Assignee: BP Exploration Operating Company Limited

Location: London, GB
No. of patents: 32

Number	Title	Issue Date
7419938	Process for treating an oil well A method of treating a subterranean formation, the method comprising: (A) injecting down a well bore into the formation an admixture of (a) an emulsion having an internal aqueous phase comprising a water-soluble oil or gas field chemical or an aqueous dispersion of ...	09/02/2008
7417010	Process for treating an oil well A method of treating a subterranean formation, the method comprising: (A) injecting down a well bore into the formation an admixture of (a) an emulsion having an internal aqueous phase comprising a water-soluble oil or gas field chemical or an aqueous dispersion of ...	08/26/2008
7138434	Fischer-Tropsch process Process for converting synthesis gas to higher hydrocarbons, at an elevated temperature and pressure. The process comprises continuously introducing a synthesis gas feed stream comprising 0.1 to 50% by volume of carbon dioxide into a continuous stirred reactor syste...	11/21/2006
7115670	Fischer-Tropsch synthesis process A process for the conversion of synthesis gas to higher hydrocarbons by synthesis gas, at an elevated temperature and pressure, with a suspension of a particulate Fischer-Tropsch catalyst, in a system comprising at least one high shear mixing zone and a reactor vess...	10/03/2006
7112613	Process for separating liquid hydrocarbons from a particulate fisher-tropsch catalyst Process for converting synthesis gas to hydrocarbons which comprises contacting a gaseous stream comprising synthesis gas, at an elevated temperature and pressure, with a suspension comprising a particulate Fischer-Tropsch catalyst having a particle size in the rang...	09/26/2006
7074258	Process for dehydrating gas A process for the removal of water from gas which comprises an absorption step of bringing a gas saturated with water vapor into gas-liquid contact with a water-lean absorbing liquid comprising a water absorbing liquid having a cloud point temperature above the free...	07/11/2006
7071238	Fischer-tropsch process in the presence of a coolant introduced into the reactor system Process for the conversion of synthesis gas to hydrocarbons, at least a portion of which are liquid at ambient temperature and pressure, by contacting the synthesis gas at an elevated temperature and pressure with a suspension comprising a particulate Fischer-Tropsc...	07/04/2006
7037947	Fischer-Tropsch synthesis process carried out on a floatable structure A process for the conversion of natural gas to higher hydrocarbons in a system comprising (1) a synthesis gas production unit and (2) a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis unit comprising at least one high shear mixing zone and a reactor vessel wherein the units are located a...	05/02/2006
7034062	Fischer-tropsch process Process for the conversion of synthesis gas to higher hydrocarbons. A gaseous stream comprising synthesis gas is contacted at an elevated temperature and pressure with a suspension comprising a particulate Fischer-Tropsch catalyst suspended in a liquid medium, in a ...	04/25/2006
7012102	Fischer-tropsch process The present invention provides a process for the conversion of synthesis gas to hydrocarbons comprising the steps of: a) contacting synthesis gas at an elevated temperature and pressure with a particulate Fischer-Tropsch catalyst in a Fischer-Tropsch reactor system ...	03/14/2006
7008466	Method for inhibiting hydrate formation A method for inhibiting the formation of gas hydrates within a fluid comprising a gaseous hydrocarbon phase, a liquid hydrocarbon phase and an aqueous phase which method comprises mixing a polymeric emulsifier and optionally a non-ionic non-polymeric co-emulsifier w...	03/07/2006
7008968	Fischer-tropsch process Process of contacting a gaseous reactant stream comprising synthesis gas at elevated temperature and pressure with a suspension of a particulate Fischer-Tropsch catalyst comprising cobalt in a liquid medium in a reactor system comprising at least one high shear mixi...	03/07/2006
7005456	Fischer-Tropsch process A method of starting up a Fischer-Tropsch reaction in a system comprising at least one high shear mixing zone and a reactor vessel which method comprises a) passing a suspension of a particulate Fischer-Tropsch catalyst in a liquid medium through the high shear mixi...	02/28/2006
6939832	Process for treating an oil well Method of treating a subterranean formation, comprising (A) injecting down a well bore into the formation an admixture of (a) an emulsion having an internal aqueous phase comprising a water-soluble oil of gas field chemical or an aqueous dispersion of a water-disper...	09/06/2005
6919290	Catalyst activation process A process for activating a cobalt-containing catalyst by contacting the catalyst with hydrogen in a reaction system suitable for use in a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis wherein a first gaseous stream comprising 0.25 to 5% by volume of hydrogen and 95 to 99.75% by volume ...	07/19/2005
6903140	Fischer-tropsch process Process for the conversion of synthesis gas to a product comprising liquid hydrocarbons and oxygenates. The process includes contacting synthesis gas at an elevated temperature and pressure with a mixed particulate catalyst comprising a mixture of a particulate Fisc...	06/07/2005
6881231	Reduction in mineral salt deposition A composition for reducing deposition of a mineral salt from an aqueous supersaturated solution onto a solid surface in contact with the aqueous supersaturated solution which composition comprises a dispersion of either (i) seed crystals of the mineral salt in an aq...	04/19/2005
6855737	Fischer-tropsch process A process for the production of liquid hydrocarbon products from synthesis gas in a system comprising a reaction zone and a gas separation zone wherein the process comprises: a) in the reaction zone, contacting synthesis gas at elevated temperature and pressure with...	02/15/2005
6835756	Fischer-tropsch synthesis process Process for the conversion of synthesis gas to liquid hydrocarbon products by contacting, in a slurry reactor, synthesis gas at an elevated temperature and pressure with a suspension of catalyst in a liquid medium, introducing a low boiling solvent into the slurry r...	12/28/2004
6822005	Fischer-tropsch process A process for the conversion of synthesis gas to hydrocarbons by contacting the synthesis gas at an elevated temperature and pressure with a suspension comprising a solid particulate catalyst suspended in a liquid medium, which contacting takes place in a system com...	11/23/2004
6822007	Process for converting synthesis gas into higher hydrocarbons Apparatus suitable for the conversion of synthesis gas to liquid hydrocarbon products, comprising a plurality of injector-mixing nozzles, a tank reactor, a gas recycle line having a first end and a second end and a slurry recycle line having a first end and a second...	11/23/2004
6764980	Coated products and use thereof in oil fields An oil field production chemical, especially a scale inhibitor, is in the form of particles thereof carrying a coating e.g. of a dispersing agent. The coating may be polymeric such as an oligomeric polyacid polyester, a polymeric alkoxylated alcohol or a fatty acid ...	07/20/2004
6716887	Fischer-tropsch process A process for the production of liquid hydrocarbon products by passing, at elevated temperature and pressure, synthesis gas and a fluidizing liquid through a fluidized catalytic bed within a reaction zone, characterized in that the fluidized catalytic bed is an aggr...	04/06/2004
6689330	Apparatus for converting synthesis gas into higher hydrocarbons Apparatus suitable for the conversion of synthesis gas to liquid hydrocarbon products, comprising a plurality of injector-mixing nozzles, a tank reactor, a gas recycle line having a first end and a second end and a slurry recycle line having a first end a...	02/10/2004
6635682	Process for converting synthesis gas into higher hydrocarbons A process for the conversion of synthesis gas into higher hydrocarbon products in a system comprising a high shear mixing zone and a post mixing zone wherein the process comprises: a) passing a suspension of catalyst in a liquid medium through the high sh...	10/21/2003
6609562	Heat exchange apparatus and method of use A heat exchanger comprises a plurality of first heat exchange tubes extending through the exchanger, and through a plurality of laterally extending heat exchanger chambers, each chamber having at least one entry from a first chamber and at least one exit ...	08/26/2003
6581687	Water-in-oil microemulsions useful for oil field or gas field applications and methods for using the same A microemulsion comprising (i) an oil phase, (ii) an aqueous phase comprising an aqueous solution of a water soluble oil field or gas field production chemical or an aqueous dispersion of a water dispersible oil field or gas field production chemical and ...	06/24/2003
6536513	Heat exchange apparatus and method of use A heat exchanger comprises a plurality of first heat exchange tubes extending through the exchanger, and through a plurality of laterally extending heat exchanger chambers, each chamber having at least one entry from a first chamber and at least one exit ...	03/25/2003
6380136	Coated products and use thereof in oil fields An oil field production chemical, especially a scale inhibitor, is in the form of particles thereof carrying a coating e.g. of a dispersing agent. The coating may be polymeric such as an oligomeric polyacid polyester, a polymeric alkoxylated alcohol or a ...	04/30/2002
6251836	Hydrate inhibition A hydrate inhibitor comprising a blend of an additive (i) and at least one of an additive (ii) and an additive (iii) wherein additive (i) is a polymer of an ethylenically unsaturated N-heterocyclic carbonyl compound, with 6-8 ring atoms in the heterocycli...	06/26/2001
6140276	Wax deposit inhibitors A method of reducing the deposition of wax from a crude oil containing wax which comprises adding thereto at least one N-substituted polyalkylene imine which has at least one organic substituent that is a hydroxy-substituted alkyl group of 12-24 carbon at...	10/31/2000
6063972	Hydrate inhibition A method of inhibiting or retarding formation of hydrates from water and a lower alkane, such as methane or ethane, involves adding additives which comprise (i) a corrosion inhibitor and (ii) a salt which is of formula [R1 (R2)XR	05/16/2000

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Assignee: BP Exploration Operating Company Limited