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Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7528289 | Isoparaffin-olefin alkylation A novel alkylation catalyst is described which is used in processes for alkylating olefin hydrocarbons with isoparaffin hydrocarbons to produce high octane alkylate products suitable for use as a blending component of gasoline motor fuel. The novel catalyst comprise... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7405997 | Method of accounting for wavelet stretch in seismic data A computer-implemented method of accounting for angle-dependent wavelet stretch in seismic data based on a novel relationship between wavelet stretch and the cosine of a reflection angle of an acoustic ray. Conventional seismic data having at least one wavelet, such... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7404939 | Mercury removal sorbent A sorbent composition comprising a vanadium compound and a TiO2 support material is disclosed. Methods of making and using the composition to remove heavy metals or heavy metal containing compounds from a fluid stream are also provided. Such methods are p... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7398823 | Selective electromagnetic production tool A method for resistively heating a subterranean region to lower the viscosity of heavy oil by using production tubing coupled to at least two electrodes modified for three-phase flow and an electrically insulating body. ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7387015 | Material strength indexing system Apparatus and methods for estimating a physical property of a specimen, particularly the specimen strength, are provided. More specifically, a roller indenter comprising an indenting wheel and a force indicator is used to create an elongated trough in a specimen. Th... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7384539 | Optimized preheating of hydrogen/hydrocarbon feed streams An improved and simplified hydrocarbon processing system is provided which has a mixing section for mixing of hydrogen and hydrocarbon to form combined, two-phase streams, as well as an indirect heat exchange section having a plurality of double-pass shell-and-tube ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7280952 | Well planning using seismic coherence A system for predicting hydrocarbon production from a subterranean region of interest using reflection seismic data. The system sets a drainage area around reference traces and defines drainage pathways extending outwardly from the reference trace towards the perime... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275605 | Rotatable drill shoe A rotatable drilling shoe attachable to a section of casing that allows for drilling and casing of a well bore in a single trip. The drilling shoe includes a fixed section and a rotatable section that has a drillable bit attached thereto. The drilling shoe further i... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273893 | Process for converting carbon dioxide to oxygenates A catalyst and process for converting carbon dioxide into oxygenates. The catalyst comprises copper, zinc, aluminum, gallium, and a solid acid. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7232516 | Desulfurization with octane enhancement A desulfurization system employing a system of fluidizable and circulatable solid particles to desulfurize a hydrocarbon-containing fluid in a fluidized bed reactor. The solid particulate system includes solid sorbent particles operable to remove sulfur from the hyd... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7222673 | Production of free gas by gas hydrate conversion A method for releasing gas from a gas hydrate without melting the gas hydrate by substituting the gas with a releasing agent that forms a more stable hydrate structure than the gas. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7204661 | Pipeline system utilizing cold bends An expansion loop for an above-ground pipeline that utilizes cold bent pipe sections having a bend angle of less than 90 degrees and a bend rate (in degrees per foot) of relatively low severity. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7202290 | Modified asphalt compositions A modified asphalt composition is provided comprising at least one plastomer, at least one elastomer, at least one crosslinking agent and asphalt. More specifically, a modified asphalt composition is provided comprising an oxidized polyethylene, a styrene-butadiene-... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7201839 | Desulfurization and novel compositions for same A composition comprising a metal oxide, a silica-containing material, a gallium-containing material, an aluminum-containing material, and a promoter, wherein at least a portion of the promoter is present as a reduced-valence promoter and methods of preparing such co... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7096712 | Material testing system for turbines The wear resistance of impellers used in multi-stage turbine pumps is tested by using a multi-stage turbine pump having impellers with different physical properties to pump a fluid containing small amounts of an abrasive material. After the fluid has been pumped for... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6954403 | Concurrent phase angle graphic analysis Waveform data, such as reflection seismic data, is filtered by concurrently analyzing various phase angles of the data. The various phase angles of the data are compared to phase rotated background trends and the phase angle producing the maximum deviation from the ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6890877 | Enhanced fluid/solids contacting in a fluidization reactor A system for enhancing fluid/solids contacting in a fluidization reactor by controlling the particle size distribution of the solid particulates in the reactor. ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6874580 | Method for enhancing well productivity A method for enhancing the productivity of a subterranean well comprising passing a solvent out of a string of production casing through perforations proximate an unfractured soluble formation, dissolving a region of the soluble formation to create a cavity therein,... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6843511 | Mechanical locking system for marine loading arm coupler Mechanical lock system for preventing disengagement of a marine loading arm from an inlet/outlet port of a marine tanker by physically restraining rotation of a collar of a quick-connect coupler relative to a main body of the quick-connect coupler. ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6838006 | Oil field separation facility control system utilizing total organic carbon analyzer An oil field separation facility utilizing a total organic carbon analyzer to help maintain consistently acceptable levels of oil and water separation. The facility separates a produced oil and water mixture into an oil-rich stream and a water-rich stream. The total... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6829537 | Contour-based attribute seismic mapping A system for filtering elevation-sensitive data. The system generates coincident contour and attribute maps of a physical structure. A filter band that is limited to a certain range of contour values is used to filter the attribute values that are output to a CBA at... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6804609 | Property prediction using residual stepwise regression A method for predicting reservoir properties at an unexplored subterranean location based on known seismic attributes at the unexplored subterranean location, as well as known reservoir properties and seismic attributes at a plurality of explored subterranean locati... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6722157 | Non-volatile natural gas liquefaction system A system for liquefying natural gas by cooling the natural gas stream in a first refrigeration cycle employing a non-volatile refrigerant, such as carbon dioxide, and subsequently cooling the natural gas stream in a second refrigeration cycle employing a predominate... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6673238 | Acidic petroleum oil treatment A process for hydrotreating acidic compounds of an acidic petroleum oil is disclosed. The process includes contacting the acidic petroleum oil with a hydrogen donor solvent to thereby produce a treated petroleum oil. The process can further include contac... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6665618 | Seismic survey design technique An improved system for designing seismic surveys wherein the density and areal size of the seismic survey components (e.g., sources or receivers) are selected based on a plurality of calculated templates of the components that are generated using a mappin... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6664207 | Catalyst for converting carbon dioxide to oxygenates and processes therefor and therewith A catalyst and process for converting carbon dioxide into oxygenates. The catalyst comprises copper, zinc, aluminum, gallium, and a solid acid.... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6654692 | Method of predicting rock properties from seismic data A computer-implemented method of predicting rock properties of a subsurface formation using reflection seismic data and well log data. Synthetic seismic data is generated from the well log data and quantized into discrete synthetic data subcells based on ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6651742 | Method and apparatus for enhancing oil recovery An apparatus and method for enhancing oil recovery through improved injection well performance is provided, wherein a fluid is injected into the well bore at a pressure Pi, and a downhole fluid-actuated engine and pump assembly is employed as a... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6644407 | Indirect hydraulic fracturing method for an unconsolidated subterranean zone and a method for restricting the production of finely divided particulates from the fractured unconsolidated zone An improved hydraulic fracturing method for fracturing an unconsolidated zone in a subterranean formation by fracturing a nearby consolidated zone to form a fracture which extends into the unconsolidated zone. This invention further relates to a method fo... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6629562 | Downhole fishing tool for retrieving metallic debris from a borehole The invention is a system for retrieving loose metallic debris, such as stray radioactive marker bullets, from a borehole in a subterranean formation. The system can be used to retrieve stray radioactive marker bullets during placement of the radioactive ... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6623120 | Video projection system and design method therefor A video projection system employing a concave video screen which provides for enhanced depth cueing. A method of designing a variety of shapes of video screen surfaces by varying certain parameters of a common master equation. Video screen surface shapes ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6578971 | Self-illuminating concave video screen system A self-illuminating video screen system employing a concave display surface which provides for enhanced depth cueing. A method of designing a variety of shapes of self-illuminating video screen display surfaces by varying certain parameters of a common ma... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6561310 | Method and apparatus for measuring seismic energy imparted to the earth A non-contact vibrometer is employed to measure seismic energy imparted to the earth by a land vibrator. The non-contact vibrometer can be a laser vibrometer operable to measure the motion of a baseplate of the land vibrator. A computing device can be use... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6561274 | Method and apparatus for unloading well tubing A system for unloading fluids from a generally upright tubular member of a wellbore wherein a combustible fuel cell can be placed in the tubular member below the fluid and ignited to generate gasses. The gasses generated by the burning of the fuel cell ca... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6561041 | Production metering and well testing system A system for measuring and monitoring multi-phase fluid production of a plurality of individual wells, each operating as part of a common production field. Upstream multi-phase flow measurements are simultaneously taken at each individual well. Downstream... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6520256 | Method and apparatus for cementing an air drilled well A downhole cementing system employing a cement choke within the casing to reduce the downward velocity of cement through the casing and thereby inhibit formation fracturing caused by vibration of the casing. The cement choke includes a tubular body defini... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6495112 | Method and apparatus for removing oxygen from natural gas Oxygen is removed from natural gas by contacting oxygen-containing natural gas with nitric oxide under conditions sufficient to produce nitrogen dioxide.... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6481500 | Method and apparatus for enhancing oil recovery An apparatus and method for enhancing oil recovery through improved injection well performance is provided, wherein a fluid is injected into the well bore at a pressure Pi, and a downhole fluid-actuated engine and pump assembly is employed as a... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6175048 | Hydrocarbon conversion catalyst composition and processes therefor and therewith A catalyst composition and a process for using of the catalyst composition in a hydrocarbon conversion process are disclosed. The composition comprises an inorganic support, a Group VA metal or metal oxide, and optionally a Group IVA metal or metal oxide ... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6124515 | Catalytic conversion of a saturated hydrocarbon to an aromatic hydrocarbon A catalyst composition, a process for producing the catalyst composition, and a hydroconversion process for converting a fluid stream comprising at least one saturated hydrocarbon to C6 to C8 aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, to... | 09/26/2000 |
