Patents by Inventor Vidar Sten Halvorsen

Vidar Sten Halvorsen 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: 6412555
    Abstract: System and method for controlling fluid flows in one or more oil and/or gas wells in a geological formation, the wells each comprising a production tube, the formation containing a water-containing volume with a higher water level, comprising: one or more measuring devices, each mounted in relation to a chosen zone of a well for measuring the distance to the water level in the zone, one or more valve devices comprised in the production tubes for regulating the fluid flow from the surrounding formation to the production tube, one or more control units connected to each of the valves for regulating then on the basis of the measured distance or distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Kongsberg Offshore A.S.
    Inventors: Vidar Sten-Halvorsen, Einar Stølen