Patents
US 12768232 B2: High temperature geothermal well tractor
- Granted
- 2026-10-20
- Filed
- 2025-02-14 application 19053462
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
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Abstract
A geothermal wellbore tractor is provided. The geothermal wellbore tractor can include a hydraulic subsystem, a plurality of wheels in communication with the hydraulic subsystem, and a slick line attachment mechanism in communication with the hydraulic subsystem and engaged to a slick line. Motion of the slick line can be operable to generate power for the hydraulic subsystem. The hydraulic subsystem can be operable to control motion of the plurality of wheels.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 (ipgb20261020.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 9,888 patents | US company or organization | Houston, TX | HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES Federal lobbying client FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Jones | Houston, TX | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 | ||
| Gary Kainer | Tomball, TX | 21 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 | |
| Sudhir Gupta | Kingwood, TX | 48 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| E21B | Earth or rock drilling; obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells | E21B23/001 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
| F01K | Steam engine plants; steam accumulators; engine plants not otherwise provided for; engines using special working fluids or cycles | F01K27/005 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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