Patents by Inventor Rick L. Middaugh

Rick L. Middaugh 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: 5398763
    Abstract: A wireline set baffle for positioning in a well casing after the well casing has already been placed in a wellbore. The apparatus comprises a baffle and a setting or running tool engaged with the baffle and adapted for positioning the baffle at a predetermined location in the wellbore. In one embodiment, a lock ring may be used to lock the baffle to the casing at a predetermined location, and in another embodiment, collet fingers on the baffle may be used to engage the casing. The lock ring may be initially held in a non-engaging position by a lock ring retainer or shear pins. The collet fingers may be initially held in a non-engaging position by a cover which is disengaged from the collet fingers by a blasting cap. Engagement may be with an inner surface of the casing or a recess defined at a casing joint. A method of using the wireline set baffle is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1995
    Assignee: Halliburton Company
    Inventors: Brock W. Watson, James F. Pyecroft, David D. Brisco, Rick L. Middaugh, Paul W. Roden, Donald F. Hushbeck, J. Tad Bohlen, Ronald E. Savage