Patents by Inventor Robert Alber

Robert Alber 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 and apparatus for detecting orientation of downhole geophones
    Patent number: 5128898
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting the orientation of downhole geophones are provided. A gamma ray source is secured to a casing enclosing a geophone such that the location of the gamma ray source with respect to the orientation of a geophone is known. The geophone is secured to tubing such that the orientation of the geophone with respect to the tubing is known. The tubing, with attached geophone, is secured downhole. A gamma ray logging tool is run the length of the tubing. The orientation of the downhole geophone is determined from the gamma ray log.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1992
    Assignee: Halliburton Geophysical Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Britt Hill, Hanna Khalil, Robert Albers