Inventor · Houston, TX, US

Dennis K. Clapper

32Patents
15h-index
35Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: May 10, 1984 → Jun 28, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6790812B2 Acid soluble, high fluid loss pill for lost circulation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 99 Expired
US7271131B2 Fluid loss control and sealing agent for drilling depleted sand formations Chemistry; Metallurgy 54 Expired
US8627902B2 Estimating drill cutting origination depth using marking agents Fixed Constructions 39 Active
US6703351B2 Water-based drilling fluids using latex additives Chemistry; Metallurgy 39 Expired
US4941981A Modified non-polluting liquid phase shale swelling inhibition drilling fluid Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US4830765A Modified non-polluting liquid phase shale swelling inhibition drilling fluid and method of using same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US6204224A Polyalkyl methacrylate copolymers for rheological modification and filtration control for ester and synthetic based drilling fluids Chemistry; Metallurgy 37 Expired
US5837655A Purified paraffins as lubricants, rate of penetration enhancers, and spotting fluid additives for water-based drilling fluids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US5057234A Non-hydrocarbon invert emulsions for use in well drilling operations Chemistry; Metallurgy 36 Expired
US4963273A Modified non-polluting liquid phase shale swelling inhibition drilling fluid and method of using same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US6635604B1 Low molecular weight water soluble organic compounds as crystallization point suppressants in brines Chemistry; Metallurgy 31 Expired
US6080704A Glycols as gas hydrate inhibitors in drilling, drill-in, and completion fluids Chemistry; Metallurgy 29 Expired
US5141920A Hydrocarbon invert emulsions for use in well drilling operations Chemistry; Metallurgy 29 Expired
US4575428A Invert emulsion drilling fluid comprising oligamide composition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US4663076A Invert emulsion drilling fluid comprising oligamide composition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US6165945A Blends of glycol derivatives as gas hydrate inhibitors in water base drilling, drill-in, and completion fluids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US5919738A Fluids for use in drilling and completion operations comprising water insoluble colloidal complexes for improved rheology and filtration control Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired
US4735732A Filtration control additive for invert emulsion drilling fluids and method of preparation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US4728444A Filtration control additive for invert emulsion drilling fluids and method of preparation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US7651980B2 High temperature filtration control using water based drilling fluid systems comprising water soluble polymers Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Active
US6194216A Method for determination of amine-based additives in drilling fluid filtrates Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US7393813B2 Water-based drilling fluids using latex additives Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Expired
US8053394B2 Drilling fluids with redispersible polymer powders Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US10221636B2 Polymer-modified asphalt for drilling fluid applications Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US7749943B2 Method and drilling fluid systems and lost circulation pills adapted to maintain the particle size distribution of component latex particles before and after freezing of the latex particles in the presence of water Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active

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