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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147679 | Process and system improvement for improving and recuperating waste, heavy and extra heavy hydrocarbons A continuous process for upgrading a heavy hydrocarbon includes the steps of: obtaining a heavy hydrocarbon; heating the heavy hydrocarbon; contacting the heavy hydrocarbon with a solvent at upgrading conditions so as to produce a first product comprising a mixture ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8143196 | Ceramic microspheres for cementing applications A method and apparatus for manufacturing ceramic microspheres from industrial slag. The microspheres have a particle size of about 38 microns to about 150 microns. The microspheres are used to create a cement slurry having a density of at least about 11 lbs/g. The r... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8138124 | Drilling fluid with circulation loss reducing additive package A drilling fluid includes a base fluid and a circulation loss reducing additive package having a polysaccharide, a cellulose derivative and a pH controlling component. ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8127855 | Artificial lift system for stripper and marginal wells A fluid extraction system and method for the removal of fluid from subterranean wells. The system comprising: an upper extraction unit; an extraction container; a valve assembly engaged to the extraction container; a drainage tray engaged to the upper extraction uni... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8110094 | Regenerable and non-regenerable sorbents for acid gas removal A dewatered ethanol residue regenerable and non-regenerable sorbent for the removal of acid gas from hydrocarbon production gas streams and the process for the removal of acid gas from hydrocarbon gas. The process includes the steps of obtaining residue from the dis... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8105984 | Reduced abrasion drilling fluid A reduced abrasion drilling fluid system and method of drilling a borehole by circulating the reduced abrasion drilling fluid through the borehole is disclosed. The reduced abrasion drilling fluid comprises a drilling fluid, a first additive and a weighting agent, w... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8039421 | Process using aloe for inhibiting scale A method is provided for inhibiting scale in a hydrocarbon system, including the steps of: providing a hydrocarbon system; providing an aloe-derived scale inhibitor; and mixing the aloe-derived scale inhibitor with the hydrocarbon system in amounts effective to inhi... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8022008 | Hydrogenation catalyst with improved textural properties A method is provided for making a catalyst support, and includes the steps of providing an aqueous suspension of refractory inorganic oxide and refractory inorganic carbide; forming the suspension into droplets; exposing the droplets to a gelling agent whereby the d... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8022003 | Crystalline composition, preparation and use A porous crystalline composition having a molar composition as follows: YO2:m X2O3:n ZO, wherein Y is a tetravalent element selected from the group consisting of silicon, germanium, tin, titanium and combinations thereof, X is a triv... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8021642 | Crystalline composition, preparation and use A porous crystalline composition having a molar composition as follows: YO2:m X2O3:n ZO, wherein Y is a tetravalent element selected from the group consisting of silicon, germanium, tin, titanium and combinations thereof, X is a triv... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7998341 | Process for treating hydrocarbon feeds with electrolytic hydrogen A process for treating hydrocarbon feeds includes the steps of providing a hydrocarbon feed containing sulfur and/or metalloporphyrins; providing a cell having two compartments and a membrane separating the compartments; flowing a hydrogen source through one compart... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7994100 | Reversible gelling system and method using same during well treatments An all-oil reversible gelling system includes a polymer, a crosslinker, a gel accelerator, and an oxidant, wherein temperature activates the crosslinker so as to cause the system to form a gel, and the oxidant subsequently decomposes the gel. This gel is designed to... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7964538 | Homogenous synthetic mud-to-cement cementing glasses A synthetic glass family in the quaternary phase field of CaO—SiO2-Al2O3-MgO (CSAM) with hydraulic and pozzolanic properties for use in differing applications in the gas and oil well cementing area. A method of making a mud-to-cement (MTC) slurry and a method for ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7884055 | Ceramic microspheres for cementing applications A method and apparatus for manufacturing ceramic microspheres from industrial slag. The microspheres have a particle size of about 38 microns to about 150 microns. The microspheres are used to create a cement slurry having a density of at least about 11 lbs/g. The r... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7855170 | Homogenous synthetic mud-to-cement cementing glasses A synthetic glass family in the quaternary phase field of CaO—SiO2-Al2O3-MgO (CSAM) with hydraulic and pozzolanic properties for use in differing applications in the gas and oil well cementing area. A method of making a mud-to-cement (MTC) slurry and a method for ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7854836 | Process for improving and recuperating waste, heavy and extra heavy hydrocarbons A process for upgrading a heavy hydrocarbon includes the steps of obtaining a heavy hydrocarbon; contacting the heavy hydrocarbon with a solvent at upgrading conditions so as to produce a first product comprising a mixture of upgraded hydrocarbon and solvent and a s... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7854802 | Surfactant package for well treatment and method using same A surfactant blend for servicing wells includes a first non-ionic surfactant having a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance of between about 10 and about 15; a second non-ionic surfactant having a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance of between about 2 and about 6; and an anioni... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7854263 | Surfactant package for well treatment and method for using same A surfactant blend for servicing wells includes a first non-ionic surfactant having a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance of between about 10 and about 15; a second non-ionic surfactant having a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance of between about 2 and about 6; and an anioni... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7754162 | Hydroprocessing process A process for hydroprocessing a hydrocarbon feedstock includes the steps of providing a hydrocarbon feed having an initial characteristic; providing a first hydrogen-containing gas; feeding the hydrocarbon feed and the first hydrogen-containing gas cocurrently to a ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7737090 | derived scale inhibitor A method is provided for inhibiting scale in a liquid hydrocarbon system, including the steps of: providing a liquid hydrocarbon system; providing an aloe-derived scale inhibitor; and mixing the aloe-derived scale inhibitor with the liquid hydrocarbon ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7704288 | Water in hydrocarbon emulsion useful as low emission fuel and method for forming same A water-in-hydrocarbon emulsion includes a water phase, a hydrocarbon phase and a surfactant, wherein the water phase is present in an amount greater than or equal to about 5% vol. with respect to volume of the emulsion, and the water phase and the surfactant are pr... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7648685 | Hydroprocessing process A process for hydroprocessing a hydrocarbon feed with a known flow rate of hydrogen-containing gas and a volume of catalyst, includes the steps of providing a hydrocarbon feed having an initial characteristic; feeding the hydrocarbon feed and a first portion of the ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7645722 | Aloe derived scale inhibitor A method is provided for inhibiting scale in a liquid hydrocarbon system, including the steps of: providing a liquid hydrocarbon system; providing an aloe-derived scale inhibitor; and mixing the aloe-derived scale inhibitor with the liquid hydrocarbon system in amou... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7638467 | Reversible gelling system and method using same during well treatments An all-oil reversible gelling system includes a polymer, a crosslinker, a gel accelerator, and an oxidant, wherein temperature activates the crosslinker so as to cause the system to form a gel, and the oxidant subsequently decomposes the gel. This gel is designed to... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7501374 | Oxygen-containing diesel fuel, process and catalyst for producing same A process for upgrading a diesel fuel, includes the steps of providing a diesel fuel feedstock; hydrogenating the feedstock at a pressure of less than about 600 psig so as to provide a hydrogenated product wherein a portion of the feedstock is converted to alkyl-nap... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7501054 | Oxygen-containing diesel fuel, process and catalyst for producing same A process for upgrading a diesel fuel, includes the steps of providing a diesel fuel feedstock; hydrogenating the feedstock at a pressure of less than about 600 psig so as to provide a hydrogenated product wherein a portion of the feedstock is converted to alkyl-nap... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7446077 | Selective sulfur removal from hydrocarbon streams by absorption An adsorbent for selective removal of sulfur from a hydrocarbon feedstock includes a matrix material having a surface area of at least about 400 m2/g and a surface acidity of less than about 0.20 μmol/m2; and a metal phase dispersed through th... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7413669 | Separator for liquids and/or multiphase fluids A separator including a conical member having a base; a substantially cylindrical member extending from the base; a separator inlet for introducing liquid to be separated into the conical member in a substantially tangential direction with respect to a sidewall of t... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7377314 | Downhole gas separator A downhole gas separator includes an external tube having a closed bottom and an open top; and an internal tube positioned eccentrically within the external tube and having an open bottom and a top adapted for connection to a production tube. The internal tube can a... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7316807 | Crystalline composition, preparation and use A porous crystalline composition having a molar composition as follows: YO2:m X2O3:n ZO, wherein Y is a tetravalent element selected from the group consisting of silicon, germanium, tin, titanium and combinations thereof, X is a triv... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7297319 | Aluminosilicate compositions, preparation and use A metalloaluminosilicate composition includes an aluminosilicate composition having an aluminosilicate framework and containing at least one metal, wherein a substantial portion of the metal is incorporated into the aluminosilicate framework. A higher concentration ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7256220 | Hydrogenation catalyst with improved textural properties A method is provided for making a catalyst support, and includes the steps of providing an aqueous suspension of refractory inorganic oxide and refractory inorganic carbide; forming the suspension into droplets; exposing the droplets to a gelling agent whereby the d... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7244351 | Desulfurization process of hydrocarbon feeds with electrolytic hydrogen A process for removing sulfur from hydrocarbon feeds, including the steps of providing a hydrocarbon feed containing sulfur; providing a cell having two compartments and a membrane separating the compartments; flowing a hydrogen source through one compartment; flowi... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7166209 | Hydroprocessing process A process for hydroprocessing a hydrocarbon feedstock includes the steps of providing a hydrocarbon feed having an initial characteristic; providing a first hydrogen-containing gas; feeding the hydrocarbon feed and the first hydrogen-containing gas cocurrently to a ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7097815 | Hydroprocessing process A process for hydroprocessing a hydrocarbon feedstock, includes the steps of providing a hydrocarbon feed having an initial characteristic; providing a first hydrogen-containing gas; feeding the hydrocarbon feed and the first hydrogen-containing gas cocurrently to a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7067053 | Additives for improving thermal conversion of heavy crude oil A process for upgrading a heavy crude oil includes the steps of providing a heavy crude oil; and exposing the heavy crude oil to residue conversion conditions in the presence of a free radical generator and a hydrogen donor, whereby the free radical generator enhanc... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7041274 | Aluminosilicate compositions, preparation and use A metalloaluminosilicate composition includes an aluminosilicate composition having an aluminosilicate framework and containing at least one metal, wherein a substantial portion of the metal is incorporated into the aluminosilicate framework. A higher concentration ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037961 | Method for preparation of asphalt composition A method for preparing an asphalt composition includes the steps of providing asphalt; mixing sulfur with the asphalt at a temperature greater than 200° C. to provide a sulfur-asphalt blend; providing a heavy aromatic oil; and mixing the heavy aromatic oil with the... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032449 | Measurement of fluid properties in vessel and sensor for same A sensor for measuring properties of a fluid in a vessel, includes a sensor mount adapted to mount within a wall of a vessel; a sensor body extending substantially vertically from the sensor mount; and a plurality of sensors spaced vertically along the sensor body, ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028535 | System and method for detecting and measuring liquid carry over in a gas stream A system for automatically detecting liquid carry over in a gas stream includes a sample line communicated with the gas stream for separating a sample of the gas stream; and an impactometer positioned along the line for being impacted by the sample, and for generati... | 04/18/2006 |
