Patents by Inventor Reginald Van Mayo

Reginald Van Mayo 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).

  • Increasing borehole wall permeability to facilitate fluid sampling
    Patent number: 10267145
    Abstract: A drill string tool assembly, in some embodiments, comprises a punching tool that induces fissures to increase permeability in a localized region of a borehole wall. The assembly also comprises a sensor that detects spatial features of the fissures and processing logic, coupled to the sensor and punching tool, that adapts operation of the punching tool based on the spatial features. The assembly further comprises a fluid sampling probe, coupled to the processing logic, that samples fluid from the localized region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Reena Agarwal Chanpura, Reginald Van Mayo, Curtis John Jacks
  • Increasing Borehole Wall Permeability to Facilitate Fluid Sampling
    Publication number: 20170248014
    Abstract: A drill string tool assembly, in some embodiments, comprises a punching tool that induces fissures to increase permeability in a localized region of a borehole wall. The assembly also comprises a sensor that detects spatial features of the fissures and processing logic, coupled to the sensor and punching tool, that adapts operation of the punching tool based on the spatial features. The assembly further comprises a fluid sampling probe, coupled to the processing logic, that samples fluid from the localized region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Reena Agarwal Chanpura, Reginald Van Mayo, Curtis John Jacks