Inventor · Arlington, TX, US

David Joe Steele

126Patents
17h-index
84Co-inventors
89Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 22, 1978 → May 10, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7147057B2 Loop systems and methods of using the same for conveying and distributing thermal energy into a wellbore Fixed Constructions 156 Expired
US6854522B2 Annular isolators for expandable tubulars in wellbores Fixed Constructions 115 Expired
US6019173A Multilateral whipstock and tools for installing and retrieving Fixed Constructions 81 Expired
US6244340A Self-locating reentry system for downhole well completions Fixed Constructions 74 Expired
US7032675B2 Thermally-controlled valves and methods of using the same in a wellbore Physics 61 Expired
US7063163B2 Multi-layer deformable composite construction for use in a subterranean well Fixed Constructions 54 Expired
US7367399B2 Loop systems and methods of using the same for conveying and distributing thermal energy into a wellbore Fixed Constructions 36 Active
US6915855B2 Wellbore junction drifting apparatus and associated method Fixed Constructions 29 Expired
US7814978B2 Casing expansion and formation compression for permeability plane orientation Fixed Constructions 26 Active
US7404437B2 Annular isolators for expandable tubulars in wellbores Fixed Constructions 25 Active
US10344570B2 Completion deflector for intelligent completion of well Fixed Constructions 23 Active
US10472933B2 Multilateral junction fitting for intelligent completion of well Fixed Constructions 22 Active
US8701770B2 Heated fluid injection using multilateral wells Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US6712148B2 Junction isolation apparatus and methods for use in multilateral well treatment operations Fixed Constructions 20 Expired
US7866400B2 Phase-controlled well flow control and associated methods Fixed Constructions 20 Active
US6729410B2 Multiple tube structure Fixed Constructions 19 Expired
US6863130B2 Multi-layer deformable composite construction for use in a subterranean well Fixed Constructions 17 Expired
US8701775B2 Completion of lateral bore with high pressure multibore junction assembly Fixed Constructions 15 Active
US6390198B2 Method for running two tubing strings into a well Fixed Constructions 15 Expired
US10794152B2 Support device for tubing string Fixed Constructions 15 Active
US8636485B2 Electroformed stator tube for a progressing cavity apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US8096362B2 Phase-controlled well flow control and associated methods Fixed Constructions 13 Active
US10563483B2 Actuatable deflector for a completion sleeve in multilateral wells Fixed Constructions 11 Active
US7000695B2 Expanding wellbore junction Fixed Constructions 10 Expired
US8286701B2 Recovering heated fluid using well equipment Fixed Constructions 10 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.