyd H. Briscoe, William G. Buckman, Sr., Carl B. Hale, Adam W. Sears