Inventor · Ponca City, OK, US

Derry D. Sparlin

22Patents
13h-index
9Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 4, 1974 → Nov 28, 1994

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5476143A Well screen having slurry flow paths Fixed Constructions 119 Expired
US4085801A Control of incompetent formations with thickened acid-settable resin compositions Chemistry; Metallurgy 41 Expired
US5787980A Well screen having a uniform outer diameter Fixed Constructions 40 Expired
US4771829A Well liner with selective isolation screen Performing Operations; Transporting 37 Expired
US5355949A Well liner with dual concentric half screens Fixed Constructions 36 Expired
US5355948A Permeable isolation sectioned screen Fixed Constructions 33 Expired
US4085802A Use of thickened oil for sand control processes Chemistry; Metallurgy 32 Expired
US4202411A Acid soluble coating for well screens Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US5307984A Method of manufacturing a selective isolation screen Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US5450898A Gravity enhanced maintenance screen Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US4034811A Method for sealing a permeable subterranean formation Fixed Constructions 15 Expired
US5246158A Method of manufacturing a selective isolation screen Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US4239084A Acid soluble coating for well screens Fixed Constructions 14 Expired
US4064940A Water control with polymers Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired
US4105618A Control of incompetent formations with thickened compositions containing base-settable resin Chemistry; Metallurgy 9 Expired
US3961972A High strength silicate form and method for producing same Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired
US3949220A Method for detecting and locating sand producing zones in friable, unconsolidated sandstone formations of subterranean formations Physics 4 Expired
US4062403A Pump-down sand washing tool Fixed Constructions 4 Expired
US3940612A Method for detecting and locating water-producing zones and/or water thief zones in subterranean formations Physics 3 Expired
US4110275A Control of incompetent formations with thickened acid-settable resin compositions Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US4027730A Seal assembly for fluid injection pump-down tools Fixed Constructions 3 Expired
US3939912A Method for reducing the production of water from oil wells Fixed Constructions 2 Expired

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