Grant Hocking
29Patents
12h-index
7Co-inventors
74Inventor score
Filing activity: May 2, 1995 → Jun 9, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5944446A | Injection of mixtures into subterranean formations | Performing Operations; Transporting | 66 | Expired |
| US6216783A | Azimuth control of hydraulic vertical fractures in unconsolidated and weakly cemented soils and sediments | Fixed Constructions | 47 | Expired |
| US6330914A | Method and apparatus for tracking hydraulic fractures in unconsolidated and weakly cemented soils and sediments | Fixed Constructions | 41 | Expired |
| US6991037B2 | Multiple azimuth control of vertical hydraulic fractures in unconsolidated and weakly cemented sediments | Fixed Constructions | 39 | Expired |
| US6443227B1 | Azimuth control of hydraulic vertical fractures in unconsolidated and weakly cemented soils and sediments | Fixed Constructions | 36 | Expired |
| US7814978B2 | Casing expansion and formation compression for permeability plane orientation | Fixed Constructions | 26 | Active |
| US7832477B2 | Casing deformation and control for inclusion propagation | Fixed Constructions | 25 | Active |
| US7647966B2 | Method for drainage of heavy oil reservoir via horizontal wellbore | Fixed Constructions | 25 | Active |
| US6792720B2 | Seismic base isolation by electro-osmosis during an earthquake event | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US7604054B2 | Enhanced hydrocarbon recovery by convective heating of oil sand formations | Fixed Constructions | 16 | Active |
| US7404441B2 | Hydraulic feature initiation and propagation control in unconsolidated and weakly cemented sediments | Fixed Constructions | 14 | Active |
| US6308135A | Soil liquefaction prevention by electro-osmosis during an earthquake event | Fixed Constructions | 12 | Expired |
| US7640975B2 | Flow control for increased permeability planes in unconsolidated formations | Fixed Constructions | 12 | Active |
| US7640982B2 | Method of injection plane initiation in a well | Fixed Constructions | 10 | Active |
| US7918269B2 | Drainage of heavy oil reservoir via horizontal wellbore | Fixed Constructions | 9 | Active |
| US7591306B2 | Enhanced hydrocarbon recovery by steam injection of oil sand formations | Fixed Constructions | 7 | Active |
| US6615653B1 | In situ method for determining soil liquefaction tendency and its prevention by electro-osmosis | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US7950456B2 | Casing deformation and control for inclusion propagation | Fixed Constructions | 6 | Active |
| US8122953B2 | Drainage of heavy oil reservoir via horizontal wellbore | Fixed Constructions | 6 | Active |
| US7520325B2 | Enhanced hydrocarbon recovery by in situ combustion of oil sand formations | Fixed Constructions | 5 | Active |
| US7870904B2 | Enhanced hydrocarbon recovery by steam injection of oil sand formations | Fixed Constructions | 3 | Active |
| US7748458B2 | Initiation and propagation control of vertical hydraulic fractures in unconsolidated and weakly cemented sediments | Fixed Constructions | 2 | Active |
| US8863840B2 | Thermal recovery of shallow bitumen through increased permeability inclusions | Fixed Constructions | 2 | Active |
| US8151874B2 | Thermal recovery of shallow bitumen through increased permeability inclusions | Fixed Constructions | 2 | Active |
| US7331143B2 | Seismic base isolation by electro-osmosis | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.