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Elf Aquitaine Production

58Patents
0Active
58Granted
40Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jan 18, 1990 → May 12, 1998

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6011334A In-line fluid-driven electric power generator Electricity 94 Expired
US5788000A Stabilizer-reamer for drilling an oil well Fixed Constructions 87 Expired
US5940777A Automatic seismic pattern recognition method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 75 Expired
US5523493A Process for the production of at least one alkyl tertiobutyl ether from natural gas Chemistry; Metallurgy 65 Expired
US5620048A Oil-well installation fitted with a bottom-well electric pump Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 64 Expired
US5659090A Steps in a process for the production of at least one alkyl tertiobutyl ether from natural gas Chemistry; Metallurgy 63 Expired
US5493288A System for multidirectional information transmission between at least two units of a drilling assembly Physics 50 Expired
US6011557A Method for obtaining a representation of a geological structure Fixed Constructions 44 Expired
US5630906A Process for the delignifcation and bleaching of a lignocellulose material Performing Operations; Transporting 42 Expired
US5812493A Method of representing the trajectory of at least one borehole in a space-time domain Physics 33 Expired
US5421165A Process for denitrogenation of a feedstock of a liquefied mixture of hydrocarbons consisting chiefly of methane and containing at least 2 mol % of nitrogen Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 31 Expired
US6011094A Process for the preparation of bitumen-polymer compositions containing a crosslinked elastomer and a functionalized olefinic polymer Chemistry; Metallurgy 28 Expired
US5209914A Liquid absorbing acidic gases and use thereof of in deacidification of gases Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US5784335A Method for making a 3-D cube of near traces from data acquired in a marine reflection seismic survey Physics 21 Expired
US5616244A Cyclone separator having an incorporated coalescer Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US5774418A Method for on-line acoustic logging in a borehole Physics 19 Expired
US5565624A Method of determining variations in the morphology of a borehole Physics 17 Expired
US5616842A Device for evaluation of the lubricating charcteristics of a drilling mud Physics 16 Expired
US5332500A Three-phase cyclone separator Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired
US6017507A Process for oxidation of H.sub.2 S to sulphur Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US5508013A Process for the production of sulphur from at least one sour gas containing hydrogen sulphide and a fuel effluent and thermal reactor Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US5277885A Liquid absorbing acidic gases and use thereof in deacidification of gases Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US5747673A Method for measuring with great precision the volume variation occurring when fluid phases mix in order to determine physico-chemical characteristics Physics 13 Expired
US5817889A Process for the purification of a glycol solution Chemistry; Metallurgy 13 Expired
US5959203A Method for automatic identification of the nature of a hydrocarbon production well Fixed Constructions 12 Expired

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