Inventor
HEARN DAVID D
US29 patents
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ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO
18 patentsUS4744420AMay 17, 1988
Wellbore cleanout apparatus and method
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO148 citations98
US6032737AMar 7, 2000
Method and system for increasing oil production from an oil well producing a mixture of oil and gas
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO58 citations96
US5195591AMar 23, 1993
Permanent whipstock and placement method
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO75 citations96
US5265675ANov 30, 1993
Well conduit cutting and milling apparatus and method
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO108 citations94
US5794697AAug 18, 1998
Method for increasing oil production from an oil well producing a mixture of oil and gas
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO70 citations93
US6318480B1Nov 20, 2001
Drilling of laterals from a wellbore
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO27 citations92
US6257331B1Jul 10, 2001
Downhole setting tool
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO35 citations92
US6176327B1Jan 23, 2001
Method and toolstring for operating a downhole motor
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO31 citations92
US5944101AAug 31, 1999
Apparatus for milling a window in well tubular
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO49 citations92
US4913229AApr 3, 1990
Coupling for releasing tubing strings from downhole tools
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO43 citations92
US4674580AJun 23, 1987
Means for reducing bending stresses in drill pipe
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO37 citations92
US4653598AMar 31, 1987
Drainhole drilling assembly with oriented elliptic drill collar
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO31 citations92
US5725060AMar 10, 1998
Mill starting device and method
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO33 citations90
US4899320AFeb 6, 1990
Downhole tool for determining in-situ formation stress orientation
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO47 citations90
US4476945AOct 16, 1984
Drainhold drilling
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO26 citations82
US4762186AAug 9, 1988
Medium curvature directional drilling method
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO23 citations80
US5113703AMay 19, 1992
Tubing end locating apparatus for wellbores
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO15 citations74
US4483721ANov 20, 1984
Method and apparatus for cutting patterns through pipe
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO6 citations74
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO
8 patentsUS10871050B2Dec 22, 2020
Nano-thermite well plug
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO11 citations84
US11377925B2Jul 5, 2022
Through tubing P and A with bismuth alloys
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO8 citations83
US10760374B2Sep 1, 2020
Tool for metal plugging or sealing of casing
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO13 citations83
US12129735B2Oct 29, 2024
Tool for metal plugging or sealing of casing
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO3 citations72
US12010970B2Jun 18, 2024
Nano-thermite well plug
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO0 citations61
US11480026B2Oct 25, 2022
Nano-thermite well plug
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO0 citations61
US11441384B2Sep 13, 2022
Tool for metal plugging or sealing of casing
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO0 citations60
US12152461B2Nov 26, 2024
Through tubing P AND A with bismuth alloys
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO0 citations59
HEARN DAVID D
3 patentsUS8430187B2Apr 30, 2013
Directional sidetrack well drilling system
HEARN DAVID D3 citations60
US8256535B2Sep 4, 2012
Mill-through tailpipe liner exit and method of use thereof
HEARN DAVID D2 citations53
US9371694B2Jun 21, 2016
Permanent bypass whipstock assembly for drilling and completing a sidetrack well and preserving access to the original wellbore
HEARN DAVID D0 citations44