US Patent Issued to Ur-Energy USA on April 29 for "System and method of using a thermoplastic casing in a wellbore" (Wyoming Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,286,875, issued on April 29, was assigned to Ur-Energy USA Inc. (Littleton, Colo.).

"System and method of using a thermoplastic casing in a wellbore" was invented by Steven M. Hatten (Casper, Wyo.) and John W. Cash (Casper, Wyo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for using a continuous, thermoplastic tubing as a casing in a wellbore are provided. A continuous, thermoplastic tubing can be a high density polyethylene (HDPE) material that is stored in a coiled manner on a spindle. A screen can be attached to an end of the casing, and a tremie line can be selectively connected to the screen to inject gravel and cement downhole...