Patents by Inventor Thurman W. McPherson, II

Thurman W. McPherson, II 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: 5531272
    Abstract: A method for zone isolation or replacing a damaged or corroded casing with a solid plastic is described herein. A resin/curing agent mixture sufficient to form a hardened plastic or solid, underwater and/or at low wellbore temperatures that is also able to withstand downhole stresses, is placed into the wellbore so as to bind with the undamaged casing and close off any thief zone. Subsequently, the resin/curing agent mixture forms a hardened solid. The hardened solid is milled out if necessary so as to form a resinous casing the size of the original casing. Later, the hardened resinous casing is perforated to communicate with a targeted zone. Perforation is not required when isolating a zone. The hardened solid is of a strength sufficient to withstand stresses generated during EOR operations such as carbon dioxide or steam-flooding. Said solid is also resistant to workover acids and other chemicals used in EOR operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventors: Ricky C. Ng, Thurman W. McPherson, II
  • Patent number: 5404950
    Abstract: A method for zone isolation or replacing a damaged or corroded casing with a solid plastic is described herein. A resin/curing agent mixture sufficient to form a hardened plastic or solid, underwater and/or at low wellbore temperatures that is also able to withstand downhole stresses, is placed into the wellbore so as to bind with the undamaged casing and close off any thief zone. Subsequently, the resin/curing agent mixture forms a hardened solid. The hardened solid is milled out if necessary so as to form a resinous casing the size of the original casing. Later, the hardened resinous casing is perforated to communicate with a targeted zone. Perforation is not required when isolating a zone. The hardened solid is of a strength sufficient to withstand stresses generated during EOR operations such as carbon dioxide or steam-flooding. Said solid is also resistant to workover acids and other chemicals used in EOR operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventors: Ricky C. Ng, Thurman W. McPherson, II
  • Patent number: 5295541
    Abstract: A method for replacing a damaged or corroded casing with a solid plastic is described herein. After removing the corroded or damaged casing from the wellbore, the borehole is underreamed to a desired diameter. Thereafter, a resin/curing agent mixture sufficient to form a hardened plastic or resin able to withstand downhole stresses, is placed into the wellbore so as to bind with the undamaged casing and close off any thief zone. Subsequently, the resin/curing agent mixture forms a hardened solid. The hardened solid is milled out so as to form a resinous casing the size of the original casing. Later, the hardened resinous casing is perforated to communicate with a targeted zone. Perforation is not required when isolating a zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1994
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventors: Ricky C. Ng, Thurman W. McPherson, II, Myung K. Hwang