39 patents
Utility
Fluid Flow Control In a Hydrocarbon Recovery Operation
23 Mar 23
A method of completing an injection well includes determining a volume of recoverable oil in each of a plurality of intervals along the injection well in a reservoir, and determining a target steam flow for respective ones of the intervals to facilitate recovery of the recoverable oil from the intervals.
Kevin BEARY, Jessica GIRLING, Jason GRIFFITHS, Michael N. HOLMES, Mike MILLER, Joel SCHMITZ, Lazar VELEV
Filed: 23 Nov 22
Utility
Fluid Flow Control In a Hydrocarbon Recovery Operation
23 Mar 23
A method of completing an injection well includes determining a volume of recoverable oil in each of a plurality of intervals along the injection well in a reservoir, and determining a target steam flow for respective ones of the intervals to facilitate recovery of the recoverable oil from the intervals.
Kevin BEARY, Jessica GIRLING, Jason Griffiths, Michael N. HOLMES, Mike Miller, Joel SCHMITZ, Lazar VELEV
Filed: 22 Nov 22
Utility
Conformance control in hydrocarbon recovery
14 Mar 23
Processes are provided for conformance control in the production of hydrocarbons from reservoirs, involving the distribution of mobilizing injection fluids into a formation through a number of injection fluid distribution points spaced apart along an injection well.
Simon D. Gittins, Jason R. C. Griffiths, Michael Miller
Filed: 18 Jun 21
Utility
End-of-life Recovery of Mobilized Hydrocarbons
16 Feb 23
Methods are provided herein for an end-of-life recovery of mobilized hydrocarbons from a stranded hydrocarbon pay zone within a subterranean reservoir by way of a recovery well.
Emeka Chinedu Chineme, Ishan Deep Singh Kochhar
Filed: 12 Aug 22
Utility
Steam-enhanced Hydrocarbon Recovery Using Hydrogen Sulfide-sorbent Particles to Reduce Hydrogen Sulfide Production from a Subterranean Reservoir
16 Feb 23
Amos BEN-ZVI, Michael Patrick McKAY, Paulina MORASSE, Simon GITTINS
Filed: 3 Aug 22
Utility
Carbon Dioxide or Hydrogen Sulfide Sequestration In a Subterranean Reservoir Using Sorbent Particles
16 Feb 23
Methods are provided for sequestering a pollutant gas of carbon dioxide (CO2) gas and/or hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas in a subterranean reservoir.
Amos BEN-ZVI, Michael Patrick McKAY, Paulina MORASSE
Filed: 3 Aug 22
Utility
Apparatus and Method for Oil Production Forecasting
29 Dec 22
A method and apparatus for forecasting oil production from an oil well in a geological formation includes receiving a plurality of sets of predicted geological data, for each of the plurality of sets of predicted geological data, determining a probability for the predicted geological data of the formation, iteratively selecting one of the plurality of sets of predicted geological data using Monte Carlo sampling based on the determined probabilities, assigning the selected set of predicted geological data to a cluster of historical data, and for each set of historical data of the cluster generating a predicted oil production rate as a function of time utilizing a machine learning based oil model, generating, based on the predicted oil production rates, a forecasted oil production rate, determining, based on the forecasted oil production rate, a preferred operating parameter for the well, and operating based on the preferred operating parameter.
Amos BENZVI, Seyide HUNYINBO, Juliana Y. LEUNG, Azom PRINCE
Filed: 25 Jun 21
Utility
System and Process for Installing a Hydrocarbon Production System
8 Sep 22
A system for use in hydrocarbon production includes a well that has a wellhead and extends downhole into a reservoir.
Clifford Vernon HOGSTEAD
Filed: 1 Mar 22
Utility
Coiled Tubing Injector and Method of Controlling Same
28 Jul 22
A coiled tubing injector for running coiled tubing into and out of a well in a hydrocarbon-bearing formation, includes a coiled tubing injector head including a base and a gripping mechanism configured to grip the coiled tubing running through the base and to advance and retract the coiled tubing, and a control system.
Mark Alexander DAY
Filed: 14 Dec 21
Utility
Process for Preparing a Well for a Hydrocarbon Recovery Operation
21 Jul 22
A process for preparing a well for use in recovery of hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon-bearing formation is provided.
Desmond Larry PROCINSKY
Filed: 12 Jan 22
Utility
Methods of Hydrocarbon Production Enhanced by In-situ Solvent De-asphalting
16 Jun 22
Disclosed herein are methods for producing hydrocarbons from a subterranean reservoir that is penetrated by an injection well and a production well.
Prince Azom, Amos Ben-Zvi
Filed: 14 Dec 21
Utility
Process for Providing Steam for a Hydrocarbon Recovery Process
16 Jun 22
A process for providing steam from a steam source to a well located remote from the steam source, includes heating a first portion of a first pipe by directing steam along the first portion of the first pipe that extends along a first segment of a path between the steam source and the well, across a first cross-over pipe, and back to the steam source, along a first portion of a second pipe that extends along the first segment of the path.
Timothy Bennet ANDERSON
Filed: 28 Oct 21
Utility
System and Process for Producing Diluent from Dilbit, Transportation, and Treatment of Heavy Oil
2 Jun 22
A process for producing diluent for use in a hydrocarbon recovery process includes heating a dilbit feed stream comprising hydrocarbons produced from a hydrocarbon reservoir and an added diluent, to a temperature of 350° C. or less, fractionating the dilbit feed stream after heating to produce a light fraction and a heavy fraction, the light fraction comprising the diluent, additional light hydrocarbons, and sour water, separating the sour water from a remainder of the light fraction, and stabilizing the remainder of the light fraction to provide recovered diluent and cooling the recovered diluent.
Kelly Margaret BELL, Eusebio PALMISANO, Michael SOMERVILLE, Michael Douglas STILLWELL, Meghan Elizabeth BUTLER, Dahai DONG, Steve HICKS, Timothy Michael KOSKOWICH
Filed: 25 Nov 21
Utility
Dense aqueous gravity displacement of heavy oil
10 May 22
Methods are provided that facilitate the production of hydrocarbons from subterranean formations, involving the mobilization of an immobile heavy oil in situ by gravity displacement.
Amos Ben-Zvi, Ishan Deep S. Kochhar, Michael Patrick McKay
Filed: 31 Jan 20
Utility
Mechanically Resilient Bitumen Microcapsules for Midstream Transport
5 May 22
Subodh GUPTA, ANITA, Sarbajit BANERJEE, Wasif ZAHEER
Filed: 3 Nov 21
Utility
Hydrocarbon-production Methods Employing Multiple Solvent Processes Across a Well Pad
5 May 22
Disclosed are methods for producing hydrocarbons from a subterranean reservoir.
Prince AZOM, Amos BEN-ZVI
Filed: 4 Nov 21
Utility
Process for Providing Steam for a Hydrocarbon Recovery Process
28 Apr 22
A hydrocarbon recovery process for recovering hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon-bearing formation includes preheating a pipe coupling a steam generation facility to a well for injection of steam into the hydrocarbon-bearing formation by controlling heat traces extending along the pipe, directing steam generated at the steam generation facility, through the pipe after preheating, and injecting the steam into the hydrocarbon-bearing formation via the well, and controlling heat input to the pipe by controlling the heat traces extending along the pipe as the steam travels through the pipe.
Timothy Bennet ANDERSON
Filed: 21 Oct 21
Utility
Process for Producing Steam for a Hydrocarbon Recovery Process
3 Mar 22
A process for producing steam for use in a hydrocarbon recovery process includes introducing feed water into a steam generator to produce the steam and a blowdown stream, contacting the blowdown stream from the steam generator with a flue gas including carbon dioxide from the steam generator to absorb at least a portion of the carbon dioxide from the flue gas, and directing the blowdown stream including the portion of the carbon dioxide absorbed from the flue gas, into a disposal well.
Paul Edward ST. AMANT
Filed: 18 Aug 21
Utility
Mass Liquid Fluidity Meter and Process for Determining Water Cut In Hydrocarbon and Water Emulsions
24 Feb 22
Disclosed is a process and mass liquid flow (MLF) meter for measuring water cut, the MLF meter including a variable speed pump, a blind mixing T, a Coriolis meter, a differential pressure sensor, and a backpressure valve, and the process including maintaining a velocity of an emulsion through a Coriolis meter within a predetermined threshold from a predetermined velocity by controlling the variable speed pump, maintaining a pressure within the MLF meter to above a minimum pressure by controlling the backpressure valve, measuring a differential pressure across the Coriolis meter utilizing the differential pressure sensor, measuring a mass flow in the MLF meter utilizing the Coriolis meter, determining a viscosity based on the measured differential pressure and mass flow, and determining water cut of the emulsion based on the determined viscosity.
Mark Lawrence FLYNN
Filed: 23 Aug 21
Utility
Fluid Flow Control In a Hydrocarbon Recovery Operation
23 Dec 21
A method of completing an injection well includes determining a volume of recoverable oil in each of a plurality of intervals along the injection well in a reservoir, and determining a target steam flow for respective ones of the intervals to facilitate recovery of the recoverable oil from the intervals.
Kevin BEARY, Jessica GIRLING, Jason GRIFFITHS, Michael N. HOLMES, Mike MILLER, Joel SCHMITZ, Lazar VELEV
Filed: 17 Jun 21