Inventor · Cypress, TX, US

Robert Ray McDaniel

44Patents
17h-index
31Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 28, 1985 → Jul 9, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6632527B1 Composite proppant, composite filtration media and methods for making and using same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 287 Expired
US6582819B2 Low density composite proppant, filtration media, gravel packing media, and sports field media, and methods for making and using same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 271 Expired
US6528157B1 Proppants with fiber reinforced resin coatings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 190 Expired
US6406789B1 Composite proppant, composite filtration media and methods for making and using same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 187 Expired
US7424911B2 Method of estimating fracture geometry, compositions and articles used for the same Physics 83 Active
US7624802B2 Low temperature coated particles for use as proppants or in gravel packs, methods for making and using the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 58 Active
US8227026B2 Particles for use as proppants or in gravel packs, methods for making and using the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Active
US9725645B2 Proppant with composite coating Chemistry; Metallurgy 35 Active
US7919183B2 Particles for use as proppants or in gravel packs, methods for making and using the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Active
US7450053B2 Logging device with down-hole transceiver for operation in extreme temperatures Physics 34 Active
US4624795A Aqueous acid gels and use thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US7598898B1 Method for using logging device with down-hole transceiver for operation in extreme temperatures Physics 27 Active
US7726397B2 Methods and compositions for determination of fracture geometry in subterranean formations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Active
US8763700B2 Dual function proppants Fixed Constructions 24 Active
US8096355B2 Analysis of radar ranging data from a down hole radar ranging tool for determining width, height, and length of a subterranean fracture Physics 22 Active
US7933718B2 Method and tool for determination of fracture geometry in subterranean formations based on in-situ neutron activation analysis Fixed Constructions 20 Active
US9040467B2 Coated and cured proppants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US8129318B2 Methods and compositions for determination of fracture geometry in subterranean formations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US8354939B2 Wellbore casing mounted device for determination of fracture geometry and method for using same Fixed Constructions 11 Active
US8993489B2 Coated and cured proppants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US9862881B2 Hydrophobic coating of particulates for enhanced well productivity Fixed Constructions 10 Active
US9624421B2 Dual function proppants Fixed Constructions 10 Active
US8392120B2 Method and tool for determination of fracture geometry in subterranean formations based on in-situ neutron activation analysis Fixed Constructions 7 Active
US9790422B2 Proppant mixtures Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Active
US9290690B2 Coated and cured proppants Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Active

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