David E. McMechan
52Patents
20h-index
56Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 26, 1990 → May 31, 2012
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7243723B2 | System and method for fracturing and gravel packing a borehole | Fixed Constructions | 189 | Expired |
| US5318123A | Method for optimizing hydraulic fracturing through control of perforation orientation | Fixed Constructions | 103 | Expired |
| US6830104B2 | Well shroud and sand control screen apparatus and completion method | Fixed Constructions | 69 | Expired |
| US7825073B2 | Treatment fluids comprising clarified xanthan and associated methods | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 62 | Active |
| US8413721B2 | Viscosified fluids for remediating subterranean damage | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 61 | Active |
| US7712534B2 | Treatment fluids having biocide and friction reducing properties and associated methods | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 56 | Active |
| US6210476A | Foamed cement compositions and methods | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 56 | Expired |
| US7100691B2 | Methods and apparatus for completing wells | Fixed Constructions | 51 | Expired |
| US5360066A | Method for controlling sand production of formations and for optimizing hydraulic fracturing through perforation orientation | Fixed Constructions | 49 | Expired |
| US5558161A | Method for controlling fluid-loss and fracturing high permeability subterranean formations | Fixed Constructions | 44 | Expired |
| US8006760B2 | Clean fluid systems for partial monolayer fracturing | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 43 | Active |
| US7004254B1 | Subterranean treatment fluids, friction reducing copolymers, and associated methods | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 40 | Expired |
| US7140437B2 | Apparatus and method for monitoring a treatment process in a production interval | Fixed Constructions | 35 | Expired |
| US5259466A | Method and apparatus for orienting a perforating string | Fixed Constructions | 32 | Expired |
| US7484564B2 | Delayed tackifying compositions and associated methods involving controlling particulate migration | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 30 | Expired |
| US5263360A | Low permeability subterranean formation testing methods and apparatus | Physics | 28 | Expired |
| US7232793B1 | Water-based polymers for use as friction reducers in aqueous treatment fluids | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 23 | Expired |
| US7271134B2 | Water-based polymers for use as friction reducers in aqueous treatment fluids | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 22 | Expired |
| US5431225A | Sand control well completion methods for poorly consolidated formations | Fixed Constructions | 21 | Expired |
| US7552648B2 | Measuring mechanical properties | Physics | 21 | Active |
| US7595280B2 | Delayed tackifying compositions and associated methods involving controlling particulate migration | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 20 | Active |
| US8567504B2 | Composition and method relating to the prevention and remediation of surfactant gel damage | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 20 | Active |
| US8567503B2 | Composition and method relating to the prevention and remediation of surfactant gel damage | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 19 | Active |
| US6784141B1 | Methods, aqueous well treating fluids and friction reducers therefor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Expired |
| US7299877B2 | Methods for effecting controlled break in pH dependent foamed fracturing fluid | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 18 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.