Patents by Inventor Randal F. LaFollette

Randal F. LaFollette 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).

  • Method of completing a well
    Patent number: 9617842
    Abstract: A method of completing a well includes, pumping treating fluid into a tool string in the well, displacing drilling mud within the tool string with the treating fluid, and treating an earth formation with the treating fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Michael Johnson, Thomas Jones, Randal F. LaFollette, D. V. Satyanarayana Gupta, Andrew K. Jordan
  • HYDRAULIC FRACTURING APPLICATIONS EMPLOYING MICROENERGETIC PARTICLES
    Publication number: 20160053164
    Abstract: Microenergetic particles can be employed in hydraulic fracturing of oil or gas wells. By exciting the microenergetic particles, an operator performing a fracture job can better map the fracture process and/or increase the extent of fracturing over what can be accomplished using only pumps. By deploying microenergetic particles during the fracturing of an oil or gas well, but not exciting the microenergetic particles until there is a reduction of production, an operator can extend the time periods between well stimulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: D.V. Satyanarayana Gupta, Randal F. Lafollette
  • METHOD OF COMPLETING A WELL
    Publication number: 20150369024
    Abstract: A method of completing a well includes, pumping treating fluid into a tool string in the well, displacing drilling mud within the tool string with the treating fluid, and treating an earth formation with the treating fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Michael Johnson, Thomas Jones, Randal F. LaFollette, D.V. Satyanarayana Gupta, Andrew K. Jordan