Patents by Inventor Rodney L. Branch

Rodney L. Branch 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).

  • Flexible gravel prepack production system for wells having high dog-leg severity
    Patent number: 5083614
    Abstract: A gravel prepack production system characterized by a flexible gravel prepack comprising an inner tube and a plurality of discrete annular filter elements carried on the inner tube and longitudinally spaced therealong by spacers. The tube is free to flex at the segments thereof intermediate the relatively rigid filter elements to enable the gravel prepack to traverse even severe doglegs in the well. The filter elements and spacers may be strung onto the inner tube at the production site to configure the gravel prepack to the particular application as by selecting a desired spacing between the filter elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1992
    Assignee: Tex/Con Gas and Oil Company
    Inventor: Rodney L. Branch