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YANG YUNLAI
SA25 patents
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SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO
19 patentsUS9103192B2Aug 11, 2015
Methods for geosteering a drill bit in real time using drilling acoustic signals
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO20 citations92
US9684087B2Jun 20, 2017
Dynamic threshold methods for filtering noise and restoring attenuated high-frequency components of acoustic signals
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO11 citations83
US9568629B2Feb 14, 2017
Evaluation of rock boundaries and acoustic velocities using drill bit sound during vertical drilling
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO10 citations83
US9334723B2May 10, 2016
Methods for geosteering a drill bit in real time using surface acoustic signals
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO15 citations83
US9989661B2Jun 5, 2018
Methods for evaluating rock properties while drilling using drilling rig-mounted acoustic sensors
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO3 citations73
US10920574B1Feb 16, 2021
Acoustic testing of core samples
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO3 citations72
US10851641B2Dec 1, 2020
Acoustic testing of core samples
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO3 citations72
US10551516B2Feb 4, 2020
Apparatus and methods of evaluating rock properties while drilling using acoustic sensors installed in the drilling fluid circulation system of a drilling rig
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO4 citations72
US9696444B2Jul 4, 2017
Dynamic threshold systems, computer readable medium, and program code for filtering noise and restoring attenuated high-frequency components of acoustic signals
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO3 citations72
US11231512B2Jan 25, 2022
Apparatus and methods of evaluating rock properties while drilling using acoustic sensors installed in the drilling fluid circulation system of a drilling rig
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO1 citations62
US11920460B2Mar 5, 2024
Identifying formation layer tops while drilling a wellbore
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO1 citations59
US11920467B2Mar 5, 2024
Minimization of drill string rotation rate effect on acoustic signal of drill sound
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO0 citations52
US12577873B2Mar 17, 2026
Methods and systems for minimization of drilling environmental effect on acoustic signal of drill sounds
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO0 citations51
US12331639B2Jun 17, 2025
System and method for minimizing environmental noises on acoustic signals
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO0 citations51
US10669846B2Jun 2, 2020
Apparatus, computer readable medium, and program code for evaluating rock properties while drilling using downhole acoustic sensors and a downhole broadband transmitting system
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO0 citations51
US10120090B2Nov 6, 2018
Evaluation of rock boundaries and acoustic velocities using drill bit sound during vertical drilling
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO1 citations51
US10036246B2Jul 31, 2018
Apparatus, computer readable medium, and program code for evaluating rock properties while drilling using downhole acoustic sensors and a downhole broadband transmitting system
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO0 citations51
US12578492B2Mar 17, 2026
Evaluation of density and seismic impedance values of geologic layers using drill bit sound during drilling
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO0 citations47
US12117580B2Oct 15, 2024
Evaluation of rock physical properties from drill sounds through minimizing the effect of the drill bit rotation
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO0 citations46
YANG YUNLAI
6 patentsUS9903974B2Feb 27, 2018
Apparatus, computer readable medium, and program code for evaluating rock properties while drilling using downhole acoustic sensors and telemetry system
YANG YUNLAI8 citations83
US9624768B2Apr 18, 2017
Methods of evaluating rock properties while drilling using downhole acoustic sensors and telemetry system
YANG YUNLAI9 citations83
US9234974B2Jan 12, 2016
Apparatus for evaluating rock properties while drilling using drilling rig-mounted acoustic sensors
YANG YUNLAI11 citations83
US9074467B2Jul 7, 2015
Methods for evaluating rock properties while drilling using drilling rig-mounted acoustic sensors
YANG YUNLAI7 citations83
US10180061B2Jan 15, 2019
Methods of evaluating rock properties while drilling using downhole acoustic sensors and a downhole broadband transmitting system
YANG YUNLAI3 citations72
US9447681B2Sep 20, 2016
Apparatus, program product, and methods of evaluating rock properties while drilling using downhole acoustic sensors and a downhole broadband transmitting system
YANG YUNLAI4 citations72