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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 1988
Filed:
Dec. 24, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Moye Wicks, III, Houston, TX (US);
Boyd B Moore, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73155 ; 55462 ; 166303 ;
Abstract
A network of bristles extending across a steam injection well provides affirmative liquid/vapor separation and control. The orientation of the bristles is controlled to direct the liquid toward or away from the borehole wall as desired.