US Patent Issued to Proforma Engineering on March 11 for "Wellbore magnetic tool apparatus for use in measurement while drilling" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,247,479, issued on March 11, was assigned to Proforma Engineering Ltd. (Winnipeg, Canada).

"Wellbore magnetic tool apparatus for use in measurement while drilling" was invented by Genadi Borisov (Winnipeg, Canada), Heather Jean Grace Pankratz (Winnipeg, Canada) and Douglas Cory Krokosz (Winnipeg, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wellbore magnetic tool apparatus is used for generating a magnetic field emanating from a tubing string. The apparatus has a tubular body for connection in series with the tubing string. Magnetic elements are mounted within one or more cavities in the tubular body such that the field directions of all mag...