Boring or penetrating the earth – With signaling – indicating – testing or measuring – Indicating – testing or measuring a condition of the formation
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-19
2011-07-19
Thompson, Kenneth (Department: 3672)
Boring or penetrating the earth
With signaling, indicating, testing or measuring
Indicating, testing or measuring a condition of the formation
C324S331000, C324S345000, C166S250010, C340S854600
Reexamination Certificate
active
07980327
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides for systems and methods of enhancing crude oil recovery providing an array of electromagnetic receiver antennae arranged and operated in conjunction with an array of far field electromagnetic transmitter antennae for mapping subsurface features of a reservoir. Mapping is performed according to the relative intensities, frequencies, phase shifts, and/or other reflected signal parameters of the reflections received by the receiver antennae (relative to the transmit signals) associated with a given location or target area within a reservoir. Such mapping aids in determining an optimal location of a production well or the location of an auxiliary well relative to the production well.
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Basantkumar Rajneeta
Benischek Vincent
Currie Michael
Lyasko Gennady
Howard IP Law Group, P.C.
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Thompson Kenneth
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