George Harold Medley, JR
Engineers at Portside Dr, Spring, TX
License number
Colorado 24526
Issued Date
Aug 22, 1986
Renew Date
Nov 1, 2015
Expiration Date
Oct 31, 2017
Type
Professional Engineer
Address
Address
3803 Portside Dr, Spring, TX 77388
Professional information
Multi-Gradient Drilling Method And System
US Patent:
2002001, Jan 31, 2002
Filed:
Jun 5, 2001
Appl. No.:
09/874179
Inventors:
William Maurer - Houston TX, US
George Medley - Spring TX, US
William McDonald - Houston TX, US
George Medley - Spring TX, US
William McDonald - Houston TX, US
International Classification:
E21B007/128, E21B007/12
US Classification:
166/372000, 175/007000, 175/005000, 175/054000, 175/206000, 175/207000
Abstract:
A multi-gradient system for drilling a well bore from a surface location into a seabed includes an injector for injecting buoyant substantially incompressible articles into a column of drilling fluid associated with the well bore. Preferably, the substantially incompressible articles comprises hollow substantially spherical bodies.