Inventor · Newcastle, GB

Neil Hepburn

24Patents
6h-index
22Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 21, 2002 → Feb 12, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6907930B2 Multilateral well construction and sand control completion Fixed Constructions 42 Expired
US6749026B2 Method of forming downhole tubular string connections Fixed Constructions 37 Expired
US7213652B2 Sealed branch wellbore transition joint Fixed Constructions 10 Expired
US9500071B2 Extendable orienting tool for use in wells Fixed Constructions 8 Active
US10196880B2 Multilateral junction with wellbore isolation Fixed Constructions 7 Active
US7584795B2 Sealed branch wellbore transition joint Fixed Constructions 6 Active
US8091246B2 Casing or work string orientation indicating apparatus and methods Fixed Constructions 5 Active
US10655433B2 Multilateral junction with wellbore isolation using degradable isolation components Fixed Constructions 5 Active
US10233743B2 Extendable orienting tool for use in wells Fixed Constructions 3 Active
US10087718B2 Multilateral junction with mechanical stiffeners Fixed Constructions 3 Active
US6926102B2 Subsea controlled milling Fixed Constructions 2 Expired
US8602097B2 Well assembly with a composite fiber sleeve for an opening Fixed Constructions 2 Active
US10018019B2 Multilateral junction with mechanical stiffeners Fixed Constructions 2 Active
US8833451B2 Window joint for lateral wellbore construction and method for opening same Fixed Constructions 1 Active
US11448041B2 Drillable window assembly for controlling the geometry of a multilateral wellbore junction Fixed Constructions 0 Active
US11286721B2 Combined multilateral window and deflector and junction system Fixed Constructions 0 Active
US11352849B2 Methods and systems for drilling a multilateral well Fixed Constructions 0 Active
US10927630B2 Casing exit joint with guiding profiles and methods for use Fixed Constructions 0 Active
US11313205B2 Multilateral junction with wellbore isolation Fixed Constructions 0 Active
US10989001B2 Plug deflector for isolating a wellbore of a multi-lateral wellbore system Fixed Constructions 0 Active
US8763701B2 Window joint for lateral wellbore construction Fixed Constructions 0 Active
US11506025B2 Multilateral junction with wellbore isolation using degradable isolation components Fixed Constructions 0 Active
US11466544B2 Lateral locating assembly for lateral intervention Fixed Constructions 0 Active
US11293243B2 Hydraulic retrieving tool with drifting capabilities Fixed Constructions 0 Active

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