US Patent No: 7,712,522

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

Expansion cone and system

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ALSO PUBLISHED AS: 20070277972
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Abstract

An apparatus for the radial expansion and plastic deformation of a tubular member.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
ENVENTURE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY, LLCHOUSTON, TX128

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Altan, Taylan Columbus, OH 2 5
Costa, Scott Kingwood, TX 45 451
Gray, Malcolm Houston, TX 14 53
Grinberg, Grigoriy Sylvania, OH 32 126
Ngaile, Gracious Apex, NC 2 5
Oliosi, Claudio Monzambano (Mantova 3 5
Palaniswamy, Hariharasudhan - 1 4
Petlyuk, Alla West Chester, PA 4 15
Shade, Matthew M Plymouth, MI 9 31
Shuster, Mark Toledo, OH 45 281
Wenning, Patrick Sidney, OH 2 5

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
ENVENTURE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY, LLC (68)
6,409,175 Expandable joint connector 143 1999
6,328,113 Isolation of subterranean zones 136 1999
6,497,289 Method of creating a casing in a borehole 120 1999
6,823,937 Wellhead 78 2000
6,640,903 Forming a wellbore casing while simultaneously drilling a wellbore 111 2000
6,604,763 Expandable connector 97 2000
6,557,640 Lubrication and self-cleaning system for expansion mandrel 105 2000
7,048,067 Wellbore casing repair 21 2000
6,550,821 Threaded connection 97 2001
6,470,966 Apparatus for forming wellbore casing 111 2001
6,561,227 Wellbore casing 103 2001
6,631,760 Tie back liner for a well system 87 2001
6,725,919 Forming a wellbore casing while simultaneously drilling a wellbore 100 2001
6,758,278 Forming a wellbore casing while simultaneously drilling a wellbore 97 2001
6,892,819 Forming a wellbore casing while simultaneously drilling a wellbore 87 2001
7,240,728 Expandable tubulars with a radial passage and wall portions with different wall thicknesses 26 2001
6,634,431 Isolation of subterranean zones 110 2001
6,712,154 Isolation of subterranean zones 106 2001
6,745,845 Isolation of subterranean zones 94 2001
6,631,759 Apparatus for radially expanding a tubular member 96 2002
6,705,395 Wellbore casing 97 2002
6,631,769 Method of operating an apparatus for radially expanding a tubular member 93 2002
7,063,142 Method of applying an axial force to an expansion cone 14 2002
6,684,947 Apparatus for radially expanding a tubular member 89 2002
6,966,370 Apparatus for actuating an annular piston 51 2002
7,044,221 Apparatus for coupling a tubular member to a preexisting structure 28 2002
6,857,473 Method of coupling a tubular member to a preexisting structure 78 2002
7,168,496 Liner hanger 10 2002
7,007,760 Method of expanding a tubular element in a wellbore 48 2002
7,159,665 Wellbore casing 12 2002
6,695,012 Lubricant coating for expandable tubular members 91 2002
7,234,531 Mono-diameter wellbore casing 20 2002
7,011,161 Structural support 17 2002
7,048,062 Method of selecting tubular members 31 2002
7,086,475 Method of inserting a tubular member into a wellbore 31 2002
7,100,684 Liner hanger with standoffs 13 2002
6,976,541 Liner hanger with sliding sleeve valve 43 2003
2004/0244,968 Expanding a tubular member 76 2003
7,172,024 Mono-diameter wellbore casing 13 2003
7,021,390 Tubular liner for wellbore casing 47 2003
7,055,608 Forming a wellbore casing while simultaneously drilling a wellbore 14 2003
6,968,618 Expandable connector 14 2003
7,185,710 Mono-diameter wellbore casing 13 2003
2006/0162,937 Protective sleeve for threaded connections for expandable liner hanger 15 2003
7,121,352 Isolation of subterranean zones 39 2003
2006/0112,768 Pipe formability evaluation for expandable tubulars 37 2003
7,077,211 Method of creating a casing in a borehole 36 2004
7,240,729 Apparatus for expanding a tubular member 18 2004
2005/0123,639 Lubricant coating for expandable tubular members 70 2004
2006/0225,892 Apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member 21 2004
2006/0272,826 Apparatus and method for radially expanding a wellbore casing using and adaptive expansion system 27 2004
2006/0243,444 apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member 13 2004
2006/0196,679 Apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member 17 2004
2006/0266,527 Apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member 27 2004
2005/0015,963 Protective sleeve for threaded connections for expandable liner hanger 76 2004
7,147,053 Wellhead 12 2004
2005/0103,502 Collapsible expansion cone 77 2004
7,172,021 Liner hanger with sliding sleeve valve 14 2004
2005/0056,434 Collapsible expansion cone 73 2004
7,146,702 Method and apparatus for forming a mono-diameter wellbore casing 13 2005
7,172,019 Method and apparatus for forming a mono-diameter wellbore casing 16 2005
2005/0236,159 Threaded connection for expandable tubulars 47 2005
7,121,337 Apparatus for expanding a tubular member 33 2005
2005/0269,107 Mono-diameter wellbore casing 52 2005
2006/0208,488 Protective compression and tension sleeves for threaded connections for radially expandable tubular members 13 2005
2006/0048,948 Anchor hangers 44 2005
2006/0213,668 A Method of Coupling Tubular Member 12 2006
2007/0039,742 Method and apparatus for coupling expandable tubular members 12 2006
 
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED (50)
4,776,394 Hydraulic stabilizer for bore hole tool 116 1987
4,938,291 Cutting tool for cutting well casing 140 1988
4,911,237 Running tool for liner hanger 101 1989
5,150,755 Milling tool and method for milling multiple casing strings 122 1991
5,333,692 Straight bore metal-to-metal wellbore seal apparatus and method of sealing in a wellbore 127 1992
5,309,621 Method of manufacturing a wellbore tubular member by shrink fitting telescoping members 90 1992
5,318,122 Method and apparatus for sealing the juncture between a vertical well and one or more horizontal wells using deformable sealing means 275 1992
5,327,964 Liner hanger apparatus 78 1993
5,388,648 Method and apparatus for sealing the juncture between a vertical well and one or more horizontal wells using deformable sealing means 303 1993
5,642,781 Multi-passage sand control screen 127 1994
5,458,194 Subsea inflatable packer system 85 1994
5,743,335 Well completion system and method 92 1995
5,749,419 Completion apparatus and method 79 1995
5,611,399 Screen and method of manufacturing 127 1995
5,697,449 Apparatus and method for temporary subsurface well sealing and equipment anchoring 96 1995
5,749,585 Downhole tool sealing system with cylindrical biasing member with narrow width and wider width openings 88 1995
5,829,524 High pressure casing patch 123 1996
5,829,520 Method and apparatus for testing, completion and/or maintaining wellbores using a sensor device 298 1996
5,791,409 Hydro-mechanical multi-string cutter 24 1996
5,849,188 Wire mesh filter 108 1997
5,944,108 Method for multi-lateral completion and cementing the juncture with lateral wellbores 95 1997
6,021,850 Downhole pipe expansion apparatus and method 251 1997
6,029,748 Method and apparatus for top to bottom expansion of tubulars 229 1997
6,073,692 Expanding mandrel inflatable packer 116 1998
6,182,775 Downhole jar apparatus for use in oil and gas wells 107 1998
6,196,336 Method and apparatus for drilling boreholes in earth formations (drilling liner systems) 182 1998
6,263,972 Coiled tubing screen and method of well completion 147 1999
6,598,677 Hanging liners by pipe expansion 95 1999
6,318,465 Unconsolidated zonal isolation and control 88 1999
6,352,112 Flexible swage 79 2000
6,419,026 Method and apparatus for completing a wellbore 88 2000
6,431,277 Liner hanger 77 2000
6,450,261 Flexible swedge 102 2000
6,478,092 Well completion method and apparatus 111 2000
6,419,033 Apparatus and method for simultaneous drilling and casing wellbores 166 2000
6,464,008 Well completion method and apparatus 82 2001
6,446,724 Hanging liners by pipe expansion 137 2001
6,640,895 Expandable tubing joint and through-tubing multilateral completion method 67 2001
6,619,696 Expandable locking thread joint 97 2001
6,725,934 Expandable packer isolation system 85 2001
6,679,328 Reverse section milling method and apparatus 89 2002
6,725,939 Expandable centralizer for downhole tubulars 91 2002
6,561,279 Method and apparatus for completing a wellbore 86 2002
2003/0056,991 Apparatus and method for simultaneous drilling and casing wellbores 154 2002
6,796,380 High expansion anchor system 76 2002
6,631,765 Hanging liners by pipe expansion 93 2002
6,814,147 Multilateral junction and method for installing multilateral junctions 74 2003
7,114,559 Method of repair of collapsed or damaged tubulars downhole 26 2003
6,880,632 Calibration assembly for an interactive swage 56 2003
6,843,322 Monobore shoe 76 2003
 
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. (43)
5,052,483 Sand control adapter 218 1990
5,535,824 Well tool for completing a well 183 1995
5,785,120 Tubular patch 209 1996
5,957,195 Wellbore tool stroke indicator system and tubular patch 126 1997
6,142,230 Wellbore tubular patch system 140 1998
6,325,148 Tools and methods for use with expandable tubulars 243 1999
6,425,444 Method and apparatus for downhole sealing 233 1999
6,446,323 Profile formation 95 1999
6,457,532 Procedures and equipment for profiling and jointing of pipes 284 1999
6,527,049 Apparatus and method for isolating a section of tubing 169 1999
6,543,552 Method and apparatus for drilling and lining a wellbore 227 1999
6,598,678 Apparatus and methods for separating and joining tubulars in a wellbore 117 2000
6,443,247 Casing drilling shoe 120 2001
6,662,876 Method and apparatus for downhole tubular expansion 65 2001
6,578,630 Apparatus and methods for expanding tubulars in a wellbore 162 2001
6,550,539 Tie back and method for use with expandable tubulars 93 2001
6,648,075 Method and apparatus for expandable liner hanger with bypass 165 2001
6,591,905 Orienting whipstock seat, and method for seating a whipstock 111 2001
6,668,937 Pipe assembly with a plurality of outlets for use in a wellbore and method for running such a pipe assembly 142 2001
6,585,053 Method for creating a polished bore receptacle 115 2001
6,725,917 Downhole apparatus 68 2001
2003/0075,337 Method of expanding a tubular member in a wellbore 87 2001
6,708,767 Downhole tubing 84 2001
6,698,517 Apparatus, methods, and applications for expanding tubulars in a wellbore 80 2001
6,629,567 Method and apparatus for expanding and separating tubulars in a wellbore 94 2001
6,732,806 One trip expansion method and apparatus for use in a wellbore 81 2002
2003/0168,222 Closed system hydraulic expander 73 2002
6,668,930 Method for installing an expandable coiled tubing patch 29 2002
6,695,065 Tubing expansion 92 2002
6,702,030 Procedures and equipment for profiling and jointing of pipes 86 2002
2003/0042,022 High pressure high temperature packer system, improved expansion assembly for a tubular expander tool, and method of tubular expansion 95 2002
6,834,725 Reinforced swelling elastomer seal element on expandable tubular 119 2002
6,923,261 Apparatus and method for expanding a tubular 49 2002
2004/0129,431 Multi-pressure regulating valve system for expander 66 2003
6,832,649 Apparatus and methods for utilizing expandable sand screen in wellbores 76 2003
6,935,429 Flash welding process for field joining of tubulars for expandable applications 46 2003
6,935,430 Method and apparatus for expanding a welded connection 46 2003
2004/0231,843 Lubricant for use in a wellbore 16 2003
6,976,539 Tubing anchor 49 2003
7,124,826 Procedures and equipment for profiling and jointing of pipes 30 2003
6,902,000 Apparatus and methods for expanding tubulars in a wellbore 67 2004
2004/0216,506 Tubing expansion 19 2004
7,124,821 Apparatus and method for expanding a tubular 27 2005
 
SHELL OIL COMPANY (41)
4,473,245 Pipe joint 102 1982
4,458,925 Pipe joint 47 1983
4,553,776 Tubing connector 122 1983
5,040,283 Method for placing a body of shape memory metal within a tube 150 1989
5,174,340 Apparatus for preventing casing damage due to formation compaction 45 1990
5,348,095 Method of creating a wellbore in an underground formation 331 1993
5,366,012 Method of completing an uncased section of a borehole 514 1993
5,667,011 Method of creating a casing in a borehole 300 1996
5,901,789 Deformable well screen 275 1996
6,273,634 Connector for an expandable tubing string 87 1997
5,984,568 Connector assembly for an expandable slotted pipe 173 1998
6,315,040 Expandable well screen 100 1998
6,012,523 Downhole apparatus and method for expanding a tubing 188 1998
6,070,671 Creating zonal isolation between the interior and exterior of a well system 278 1998
6,012,522 Deformable well screen 192 1999
6,419,025 Method of selective plastic expansion of sections of a tubing 79 1999
6,318,457 Multilateral well and electrical transmission system 126 2000
6,253,846 Internal junction reinforcement and method of use 52 2000
6,253,850 Selective zonal isolation within a slotted liner 75 2000
6,575,240 System and method for driving pipe 96 2000
6,564,875 Protective device for threaded portion of tubular member 96 2000
6,457,749 Lock assembly 101 2000
6,460,615 Pipe expansion device 108 2000
6,907,652 Pipe connecting method 49 2000
7,040,396 Apparatus for releasably coupling two elements 15 2002
7,036,582 Expansion cone for radially expanding tubular members 42 2002
7,044,218 Apparatus for radially expanding tubular members 17 2002
7,077,213 Expansion cone for radially expanding tubular members 35 2002
7,108,061 Expander for a tapered liner with a shoe 12 2002
2003/0107,217 Sealant for expandable connection 97 2002
7,108,072 Lubrication and self-cleaning system for expansion mandrel 26 2003
7,100,685 Mono-diameter wellbore casing 36 2003
7,174,964 Wellhead with radially expanded tubulars 10 2003
7,159,667 Method of coupling a tubular member to a preexisting structure 14 2004
7,168,499 Radial expansion of tubular members 10 2004
7,231,985 Radial expansion of tubular members 21 2004
2005/0166,387 Method and apparatus for forming a mono-diameter wellbore casing 61 2005
2005/0223,535 Method and apparatus for forming a mono-diameter wellbore casing 46 2005
2005/0150,098 Method and apparatus for forming a mono-diameter wellbore casing 64 2005
2007/0012,456 Wellbore Casing 10 2006
2007/0017,572 Pipeline 10 2006
 
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. (26)
4,942,925 Liner isolation and well completion system 97 1989
5,337,808 Technique and apparatus for selective multi-zone vertical and/or horizontal completions 186 1992
5,462,120 Downhole equipment, tools and assembly procedures for the drilling, tie-in and completion of vertical cased oil wells connected to liner-equipped multiple drainholes 249 1993
5,513,703 Methods and apparatus for perforating and treating production zones and otherwise performing related activities within a well 47 1994
5,875,851 Static wellhead plug and associated methods of plugging wellheads 112 1996
6,089,320 Apparatus and method for lateral wellbore completion 157 1997
6,138,761 Apparatus and methods for completing a wellbore 99 1998
6,148,915 Apparatus and methods for completing a subterranean well 48 1998
6,135,208 Expandable wellbore junction 282 1998
6,109,355 Tool string shock absorber 113 1998
6,263,966 Expandable well screen 142 1998
6,073,698 Annulus pressure operated downhole choke and associated methods 62 1999
6,263,968 Apparatus and methods for completing a wellbore 128 2000
6,568,471 Liner hanger 101 2000
6,189,616 Expandable wellbore junction 126 2000
6,286,614 Motion compensator for drilling from a floater 14 2000
6,470,996 Wireline acoustic probe and associated methods 79 2000
6,478,091 Expandable liner and associated methods of regulating fluid flow in a well 80 2000
6,543,545 Expandable sand control device and specialized completion system and method 178 2000
6,739,392 Forming a wellbore casing while simultaneously drilling a wellbore 76 2001
6,722,427 Wear-resistant, variable diameter expansion tool and expansion methods 104 2001
6,681,862 System and method for reducing the pressure drop in fluids produced through production tubing 87 2002
6,772,841 Expandable float shoe and associated methods 55 2002
2004/0011,534 Apparatus and method for completing an interval of a wellbore while drilling 132 2002
7,066,284 Method and apparatus for a monodiameter wellbore, monodiameter casing, monobore, and/or monowell 70 2002
7,225,879 Method and apparatus for a monodiameter wellbore, monodiameter casing, monobore, and/or monowell 38 2005
 
HALLIBURTON COMPANY (23)
4,396,061 Locking mandrel for a well flow conductor 104 1981
4,627,488 Isolation gravel packer 49 1985
4,590,995 Retrievable straddle packer 133 1985
4,662,446 Liner seal and method of use 107 1986
4,817,710 Apparatus for absorbing shock 134 1987
4,930,573 Dual hydraulic set packer 74 1989
5,156,213 Well completion method and apparatus 147 1991
5,297,629 Drill stem testing with tubing conveyed perforation 18 1992
5,348,087 Full bore lock system 115 1992
5,343,949 Isolation washpipe for earth well completions and method for use in gravel packing a well 148 1992
5,361,843 Dedicated perforatable nipple with integral isolation sleeve 122 1992
5,249,628 Horizontal well completions 168 1992
5,390,735 Full bore lock system 113 1992
5,492,173 Plug or lock for use in oil field tubular members and an operating system therefor 102 1993
5,390,742 Internally sealable perforable nipple for downhole well applications 144 1993
5,617,918 Wellbore lock system and method of use 115 1993
5,413,180 One trip backwash/sand control system with extendable washpipe isolation 117 1993
5,325,923 Well completions with expandable casing portions 252 1993
5,375,661 Well completion method 132 1993
5,396,957 Well completions with expandable casing portions 256 1994
5,435,395 Method for running downhole tools and devices with coiled tubing 196 1994
5,474,334 Coupling assembly 119 1994
5,697,442 Apparatus and methods for use in cementing a casing string within a well bore 118 1997
 
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (14)
5,337,827 Pressure-controlled well tester adapted to be selectively retained in a predetermined operating position 90 1991
5,540,281 Method and apparatus for testing noneruptive wells including a cavity pump and a drill stem test string 95 1995
5,833,001 Sealing well casings 174 1996
5,944,107 Method and apparatus for establishing branch wells at a node of a parent well 152 1997
6,085,838 Method and apparatus for cementing a well 160 1997
6,056,059 Apparatus and method for establishing branch wells from a parent well 179 1997
6,250,385 Method and apparatus for completing a well for producing hydrocarbons or the like 135 1998
6,079,495 Method for establishing branch wells at a node of a parent well 138 1999
6,267,181 Method and apparatus for cementing a well 83 2000
6,315,043 Downhole anchoring tools conveyed by non-rigid carriers 123 2000
6,820,690 Technique utilizing an insertion guide within a wellbore 88 2001
6,688,397 Technique for expanding tubular structures 100 2001
6,719,064 Expandable completion system and method 102 2002
6,722,437 Technique for fracturing subterranean formations 116 2002
 
HYDRIL COMPANY LP (10)
4,444,250 Flow diverter 125 1982
4,537,429 Tubular connection with cylindrical and tapered stepped threads 51 1983
4,629,224 Tubular connection 48 1985
4,917,409 Tubular connection 104 1988
RE34467 Tubular connection 76 1992
6,158,785 Multi-start wedge thread for tubular connection 53 1998
6,009,611 Method for detecting wear at connections between pin and box joints 33 1998
6,607,220 Radially expandable tubular connection 110 2001
6,622,797 Apparatus and method to expand casing 86 2001
7,191,841 Expansion pig 15 2004
 
PETROLINE WELLSYSTEMS LIMITED (10)
5,366,010 Retrievable bridge plug and a running tool therefor 118 1993
5,467,822 Pack-off tool 113 1994
6,050,341 Downhole running tool 134 1997
5,924,745 Connector assembly for an expandable slotted pipe 197 1998
6,112,818 Downhole setting tool for an expandable tubing 158 1998
6,065,500 Expandable tubing 131 1999
6,454,013 Expandable downhole tubing 151 2000
6,457,533 Downhole tubing 143 2000
6,322,109 Expandable tubing connector for expandable tubing 130 2001
6,722,443 Connector for expandable well screen 85 2001
 
SONOMA CORPORATION (9)
4,462,471 Bidirectional fluid operated vibratory jar 134 1982
4,958,691 Fluid operated vibratory jar with rotating bit 124 1989
5,156,223 Fluid operated vibratory jar with rotating bit 142 1991
5,695,009 Downhole oil well tool running and pulling with hydraulic release using deformable ball valving member 117 1995
5,797,454 Method and apparatus for downhole fluid blast cleaning of oil well casing 113 1996
5,944,100 Junk bailer apparatus for use in retrieving debris from a well bore of an oil and gas well 114 1997
6,035,954 Fluid operated vibratory oil well drilling tool with anti-chatter switch 106 1998
6,050,346 High torque, low speed mud motor for use in drilling oil and gas wells 110 1998
6,062,324 Fluid operated vibratory oil well drilling tool 113 1998
 
BAKER OIL TOOLS, INC. (7)
4,413,682 Method and apparatus for installing a cementing float shoe on the bottom of a well casing 207 1982
4,508,167 Selective casing bore receptacle 43 1983
4,495,073 Retrievable screen device for drill pipe and the like 65 1983
4,605,063 Chemical injection tubing anchor-catcher 110 1984
4,921,045 Slip retention mechanism for subterranean well packer 39 1985
4,838,349 Apparatus for testing selected zones of a subterranean bore 40 1987
4,836,278 Apparatus for isolating a plurality of vertically spaced perforations in a well conduit 40 1988
 
MOBIL OIL CORPORATION (7)
4,384,625 Reduction of the frictional coefficient in a borehole by the use of vibration 99 1980
4,397,484 Locking coupling system 47 1982
4,527,815 Use of electroless nickel coating to prevent galling of threaded tubular joints 46 1982
4,573,540 Method for drilling deviated wellbores 23 1984
4,693,498 Anti-rotation tubular connection for flowlines or the like 103 1986
4,758,025 Use of electroless metal coating to prevent galling of threaded tubular joints 81 1986
5,346,007 Well completion method and apparatus using a scab casing 111 1993
 
SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD. (7)
4,531,552 Concentric insulating conduit 43 1983
4,630,849 Oil well pipe joint 123 1985
4,825,674 Metallic tubular structure having improved collapse strength and method of producing the same 39 1988
4,893,658 FRP pipe with threaded ends 126 1988
5,330,850 Corrosion-resistant surface-coated steel sheet 109 1992
6,220,306 Low carbon martensite stainless steel plate 36 1999
6,183,573 High-toughness, high-tensile-strength steel and method of manufacturing the same 26 2000
 
NOVELIS INC. (6)
2002/0084,056 Aluminium alloy strips with high surface homogeneity and method for making same 2001
2002/0084,056 Aluminium alloy strips with high surface homogeneity and method for making same 2001
2002/0084,056 Aluminium alloy strips with high surface homogeneity and method for making same 2001
2002/0084,056 Aluminium alloy strips with high surface homogeneity and method for making same 2001
2002/0084,056 Aluminium alloy strips with high surface homogeneity and method for making same 2001
2002/0084,056 Aluminium alloy strips with high surface homogeneity and method for making same 2001
 
VALLOUREC MANNESMANN OIL & GAS FRANCE (6)
5,419,595 Threaded joint for oil well pipes 43 1994
5,829,797 Threaded joint for oil well pipes 51 1995
5,971,443 Threaded joint for pipes 92 1998
6,237,967 Threaded connection for oil country tubular goods and its method of manufacturing 41 1999
6,712,401 Tubular threaded joint capable of being subjected to diametral expansion 99 2002
6,659,509 Threaded joint for steel pipes 39 2003
 
COOPER CAMERON CORPORATION (5)
4,730,851 Downhole expandable casting hanger 121 1986
4,817,716 Pipe connector and method of applying same 131 1987
4,830,109 Casing patch method and apparatus 126 1987
5,026,074 Annular metal-to-metal seal 95 1990
6,516,887 Method and apparatus for tensioning tubular members 75 2001
 
DOWELL SCHLUMBERGER INCORPORATED (5)
4,828,033 Apparatus and method for treatment of wells 110 1985
4,669,541 Stage cementing apparatus 127 1985
5,314,014 Packer and valve assembly for temporary abandonment of wells 88 1992
5,361,836 Straddle inflatable packer system 60 1993
5,933,945 Composite coiled tubing apparatus and methods 73 1998
 
MANNESMANN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (5)
4,513,995 Method for electrolytically tin plating articles 39 1982
5,048,871 Screwed pipe joint 56 1989
5,101,653 Mechanical pipe expander 83 1990
6,155,613 Pipe joint 43 1997
6,585,299 Pipe connector 38 2000
 
NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION (5)
4,407,681 High tensile steel and process for producing the same 121 1982
4,521,258 Method of making wrought high tension steel having superior low temperature toughness 13 1983
4,596,913 Impeder for electric resistance tube welding 39 1985
5,755,895 High strength line pipe steel having low yield ratio and excellent in low temperature toughness 66 1996
5,985,053 Steel having improved toughness in welding heat-affected zone 16 1997
 
NU-BORE SYSTEMS (5)
4,865,127 Method and apparatus for repairing casings and the like 125 1988
4,934,312 Resin applicator device 109 1988
4,913,758 Method and apparatus for repairing casings and the like 113 1989
4,971,152 Method and apparatus for repairing well casings and the like 127 1989
5,209,600 Method and apparatus for repairing casings and the like 108 1991
 
VETCO GRAY INC. (5)
5,044,676 Tubular threaded connector joint with separate interfering locking profile 105 1990
5,095,991 Device for inserting tubular members together 115 1990
5,685,369 Metal seal well packer 219 1996
6,017,168 Fluid assist bearing for telescopic joint of a RISER system 121 1997
6,302,211 Apparatus and method for remotely installing shoulder in subsea wellhead 52 1999
 
JET-LUBE, INC. (4)
5,093,015 Thread sealant and anti-seize compound 126 1990
5,286,393 Coating and bonding composition 114 1992
5,348,668 Coating and bonding composition 112 1993
5,536,422 Anti-seize thread compound 115 1995
 
UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA (4)
4,674,572 Corrosion and erosion-resistant wellhousing 86 1986
5,181,571 Well casing flotation device and method 174 1992
5,275,242 Repositioned running method for well tubulars 82 1992
5,405,171 Dual gasket lined pipe connector 108 1993
 
ABB REAKTOR GMBH (3)
5,368,075 Metallic sleeve for bridging a leakage point on a pipe 110 1991
5,400,827 Metallic sleeve for bridging a leakage point on a pipe 87 1993
5,787,933 Method of obtaining a leakproof connection between a tube and a sleeve 118 1995
 
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY (3)
4,421,169 Protective sheath for high temperature process wells 114 1981
4,711,474 Pipe joint seal rings 133 1986
4,714,117 Drainhole well completion 155 1987
 
ATLAS COPCO AKTIEBOLAG (3)
4,423,986 Method and installation apparatus for rock bolting 117 1981
4,511,289 Method of rock bolting and rock bolt 118 1982
4,634,317 Method of rock bolting and tube-formed expansion bolt 112 1984
 
B&W NUCLEAR SERVICE COMPANY, A PARTNERSHIP OF DELAWARE (3)
4,592,577 Sleeve type repair of degraded nuclear steam generator tubes 120 1982
4,635,333 Tube expanding method 118 1985
4,739,916 Sleeve repair of degraded nuclear steam generator tubes 111 1986
 
BJ SERVICES COMPANY (3)
4,519,456 Continuous flow perforation washing tool and method 116 1984
6,167,970 Isolation tool release mechanism 93 1998
6,491,108 Drillable bridge plug 113 2000
 
COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, INC. (3)
RE30802 Method of securing a sleeve within a tube 140 1979
4,505,017 Method of installing a tube sleeve 127 1982
4,485,847 Compression sleeve tube repair 119 1983
 
DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC. (3)
4,423,889 Well-tubing expansion joint 119 1980
4,363,358 Subsurface tubing hanger and stinger assembly 114 1981
4,848,459 Apparatus for installing a liner within a well bore 90 1988
 
DRIL-QUIP, INC. (3)
4,422,507 Wellhead apparatus 79 1981
4,995,464 Well apparatus and method 102 1989
6,056,324 Threaded connector 96 1998
 
DRILLFLEX (3)
5,494,106 Method for sealing between a lining and borehole, casing or pipeline 161 1995
6,044,906 Inflatable tubular sleeve for tubing or obturating a well or pipe 132 1998
5,964,288 Device and process for the lining of a pipe branch, particuarly in an oil well 65 1998
 
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY (3)
4,892,337 Fatigue-resistant threaded connector 123 1988
5,411,301 Tubing connection with eight rounded threads 35 1993
6,102,119 Method for installing tubular members axially into an over-pressured region of the earth 117 1999
 
PANGAEA ENTERPRISES, INC. (3)
4,676,563 Apparatus for coupling multi-conduit drill pipes 55 1985
4,799,544 Drill pipes and casings utilizing multi-conduit tubulars 72 1987
4,924,949 Drill pipes and casings utilizing multi-conduit tubulars 90 1988
 
SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC. (3)
4,842,082 Variable outside diameter tool for use in pikewells 113 1987
5,443,129 Apparatus and method for orienting and setting a hydraulically-actuatable tool in a borehole 119 1994
5,472,055 Liner hanger setting tool 113 1994
 
VALLOUREC (3)
4,550,937 Joint for steel tubes 58 1979
4,413,395 Method for fixing a tube by expansion 100 1981
4,796,668 Device for protecting threadings and butt-type joint bearing surfaces of metallic tubes 113 1985
 
AEROSPATIALE SOCIETE NATIONALE INDUSTRIELLE (2)
4,469,356 Connecting device and method 119 1982
5,134,891 Device to determine the coefficient of the hydric expansion of the elements of a composite structure 86 1990
 
BAKER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (2)
4,393,931 Combination hydraulically set hanger assembly with expansion joint 119 1981
4,411,435 Seal assembly with energizing mechanism 112 1981
 
CAMCO INTERNATIONAL INC. (2)
5,524,937 Internal coiled tubing connector 115 1994
6,015,012 In-situ polymerization method and apparatus to seal a junction between a lateral and a main wellbore 139 1997
 
CITIES SERVICE COMPANY (2)
4,420,866 Apparatus and process for selectively expanding to join one tube into another tube 114 1982
4,422,317 Apparatus and process for selectively expanding a tube 87 1982
 
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY (2)
5,613,557 Apparatus and method for sealing perforated well casing 136 1995
6,047,774 System for drilling and completing multilateral wells 115 1998
 
DAIDO TOKUSHUKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (2)
6,405,761 Expandable metal-pipe bonded body and manufacturing method thereof 93 1999
6,334,351 Metal pipe expander 93 2000
 
ELDER OIL TOOLS, A CORPORATION OF TEXAS (2)
4,941,532 Anchor device 111 1989
5,332,038 Gravel packing system 155 1992
 
FIBERSPAR CORPORATION (2)
6,286,558 Composite spoolable tube 60 2000
6,357,485 Composite spoolable tube 76 2001
 
FMC CORPORATION (2)
5,105,888 Well casing hanger and packoff running and retrieval tool 88 1991
5,775,422 Tree test plug 107 1996
 
FMC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (2)
4,595,063 Subsea casing hanger suspension system 81 1983
4,836,579 Subsea casing hanger suspension system 81 1988
 
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (2)
6,390,720 Method and apparatus for connecting a tube to a machine 70 1999
6,517,126 Internal swage fitting 104 2000
 
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (2)
6,183,013 Hydroformed side rail for a vehicle frame and method of manufacture 50 1999
6,701,598 Joining and forming of tubular members 73 2002
 
HUNTING OILFIELD SERVICES LIMITED (2)
4,582,348 Pipe connector with varied thread pitch 58 1984
4,732,416 Pipe connectors 51 1987
 
LATTICE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LIMITED (2)
6,345,431 Joining thermoplastic pipe to a coupling 105 1995
6,226,855 Method of joining lined pipes 115 1999
 
LONE STAR STEEL COMPANY (2)
2004/0174,017 Tubular goods with expandable threaded connections 15 2003
2004/0194,278 Tubular goods with expandable threaded connections 11 2004
 
NOBILEAU, PHILIPPE (2)
5,695,008 Preform or matrix tubular structure for casing a well 152 1995
5,718,288 Method of cementing deformable casing inside a borehole or a conduit 172 1996
 
RAYCHEM CORPORATION (2)
4,637,436 Annular tube-like driver 120 1985
4,793,382 Assembly for repairing a damaged pipe 120 1987
 
TATARSKY GOSUDARSTVENNY NAUCHNO-ISSLEDOVATELSKY I PROEKTNY INSTITUT NEFTYANOI PROMYSHLENNOSTI (2)
5,014,779 Device for expanding pipes 173 1990
5,031,699 Method of casing off a producing formation in a well 134 1990
 
TESCO CORPORATION (2)
5,197,553 Drilling with casing and retrievable drill bit 264 1991
6,311,792 Casing clamp 140 1999
 
VAM USA, LLC (2)
5,931,511 Threaded connection for enhanced fatigue resistance 120 1997
6,609,735 Threaded and coupled connection for improved fatigue resistance 35 1999
 
VICTREX MANUFACTURING LIMITED (2)
5,454,419 Method for lining a casing 206 1994
6,283,211 Method of patching downhole casing 114 1999
 
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. (2)
4,368,571 Sleeving method 133 1980
4,649,492 Tube expansion process 74 1983
 
A-Z INTERNATIONAL TOOL COMPANY (1)
4,660,863 Casing patch seal 130 1985
 
ACERGY FRANCE S.A. (1)
2005/0246,883 Method of and apparatus for interconnecting lined pipes 45 2005
 
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4,832,382 Coupling device 94 1988
 
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4,949,745 Clean air connector 61 1988
 
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5,156,043 Hydraulic chuck 110 1990
 
AKZO NOBEL N.V. (1)
6,723,683 Compositions for controlled release 33 2001
 
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5,984,369 Assembly including tubular bodies and mated with a compression loaded adhesive bond 108 1998
 
AMERICAN COLLOID COMPANY (1)
4,919,989 Article for sealing well castings in the earth 111 1989
 
AMERICAN MACHINE & HYDRAULICS, INC. (1)
4,226,449 Pipe clamp 67 1979
 
AMOCO CORPORATION (1)
4,611,662 Remotely operable releasable pipe connector 123 1985
 
AREVA NP INC. (1)
5,606,792 Hydraulic expander assembly and control system for sleeving heat exchanger tubes 111 1994
 
ASSET PURCHASE, CO., LLC (1)
5,031,370 Coupled drive rods for installing ground anchors 85 1990
 
BEVERLY PATRICIA HARRIS (1)
5,857,524 Liner hanging, sealing and cementing tool 115 1997
 
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION (1)
4,401,325 Flexible pipe coupling 70 1981
 
CAJUN CHICKCAN, L.L.C. (1)
6,557,460 Apparatus for roasting fowl 24 2002
 
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5,059,043 Blast joint for snubbing unit 107 1989
 
CARL ZEISS MICROSCOPY GMBH (1)
2006/0163,460 Arrangement and method for compensation of the temperature dependency of detectors in spectrometers 7 2006
 
CARL ZEISS SMT GMBH (1)
7,164,964 Method for producing an aspherical optical element 12 2004
 
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4,934,038 Method and apparatus for tube expansion 71 1989
 
CEGEDUR SOCIETE DE TRANSFORMATION DE L'ALUMINIUM PECHINEY (1)
4,826,347 Force-fitted connection of a circular metal tube in an oval housing 94 1987
 
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. (1)
5,951,207 Installation of a foundation pile in a subsurface soil 111 1997
 
CITIES SERVICE OIL AND GAS CORPORATION (1)
4,685,191 Apparatus and process for selectively expanding to join one tube into another tube 110 1986
 
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE (1)
5,107,221 Electron accelerator with coaxial cavity 113 1989
 
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION (1)
5,335,736 Rock bolt system and method of rock bolting 108 1993
 
CONOCO INC. (1)
4,739,654 Method and apparatus for downhole chromatography 105 1986
 
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY (1)
7,234,968 Power distribution fuseholder 14 2005
 
CREDO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (1)
5,314,209 Blast joint for snubbing unit 108 1991
 
CTC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (1)
5,348,093 Cementing systems for oil wells 116 1992
 
CTI INDUSTRIES, INC. (1)
4,941,512 Method of repairing heat exchanger tube ends 120 1989
 
DAVIS-LYNCH, INC. (1)
5,566,772 Telescoping casing joint for landing a casting string in a well bore 118 1995
 
DAYCO PRODUCTS, INC. (1)
4,854,338 Breakaway coupling, conduit system utilizing the coupling and methods of making the same 81 1988
 
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS (1)
6,447,025 Oilfield tubular connection 40 2000
 
DOUBLE DIAMOND COMPANY, A COMPANY OF TEXAS (1)
4,190,108 Swab 109 1978
 
DURA-LINE CORPORATION (1)
5,678,609 Aerial duct with ribbed liner 120 1995
 
E2 TECH LIMITED (1)
7,124,823 Apparatus for and method of anchoring a first conduit to a second conduit 23 2005
 
EARTH TOOL COMPANY, LLC (1)
6,568,488 Roller pipe burster 79 2001
 
EASTMAN CHRISTENSEN COMPANY (1)
4,429,741 Self powered downhole tool anchor 143 1981
 
ELLINGSEN AND ASSOCIATES A.S. (1)
5,282,508 Process to increase petroleum recovery from petroleum reservoirs 114 1992
 
ELPATRONIC AG (1)
5,567,335 Process and apparatus for welding sheet metal edges 36 1994
 
ELSTER PERFECTION CORPORATION (1)
5,326,137 Gas riser apparatus and method 93 1993
 
EMITEC GESELLSCHAFT FUER EMISSIONSTECHNOLOGIE MBH (1)
5,664,327 Method for producing a hollow composite members 112 1996
 
ENSR CORPORATION (1)
4,685,834 Splay bottom fluted metal piles 109 1986
 
EQUIVALENT, S.A. (1)
5,360,239 Threaded tubular connection 110 1992
 
ETREMA PRODUCTS, INC. (1)
6,012,521 Downhole pressure wave generator and method for use thereof 94 1998
 
EXOKO, INC. (1)
5,351,752 Artificial lifting system 139 1992
 
EXPLOWELD AB (1)
4,981,250 Explosion-welded pipe joint 111 1989
 
EXXON CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. (1)
5,498,809 Polymers derived from ethylene and 1-butene for use in the preparation of lubricant dispersant additives 114 1995
 
FINA RESEARCH, S.A. (1)
6,406,063 Pipe fittings 87 2000
 
FORMLOCK, INC. (1)
6,098,717 Method and apparatus for hanging tubulars in wells 295 1997
 
FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY CORPORATION (1)
4,779,445 Sleeve to tube expander device 80 1987
 
FRAMATOME (1)
4,827,594 Process for lining a peripheral tube of a steam generator 104 1987
 
FRAMATOME TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
5,667,252 Internal sleeve with a plurality of lands and teeth 118 1995
 
FRAMO ENGINEERING AS (1)
5,447,201 Well completion system 134 1993
 
FRIEDRICHSFELD GMBH KERAMIK-UND KUNSTSTOFFWERKE (1)
4,682,797 Connecting arrangement with a threaded sleeve 138 1986
 
FUJITA RESEARCH (1)
6,012,874 Micropile casing and method 112 1997
 
GERBERIT AG (1)
5,174,376 Metal-to-metal annulus packoff for a subsea wellhead system 128 1990
 
GM CO. EXPAND-A-LINE 1, INC. (1)
4,507,019 Method and apparatus for replacing buried pipe 155 1983
 
GOERLICH'S, INC. (1)
4,530,231 Method and apparatus for expanding tubular members 70 1980
 
GRANT PRIDECO, L.P. (1)
4,506,432 Method of connecting joints of drill pipe 41 1983
 
GUIDECO CORPORATION (1)
4,380,347 Well tool 102 1980
 
HANOVER COMPRESSION, INC. (1)
5,662,180 Percussion drill assembly 107 1995
 
HASKEL ENGINEERING & SUPPLY COMPANY (1)
4,359,889 Self-centering seal for use in hydraulically expanding tubes 148 1980
 
HASKEL, INC. (1)
4,467,630 Hydraulic swaging seal construction 84 1981
 
HASKELL ENGINEERING AND SUPPLY CO., BURBANK, CA, A CORP. OF CA (1)
4,581,817 Drawbar swaging apparatus with segmented confinement structure 90 1983
 
HAWKEYE INDUSTRIES, HAWKINS, TX (1)
4,888,975 Resilient wedge for core expander tool 49 1988
 
HAYAKAWA RUBBER COMPANY LIMITED (1)
4,449,713 Aqueously-swelling water stopper and a process of stopping water thereby 84 1982
 
HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP (1)
2006/0032,640 Protective sleeve for threaded connections for expandable liner hanger 45 2003
 
HEEREMA MARINE CONTRACTORS NEDERLAND B.V. (1)
2005/0244,578 System and method for field coating 50 2004
 
HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY AS (1)
5,332,049 Composite drill pipe 179 1992
 
HOOKS; JOHN M. (1)
5,895,079 Threaded connections utilizing composite materials 101 1996
 
HUBBELL INCORPORATED (1)
5,975,587 Plastic pipe repair fitting and connection apparatus 97 1998
 
HUGHES TOOL COMPANY (1)
4,440,233 Setting tool 117 1982
 
HYDRIL LLC (1)
5,015,017 Threaded tubular coupling 113 1988
 
HYDROPRO, INC. (1)
5,901,594 High pressure expansion mandrel with cams engaging oppositely directed ends of an expandable segmented ring 6 1998
 
INCO ALLOYS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (1)
4,358,511 Tube material for sour wells of intermediate depths 20 1980
 
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE (1)
4,942,926 Device and method for carrying out operations and/or manipulations in a well 128 1989
 
INSTITUTE OF GAS TECHNOLOGY (1)
4,646,787 Pneumatic pipe inspection device 134 1985
 
INTERMOOR, INC. (1)
5,360,292 Method and apparatus for removing mud from around and inside of casings 112 1993
 
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (1)
6,672,759 Method for accounting for clamp expansion in a coefficient of thermal expansion measurement 88 1998
 
INTEVEP, S.A. (1)
5,226,492 Double seals packers for subterranean wells 134 1992
 
ITT CORPORATION (1)
5,273,075 Diverter valve 19 1993
 
IVASIM" D.D. ZA PROIZVODNJU KEMIJSKIH PROIZVODA,IVANIC GRAD 44310,,HR IVASISHIN OREST M,"IVASISHIN, OREST M. (1)
5,885,941 Thread compound developed from solid grease base and the relevant preparation procedure 110 1997
 
IVECO S.P.A. SOCIETA PER AZIONI (1)
6,513,243 Method of producing front axles for industrial vehicles 30 2001
 
JETAIR INTERNATIONAL, INC. (1)
4,328,983 Positive seal steel coupling apparatus and method therefor 106 1979
 
JFE STEEL CORPORATION (1)
6,749,954 Welded steel pipe having excellent hydroformability and method for making the same 16 2002
 
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (1)
4,871,199 Double bead tube fitting 94 1988
 
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (1)
4,491,001 Apparatus for processing welded joint parts of pipes 92 1982
 
KONICA CORPORATION (1)
6,475,715 Photothermographic material and image forming method 79 2001
 
KVAERNER NATIONAL, INC. (1)
4,550,782 Method and apparatus for independent support of well pipe hangers 92 1982
 
LOCTITE CORPORATION (1)
4,632,944 Polymerizable fluid 135 1982
 
LOI THERMPROCESS GMBH (1)
2004/0045,646 Method and device for annealing tubes 9 2003
 
M&FC HOLDING, LLC (1)
6,131,265 Method of making a plastic pipe adaptor 104 1999
 
MASX ENERGY SERVICES GROUP, INC. (1)
5,074,355 Section mill with multiple cutting blades 23 1990
 
MCELROY MANUFACTURING, INC. (1)
5,306,101 Cutting/expanding tool 86 1992
 
MEMRY CORPORATION (1)
4,355,664 Apparatus for internal pipe protection 83 1980
 
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA (1)
4,904,136 Thread securing device using adhesive 74 1987
 
MITSUYA SEIKO CO. LTD. (1)
4,505,987 Sliding member 115 1981
 
MULTI PRODUCTS COMPANY (1)
5,253,713 Gas and oil well interface tool and intelligent controller 99 1991
 
MWL TOOL AND SUPPLY COMPANY (1)
4,601,343 PBR with latching system for tubing 94 1985
 
NABORS INDUSTRIES, INC. (1)
6,024,181 Portable top drive 47 1997
 
ND INDUSTRIES, INC. (1)
5,426,130 Adhesive system 128 1993
 
NIPPON PAINT CO., LTD. (1)
6,013,724 Raindrop fouling-resistant paint film, coating composition, film-forming method, and coated article 49 1998
 
NIPPONDENSO CO., LTD. (1)
5,642,560 Method of manufacturing an electromagnetic clutch 103 1995
 
NSCT PREMIUM TUBULARS B.V. (1)
6,027,145 Joint for steel pipe having high galling resistance and surface treatment method thereof 50 1997
 
OIL FIELD RENTAL SERVICE COMPANY, A WYOMING CORPORATION (1)
4,253,687 Pipe connection 145 1979
 
OIL STATES INDUSTRIES, INC. (1)
4,968,184 Grout packer 118 1989
 
PERKINS; LEE E. (1)
4,762,344 Well casing connection 51 1987
 
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY (1)
5,456,319 Apparatus and method for blocking well perforations 92 1994
 
PITTSBURGH NATIONAL BANK (1)
4,366,971 Corrosion resistant tube assembly 134 1980
 
PLEXUS OCEAN SYSTEMS LIMITED, COACH HOUSE, 60A HAMILTON PLACE, ABERDEEN AB2 4BH, SCOTLAND, GREAT BRITAIN (1)
4,856,592 Annulus cementing and washout systems for wells 92 1987
 
PRODUCTIVE INSTRUMENT & MACHINE, INC., A CORP. OF TX (1)
4,915,426 Pipe coupling for well casing 118 1989
 
QUALITY TUBING, INC. (1)
4,629,218 Oilfield coil tubing 125 1985
 
R.J. TOWER CORPORATION (1)
6,216,509 Hydroformed tubular member and method of hydroforming tubular members 44 1998
 
RD TRENCHLESS LTD. OY (1)
5,791,419 Drilling apparatus for replacing underground pipes 113 1996
 
REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY (1)
5,554,244 Method of joining fluted tube joint 71 1995
 
ROXWELL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (1)
5,862,866 Double walled insulated tubing and method of installing same 94 1996
 
S&H FABRICATING AND ENGINEERING, INC. (1)
5,370,425 Tube-to-hose coupling (spin-sert) and method of making same 103 1993
 
SANDVIK AB (1)
5,064,004 Drill rod for percussion drilling 70 1989
 
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
6,354,373 Expandable tubing for a well bore hole and method of expanding 381 1998
 
SEASIDE RESOURCES, LTD., A CORP. OF OREGON (1)
4,651,836 Process for recovering methane gas from subterranean coalseams 135 1986
 
SEITETSU KAGAKU CO., LTD. (1)
4,590,227 Water-swellable elastomer composition 125 1984
 
SEKISHIN SANGYO CO., LTD. (1)
5,738,146 Method for rehabilitation of underground piping 75 1997
 
SERCK INDUSTRIES LIMITED (1)
4,204,312 Method and apparatus for joining a tubular element to a support 84 1978
 
SHAPE CORPORATION (1)
6,349,521 Vehicle bumper beam with non-uniform cross section 66 1999
 
SHELL INTERNATIONALE RESEARCH MAATSCHAPPIJ B.V. (1)
2007/0154,270 PIPELINE 12 2006
 
SHELL OFFSHORE INC. (1)
4,526,232 Method of replacing a corroded well conductor in an offshore platform 110 1983
 
SHELL RESEARCH LIMITED (1)
6,078,031 Method and device for joining oilfield tubulars 119 1999
 
SHRIEVE CHEMICAL PRODUCTS (1)
6,461,999 Starch-containing lubricant systems for oil field applications 20 2001
 
SIDERCA S.A.I.C. (1)
6,557,906 Tubular members 44 2000
 
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (1)
5,079,837 Repair lining and method for repairing a heat exchanger tube with the repair lining 104 1990
 
SKIPPER, CLAUD T. (1)
4,735,444 Pipe coupling for well casing 113 1987
 
SNAM S.A.P. (1)
4,388,752 Method for the sealtight jointing of a flanged sleeve to a pipeline, especially for repairing subsea pipelines laid on very deep sea bottoms 116 1981
 
SOLINST CANADA LIMITED (1)
5,195,583 Borehole packer 124 1991
 
SONATS-SOCIETE DES NOUVELLES APPLICATIONS DES TECHNIQUES DE SURFACES (1)
6,343,495 Apparatus for surface treatment by impact 95 2000
 
SPIE HORIZONTAL DRILLING, INC. (1)
4,402,372 Apparatus for drilling underground arcuate paths and installing production casings, conduits, or flow pipes therein 101 1981
 
SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, L.L.C. (1)
6,343,657 Method of injecting tubing down pipelines 90 1998
 
SURFACE SCIENCE CORP. (1)
4,526,839 Process for thermally spraying porous metal coatings on substrates 107 1984
 
TATARSKY GOSUDARSTVENNY NAUCHNO-ISSLEDOVATELSKY I PROEKTNY INSTITUT NEFTYANOI PROMYSHLENNOSTI, USSR, BUGULMA (1)
4,976,322 Method of construction of multiple-string wells 170 1989
 
TECHNOLOGIES ALLIANCE, INC., THE (1)
6,755,447 Production riser connector 40 2002
 
TERCEL OILFIELD PRODUCTS UK LIMITED (1)
5,918,677 Method of and apparatus for installing the casing in a well 127 1997
 
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5,242,017 Cutter blades for rotary tubing tools 174 1991
 
TEXAS BCC, INC. (1)
5,507,343 Apparatus for repairing damaged well casing 124 1994
 
TEXAS IRON WORKS, INC. (1)
4,391,325 Liner and hydraulic liner hanger setting arrangement 117 1980
 
THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY (1)
4,538,442 Method of prestressing a tubular apparatus 42 1984
 
THE BOEING COMPANY (1)
4,887,646 Test fitting 109 1988
 
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (1)
6,345,373 System and method for testing high speed VLSI devices using slower testers 75 1999
 
TIW CORPORATION (1)
5,318,131 Hydraulically actuated liner hanger arrangement and method 137 1992
 
UNISERT MULTIWALL SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
6,231,086 Pipe-in-pipe mechanical bonded joint assembly 89 2000
 
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION (1)
6,817,633 Tubular members and threaded connections for casing drilling and method 55 2002
 
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (1)
6,158,963 Coated article and method for inhibiting frictional wear between mating titanium alloy substrates in a gas turbine engine 90 1999
 
UNIVERSAL TUBULAR SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
4,442,586 Tube-to-tube joint method 70 1981
 
VICKERS, INCORPORATED (1)
4,424,865 Thermally energized packer cup 75 1981
 
VOSS FLUID GMBH & CO. KG (1)
7,000,953 Pipe screw-connection 45 2002
 
W. S. SHAMBAN & COMPANY (1)
4,576,386 Anti-extrusion back-up ring assembly 125 1985
 
WATER DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
4,817,712 Rod string sonic stimulator and method for facilitating the flow from petroleum wells 98 1988
 
WAVIN B.V. (1)
4,754,781 Plastic pipe comprising an outer corrugated pipe and a smooth inner wall 100 1986
 
WESTERN ATLAS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (1)
4,907,828 Alignable, threaded, sealed connection 115 1988
 
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO. LLC (1)
6,275,556 Method and apparatus for preventing relative rotation of tube members in a control rod drive mechanism 85 1999
 
WHITE ENGINEERING CORPORATION (1)
4,468,309 Method for resisting galling 163 1983
 
XL SYSTEMS (1)
4,822,081 Driveable threaded tubular connection 73 1987
 
YORKSHIRE IMPERIAL METALS LIMITED (1)
4,205,422 Tube repairs 112 1978
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (49)
4,304,428 Tapered screw joint and device for emergency recovery of boring tool from borehole with the use of said joint 105 1976
4,257,155 Method of making pipe coupling joint 84 1978
4,274,665 Wedge-tight pipe coupling 108 1979
4,379,471 Thread protector apparatus 114 1980
4,483,399 Method of deep drilling 232 1981
4,573,248 Method and means for in situ repair of heat exchanger tubes in nuclear installations or the like 114 1981
4,508,129 Pipe repair bypass system 106 1982
4,538,840 Connector means for use on oil and gas well tubing or the like 52 1983
4,541,655 Pipe coupling joint 83 1983
4,501,327 Split casing block-off for gas or water in oil drilling 132 1983
4,656,779 Block system for doors, windows and the like with blocking members automatically slided from the door frame into the wing 103 1983
4,603,889 Differential pitch threaded fastener, and assembly 47 1983
4,614,233 Mechanically actuated downhole locking sub 89 1984
4,598,938 Coupling device for making a permanent pipe connection 25 1985
4,651,831 Subsea tubing hanger with multiple vertical bores and concentric seals 60 1985
4,778,088 Garment carrier 94 1987
5,097,710 Ultrasonic flash gauge 37 1987
4,872,253 Apparatus and method for improving the integrity of coupling sections in high performance tubing and casing 102 1987
4,915,177 Blast joint for snubbing installation 76 1989
5,119,661 Apparatus for manufacturing profile pipes used in well construction 121 1990
5,083,608 Arrangement for patching off troublesome zones in a well 187 1990
5,339,894 Rubber seal adaptor 113 1992
5,337,823 Preform, apparatus, and methods for casing and/or lining a cylindrical volume 174 1992
5,431,831 Compressible lubricant with memory combined with anaerobic pipe sealant 98 1993
5,584,512 Tubing interconnection system with different size snap ring grooves 100 1993
5,439,320 Pipe splitting and spreading system 130 1994
5,425,559 Radially deformable pipe 123 1994
5,511,620 Straight Bore metal-to-metal wellbore seal apparatus and method of sealing in a wellbore 131 1994
5,576,485 Single fracture method and apparatus for simultaneous measurement of in-situ earthen stress state and material properties 115 1995
5,689,871 Couplings for standard A.P.I. tubings and casings and methods of assembling the same 114 1996
5,794,702 Method for casing a wellbore 165 1996
5,845,945 Tubing interconnection system with different size snap ring grooves 108 1996
5,979,560 Lateral branch junction for well casing 143 1997
6,047,505 Expandable base bearing pile and method of bearing pile installation 108 1997
6,073,332 Corrosion resistant tubular system and method of manufacture thereof 35 1998
6,074,133 Adjustable foundation piering system 118 1998
6,464,014 Downhole coiled tubing recovery apparatus 84 2000
6,419,147 Method and apparatus for a combined mechanical and metallurgical connection 109 2000
6,454,024 Replaceable drill bit assembly 46 2000
2001/0018,354 Cellular phone system with personalized message recorder reproducer unit 18 2000
2006/0207,760 Collapsible expansion cone 14 2003
6,826,937 Lock with locking elements respectively fitted to inner and outer sides of a door 12 2003
2007/0131,431 Self-Lubricating expansion mandrel for expandable tubular 12 2003
2006/0054,330 Mono diameter wellbore casing 55 2003
2006/0065,403 Bottom plug for forming a mono diameter wellbore casing 46 2003
2006/0219,414 Lubrication system for radially expanding tubular members 10 2004
2007/0034,383 Apparatus and method for radially expanding a wellbore casing using an expansion mandrel and a rotary expansion tool 11 2004
2005/0217,866 Mono diameter wellbore casing 75 2004
2005/0173,108 Method of forming a mono diameter wellbore casing 63 2005

Patent Citation Ranking

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Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. (2)
7,980,302 Compliant expansion swage 1 2008
8,356,663 Compliant expansion swage 0 2011
 
ENVENTURE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY, LLC (1)
8,251,137 Geometrically optimized expansion cone 0 2009
 
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (1)
8,322,176 System and method for incrementally forming a workpiece 0 2009

Maintenance Fees

Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee due date
3.5 Year Payment $1600.00 $800.00 $400.00 Nov 11, 2013
7.5 Year Payment $3600.00 $1800.00 $900.00 Nov 11, 2017
11.5 Year Payment $7400.00 $3700.00 $1850.00 Nov 11, 2021
Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee
Surcharge - 3.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge - 7.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable $700.00 $350.00 $175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional $1,640.00 $820.00 $410.00