Patents by Inventor Wiliam T. Tapp

Wiliam T. Tapp 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: 5332038
    Abstract: A gravel packing system in which the gravel screen and attached packer are anchorable in a well bore. A cross-over tool has an indicator device which cooperates with the gravel screen to provide surface indications of the downhole tool positions and the operation of a gravel valve. A setting tool can be used with the cross-over tool to set the packer and is releasable by hydraulic pressure. The setting tool and packer are releasably and co-rotatively coupled permitting right hand rotation while going in the well bore. The cross-over tool has a float valve which permits reverse circulation in low pressure wells. The packer has a release system for permitting retrieval of the packer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1994
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Wiliam T. Tapp, Marvin B. Traweek, Richard A. Mollicone