Patents by Inventor Ward E. Shultz

Ward E. Shultz 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for determining gravel pack quality
    Patent number: 6815665
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for determining the integrity or quality of a gravel pack positioned between the casing and gravel pack screen of a subterranean borehole, with the method including azimuthally scanning the gravel pack for radiation, with detection of the radiation limited to a limited angular arc of the gravel pack at any one time, with the apparatus including shielded or collimated radiation source and/or detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce H. Storm, Larry L. Gadeken, Ward E. Shultz
  • Apparatus and methods for determining gravel pack quality
    Publication number: 20030213898
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for determining the integrity or quality of a gravel pack positioned between the casing and gravel pack screen of a subterranean borehole, with the method including azimuthally scanning the gravel pack for radiation, with detection of the radiation limited to a limited angular arc of the gravel pack at any one time, with the apparatus including shielded or collimated radiation source and/or detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce H. Storm, Larry L. Gadeken, Ward E. Shultz
  • Apparatus and methods for determining gravel pack quality
    Patent number: 6552333
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for determining the integrity or quality of a gravel pack positioned between the casing and gravel pack screen of a subterranean borehole, with the method including azimuthally scanning the gravel pack for radiation, with detection of the radiation limited to a limited angular arc of the gravel pack at any one time, with the apparatus including shielded or collimated radiation source and/or detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce H. Storm, Larry L. Gadeken, Ward E. Shultz