US Patent Issued to Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation on Oct. 28 for "Systems and methods for determining mechanical properties in subsurface formations" (Wisconsin Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,888, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wis.).

"Systems and methods for determining mechanical properties in subsurface formations" was invented by Jesse Hampton (Madison, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for monitoring and establishing mechanical properties of a formation may include a strain sensing system and a controller. The strain sensing system may include an elongated fiber, a light emitter, and a detector. The elongated fiber may be or may include a fiber optic cable. Monitoring and establishing mechanical properties of a wellbore may include determining a stress app...