Inventor
ESTES ROBERT A
US21 patents
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BAKER HUGHES INC
11 patentsUS6529834B1Mar 4, 2003
Measurement-while-drilling assembly using gyroscopic devices and methods of bias removal
BAKER HUGHES INC89 citations97
US6347282B2Feb 12, 2002
Measurement-while-drilling assembly using gyroscopic devices and methods of bias removal
BAKER HUGHES INC128 citations95
US7000700B2Feb 21, 2006
Measurement-while-drilling assembly using real-time toolface oriented measurements
BAKER HUGHES INC56 citations93
US7114565B2Oct 3, 2006
Measurement-while-drilling assembly using real-time toolface oriented measurements
BAKER HUGHES INC47 citations92
US6842699B2Jan 11, 2005
Use of MWD assembly for multiple-well drilling
BAKER HUGHES INC27 citations92
US6712159B2Mar 30, 2004
Lockable motor drive
BAKER HUGHES INC13 citations92
US7763845B2Jul 27, 2010
Downhole navigation and detection system
BAKER HUGHES INC22 citations91
US7195062B2Mar 27, 2007
Measurement-while-drilling assembly using real-time toolface oriented measurements
BAKER HUGHES INC27 citations90
US7234540B2Jun 26, 2007
Gyroscopic steering tool using only a two-axis rate gyroscope and deriving the missing third axis
BAKER HUGHES INC22 citations87
US7813878B2Oct 12, 2010
Gyroscopic steering tool using only a two-axis rate gyroscope and deriving the missing third axis
BAKER HUGHES INC10 citations79
US7252144B2Aug 7, 2007
Magnetometers for measurement-while-drilling applications
BAKER HUGHES INC10 citations76
ESTES ROBERT A
5 patentsUS9804288B2Oct 31, 2017
Real-time, limited orientation sensor auto-calibration
ESTES ROBERT A7 citations78
US10858929B2Dec 8, 2020
Methods for drilling multiple parallel wells with passive magnetic ranging
ESTES ROBERT A10 citations75
US10378330B2Aug 13, 2019
Extending the range of a MEMS gyroscope using eccentric accelerometers
ESTES ROBERT A2 citations63
US9157310B2Oct 13, 2015
Tripping indicator for MWD systems
ESTES ROBERT A3 citations59
US9411065B2Aug 9, 2016
Measurement while drilling spontaneous potential indicator using differential magnetometers
ESTES ROBERT A1 citations51