Patents by Inventor Ronald C. Kelly

Ronald C. Kelly 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 correcting the depth index for well-log data
    Patent number: 6704655
    Abstract: A wireline well-logging data acquisition system and method with corrected depth index. The system having a winch for reeling-in a wireline cable connected to a well-logging tool. A depth index device and a cable tension meter are connected to the wireline cable. A computer system adjusts the depth index as a function of wireline tension measured by the cable tension meter. The computer system executes a method that includes a control loop for adjusting the depth index as function of the wireline tension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Ronald C. Kelly
  • Method and apparatus for correcting the depth index for well-log data
    Publication number: 20020077753
    Abstract: A wireline well-logging data acquisition system and method with corrected depth index. The system having a winch for reeling-in a wireline cable connected to a well-logging tool. A depth index device and a cable tension meter are connected to the wireline cable. A computer system adjusts the depth index as a function of wireline tension measured by the cable tension meter. The computer system executes a method that includes a control loop for adjusting the depth index as function of the wireline tension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventor: Ronald C. Kelly