Patents by Inventor Phillip Wayne Livanec

Phillip Wayne Livanec 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: 9388332
    Abstract: Method comprising the steps of obtaining a sample of a return drilling fluid, the return drilling fluid containing a tagged detectable additive, the tagged detectable additive comprising a polymer comprising at least one chemical tag bonded to the polymer; and determining a concentration of the tagged detectable additive in the return drilling fluid based on a spectroscopic signal of the sample. The tagged detectable additive may include a polymer comprising at least one chemical tag bonded to the polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Paul Deville, Phillip Wayne Livanec, Sherif Eldin
  • Publication number: 20140116778
    Abstract: Method comprising the steps of obtaining a sample of a return drilling fluid, the return drilling fluid containing a tagged detectable additive, the tagged detectable additive comprising a polymer comprising at least one chemical tag bonded to the polymer; and determining a concentration of the tagged detectable additive in the return drilling fluid based on a spectroscopic signal of the sample. The tagged detectable additive may include a polymer comprising at least one chemical tag bonded to the polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Paul Deville, Phillip Wayne Livanec, Sherif Eldin