David Joe Steele
126Patents
17h-index
84Co-inventors
89Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 22, 1978 → May 10, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.