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Number: 166/250.12
Name: Wells > Processes > With indicating, testing, measuring or locating > Tracer
Description: Indicating involving the use of an easily detectable material (e.g., dye, inert gas, halocarbons, cobalt-57, carbon dioxide).


Patents under this class:

Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7565928 Downhole abrading tool having a taggant injection assembly for indicating excessive wear Jul. 28, 2009
7516788 Methods of marking a zone of a wellbore for localizing the source of produced particulate Apr. 14, 2009
7472748 Methods for estimating properties of a subterranean formation and/or a fracture therein Jan. 6, 2009
7464771 Downhole abrading tool having taggants for indicating excessive wear Dec. 16, 2008
7424911 Method of estimating fracture geometry, compositions and articles used for the same Sep. 16, 2008
7410011 Method to determine the concentration of deuterium oxide in a subterranean formation Aug. 12, 2008
7401646 Methods for reverse-circulation cementing in subterranean formations Jul. 22, 2008
7389815 Methods for reverse-circulation cementing in subterranean formations Jun. 24, 2008
7347260 Method for determining tracer concentration in oil and gas production fluids Mar. 25, 2008
7178590 Well fluids and methods of use in subterranean formations Feb. 20, 2007
7137446 Fluids comprising reflective particles and methods of using the same to determine the size of a wellbore annulus Nov. 21, 2006
7096944 Well fluids and methods of use in subterranean formations Aug. 29, 2006
7077198 In situ recovery from a hydrocarbon containing formation using barriers Jul. 18, 2006
7073581 Electroconductive proppant compositions and related methods Jul. 11, 2006
7066256 Apparatus and method of detecting interfaces between well fluids Jun. 27, 2006
7032660 In situ thermal processing and inhibiting migration of fluids into or out of an in situ oil shale formation Apr. 25, 2006
7032662 Method for determining the extent of recovery of materials injected into oil wells or subsurface formations during oil and gas exploration and production Apr. 25, 2006
7028773 Assessing downhole WBM-contaminated connate water Apr. 18, 2006
6915848 Universal downhole tool control apparatus and methods Jul. 12, 2005
6877559 Retrieving a sample of formation fluid in as cased hole Apr. 12, 2005
6840316 Tracker injection in a production well Jan. 11, 2005
6802373 Apparatus and method of detecting interfaces between well fluids Oct. 12, 2004
6799634 Tracer release method for monitoring fluid flow in a well Oct. 5, 2004
6691780 Tracking of particulate flowback in subterranean wells Feb. 17, 2004
6659175 Method for determining the extent of recovery of materials injected into oil wells during oil and gas exploration and production Dec. 9, 2003
6655457 Method for use in sampling and/or measuring in reservoir fluid Dec. 2, 2003
6645769 Reservoir monitoring Nov. 11, 2003
6581686 Method of and device for tracing hydraulic fractures, stimulations, cement jobs, etc. in oil and gas wells Jun. 24, 2003
6564866 Method and apparatus for a tubing conveyed perforating guns fire identification system using enhanced marker material May. 20, 2003
6446719 Methods of downhole testing subterranean formations and associated apparatus therefor Sep. 10, 2002
6439310 Real-time reservoir fracturing process Aug. 27, 2002
6302205 Method for locating a drill bit when drilling out cementing equipment from a wellbore Oct. 16, 2001
6125934 Downhole tool and method for tracer injection Oct. 3, 2000
6125786 Underground warning system for underground conduits or pipes Oct. 3, 2000
6003365 Characterization of organic contaminants and assessment of remediation performance in subsurface formations Dec. 21, 1999
5595245 Systems of injecting phenolic resin activator during subsurface fracture stimulation for enhanced oil recovery Jan. 21, 1997
5413179 System and method for monitoring fracture growth during hydraulic fracture treatment May. 9, 1995
5246861 Use of nonradioactive complex metal anion as tracer in subterranean reservoirs Sep. 21, 1993
5212093 Method to determine drift and residual oil saturation May. 18, 1993
5072387 Method for determining a transit time for a radioactive tracer Dec. 10, 1991
5031697 Method for troubleshooting gas-lift wells Jul. 16, 1991
4788848 Chemical tracer determination of steam quality Dec. 6, 1988
4722394 Determining residual oil saturation by radioactively analyzing injected CO.sub.2 and base-generating tracer-providing solution Feb. 2, 1988
4501324 Method for identifying the source of an oil Feb. 26, 1985
4420565 Method for determining flow patterns in subterranean petroleum and mineral containing formations Dec. 13, 1983
4223725 Method for reservoir fluid drift rate determination Sep. 23, 1980
4058366 Determination of flow characteristics of petroliferous formations Nov. 15, 1977



 
 
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