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ROMER MICHAEL C
US50 patents
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EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RES CO
18 patentsUS10648303B2May 12, 2020
Wireline-deployed solid state pump for removing fluids from a subterranean well
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RES CO2 citations67
US11555396B2Jan 17, 2023
System and method for measuring discharge parameters relating to an electric submersible pump
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RES CO2 citations64
US11555378B2Jan 17, 2023
Self-destructible frac ball enclosed within a destructible ball retainer
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RES CO1 citations62
US11105384B2Aug 31, 2021
Magnetorheological braking for well tubulars
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RES CO0 citations62
US11555388B2Jan 17, 2023
Self-adjusting gas lift system
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RES CO1 citations61
US11519260B2Dec 6, 2022
Rod pump position measurement employing wave-based technologies
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RES CO1 citations61
US11365613B2Jun 21, 2022
Electrical submersible pump motor adjustment
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RES CO3 citations61
US11268358B2Mar 8, 2022
Downhole completion assemblies and methods of completing a hydrocarbon well
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RES CO1 citations61
US11268341B2Mar 8, 2022
Wellbore plugs that include an interrogation device, hydrocarbon wells that include the wellbore plugs, and methods of operating the hydrocarbon wells
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RES CO0 citations61
US11078775B2Aug 3, 2021
Acoustic pressure wave gas lift diagnostics
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RES CO1 citations61
US10934830B2Mar 2, 2021
Downhole gas separators and methods of separating a gas from a liquid within a hydrocarbon well
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RES CO1 citations60
US10760387B2Sep 1, 2020
Cooling systems and methods for downhole solid state pumps
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RES CO1 citations55
US11555392B2Jan 17, 2023
Methods of completing a hydrocarbon well
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RES CO0 citations51
US11255190B2Feb 22, 2022
Hydrocarbon wells and methods of interrogating fluid flow within hydrocarbon wells
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RES CO0 citations51
US11408275B2Aug 9, 2022
Downhole plugs including a sensor, hydrocarbon wells including the downhole plugs, and methods of operating hydrocarbon wells
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RES CO0 citations50
US11326444B2May 10, 2022
Hydrocarbon wells and associated methods that utilize radio frequency identification tags and flowable interrogators to interrogate the hydrocarbon wells
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RES CO0 citations50
US11326426B2May 10, 2022
Hydrocarbon wells including gas lift valves and methods of providing gas lift in a hydrocarbon well
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RES CO0 citations47
US11414941B2Aug 16, 2022
Lock mandrel with spring-loaded locking collar
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RES CO0 citations45
ROMER MICHAEL C
11 patentsUS10221639B2Mar 5, 2019
Deviated/horizontal well propulsion for downhole devices
ROMER MICHAEL C66 citations98
US10697287B2Jun 30, 2020
Plunger lift monitoring via a downhole wireless network field
ROMER MICHAEL C9 citations84
US10030508B2Jul 24, 2018
Method for monitoring gas lift wells using minimal concentration tracer materials
ROMER MICHAEL C9 citations82
US10358896B2Jul 23, 2019
Apparatus for wireline pickup weight mitigation and methods therefor
ROMER MICHAEL C2 citations73
US10132143B2Nov 20, 2018
System and method for powering and deploying an electric submersible pump
ROMER MICHAEL C4 citations73
US10830003B2Nov 10, 2020
Side pocket mandrel for plunger lift
ROMER MICHAEL C5 citations71
US10030489B2Jul 24, 2018
Systems and methods for artificial lift via a downhole piezoelectric pump
ROMER MICHAEL C2 citations71
US10012059B2Jul 3, 2018
Gas lift optimization employing data obtained from surface mounted sensors
ROMER MICHAEL C2 citations71
US10018021B2Jul 10, 2018
Battery-powered pump for removing fluids from a subterranean well
ROMER MICHAEL C6 citations70
US10221663B2Mar 5, 2019
Wireline-deployed positive displacement pump for wells
ROMER MICHAEL C2 citations68
US11286748B2Mar 29, 2022
Pump-through standing valves, wells including the pump-through standing valves, and methods of deploying a downhole device
ROMER MICHAEL C1 citations62
EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING COMPANY
11 patentsUS11708758B2Jul 25, 2023
Hydrocarbon wells and methods of probing a subsurface region of the hydrocarbon wells
EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING COMPANY2 citations71
US11668167B2Jun 6, 2023
Protecting gas lift valves from erosion
EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING COMPANY2 citations67
US11952887B2Apr 9, 2024
Plunger lift systems and related methods
EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING COMPANY2 citations64
US12038065B2Jul 16, 2024
Magnetorheological dampener system for protecting well equipment
EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING COMPANY0 citations62
US12139972B2Nov 12, 2024
Capacitive cable for a downhole electro-hydraulic tool
EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING COMPANY0 citations61
US12497874B2Dec 16, 2025
Electric submersible pump (ESP) system and method
EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING COMPANY0 citations56
US12565819B2Mar 3, 2026
Electric submersible pump (ESP) seal unit
EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING COMPANY0 citations53
US12252983B2Mar 18, 2025
Plunger lift systems and related methods
EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING COMPANY0 citations53
US11762117B2Sep 19, 2023
Downhole tools and methods for detecting a downhole obstruction within a wellbore
EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING COMPANY0 citations50
US11808142B2Nov 7, 2023
Hydrocarbon wells including tracer systems and methods of tracing a flow path of lift gas within a hydrocarbon well utilizing a radioactive tracer
EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING COMPANY0 citations44
US11879308B2Jan 23, 2024
Methods for in-situ application of a coating agent to production tubing using a plunger lift system
EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING COMPANY0 citations41
TOLMAN RANDY C
4 patentsUS10480501B2Nov 19, 2019
Nested bellows pump and hybrid downhole pumping system employing same
TOLMAN RANDY C6 citations73
US10352130B2Jul 16, 2019
Flushable velocity fuse and screen assembly for downhole systems
TOLMAN RANDY C6 citations73
US10087719B2Oct 2, 2018
Systems and methods for artificial lift subsurface injection and downhole water disposal
TOLMAN RANDY C2 citations73
US9976399B2May 22, 2018
Selectively actuated plungers and systems and methods including the same
TOLMAN RANDY C3 citations72