ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,085, issued on June 10, was assigned to Quaise Energy Inc. (Cambridge, Mass.).
"Basement rock hybrid drilling" was invented by Carlos Araque (Dorado, Puerto Rico), Justin David Elroy Lamb (Arcola, Texas), Franck Monmont (Cambridge, Great Britain), Hy Phan (Houston) and Matthew Houde (Somerville, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for monitoring and controlling a downhole pressure of a well during formation of a borehole of a well is provided. The method can include monitoring a downhole pressure of a well during formation of a borehole of the well using a millimeter wave drilling apparatus including a waveguide configured ...