Inventor
HOEFEL ALBERT
US27 patents
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SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP
13 patentsUS6986282B2Jan 17, 2006
Method and apparatus for determining downhole pressures during a drilling operation
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP79 citations98
US8022561B2Sep 20, 2011
Kinetic energy harvesting in a drill string
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP24 citations92
US7594541B2Sep 29, 2009
Pump control for formation testing
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP36 citations92
US7158049B2Jan 2, 2007
Wireless communication circuit
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP50 citations89
US9416606B2Aug 16, 2016
While drilling valve system
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP5 citations82
US7878244B2Feb 1, 2011
Apparatus and methods to perform focused sampling of reservoir fluid
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP15 citations82
US10007260B2Jun 26, 2018
Fault detection and tolerance in downhole tool string assemblies
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP3 citations72
US9416655B2Aug 16, 2016
Modular connector
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP4 citations72
US10184315B2Jan 22, 2019
While drilling valve system
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP2 citations71
US9534459B2Jan 3, 2017
Pump actuated valve
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP2 citations71
US10364915B2Jul 30, 2019
Valve shift detection systems and methods
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP1 citations60
US9243628B2Jan 26, 2016
Adaptive pump control for positive displacement pump failure modes
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP0 citations51
US9441425B2Sep 13, 2016
Drilling tool system and method of manufacture
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP0 citations50
SENSIA LLC
7 patentsUS10876393B2Dec 29, 2020
Submersible electrical system assessment
SENSIA LLC8 citations81
US11913444B2Feb 27, 2024
Electrical submersible pump control
SENSIA LLC3 citations73
US10753361B2Aug 25, 2020
ESP pump flow rate estimation and control
SENSIA LLC2 citations71
US11703046B2Jul 18, 2023
Pump system with neural network to manage buckling of a rod string
SENSIA LLC1 citations62
US12297823B2May 13, 2025
Electrical submersible pump control
SENSIA LLC0 citations61
US11353029B2Jun 7, 2022
ESP pump flow rate estimation and control
SENSIA LLC1 citations61
US12221867B2Feb 11, 2025
Event driven control schemas for artificial lift
SENSIA LLC1 citations58