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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120103635 | DISPERSION COMPOSITIONS WITH NONIONIC SURFACTANTS FOR USE IN PETROLEUM RECOVERY Embodiments of the present disclosure include dispersion compositions having a nonionic surfactant for use in enhanced petroleum recovery, and methods of using the dispersion compositions in petroleum recovery processes. For the various embodiments, the nonionic surfact... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120067568 | METHOD OF USING CARBON DIOXIDE IN RECOVERY OF FORMATION DEPOSITS The present invention relates to systems, apparatuses, and methods for providing a reliable, high purity source of CO2 that is used in the recovery of formation deposits, such as fossil fuels. At least a portion of the fossil fuels recovered may be directly c... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20110278024 | PREVENTION OR MITIGATION OF STEEL CORROSION CAUSED BY COMBUSTION GAS Recovering oil and gas from subterranean oil and gas reservoirs using gas injection can serve an additional purpose of capturing and sequestering carbon dioxide. This can be accomplished where the feed gas for the gas injection is, at least in part, carbon dioxide from ... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110272166 | Separation Under Pressure of Methane from Hot Brine Useful for Geothermal Power A gas-stripping method of separating methane from pressurized brine while under pressure with the simultaneous gas-lift pumping production of hot water capable of generating geothermal power whereby liquid carbon dioxide pumped to high pressure is injected at depth into... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110209882 | Method and apparatus for sequestering CO2 gas and releasing natural gas from coal and gas shale formations The invention relates to a method and apparatus for sequestering CO2 gas and releasing natural gas from underground coal and/or gas shale formations using CO2 gas captured from the flue gas of a coal burning power plant, and processing it to produce cold liquid pressuri... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110198101 | COMPOSITIONS FOR OIL RECOVERY AND METHODS OF THEIR USE Embodiments of the present disclosure include compositions for use in enhanced oil recovery, and methods of using the compositions for recovering oil. Compositions of the present disclosure include a nonionic, non-emulsifying surfactant having a CO2-philicity... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110185897 | REMOVAL OF CARBON DIOXIDE FROM AIR The present invention is directed to methods for removing CO2 from air, which comprises exposing sorbent covered surfaces to the air. The invention also provides for an apparatus for exposing air to a CO2 sorbent. In another aspect, the invention p... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110174507 | CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN DEPLETED OIL SHALE DEPOSITS A method and apparatus are described for sequestering carbon dioxide underground by mineralizing the carbon dioxide with coinjected fluids and minerals remaining from the extraction shale oil. In one embodiment, the oil shale of an illite-rich oil shale is heated to pyr... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110114340 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING FLUIDS IN A PIPELINE A method of transporting carbon dioxide and crude oil in a pipeline is disclosed. The method includes providing supercritical carbon dioxide and heavy or extra heavy crude oil produced from a subterranean reservoir. The crude oil is mixed with the supercritical carbon d... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20100314136 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING IN-SITU CARBON DIOXIDE DRIVER GAS FOR USE IN ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY The present invention is an in-situ apparatus for generating carbon dioxide gas at an oil site for use in enhanced oil recovery (EOR). The apparatus includes a steam generator adapted to boil and superheat water to generate a source of superheated steam, as well as a so... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100270038 | Kerogen Extraction from Subterranean Oil Shale Resources The present invention is directed to methods for extracting a kerogen-based product from subsurface (oil) shale formations, wherein such methods rely on fracturing and/or rubblizing portions of said formations so as to enhance their fluid permeability, and wherein such ... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100200249 | GAS-ASSISTED PROCESS FOR IN-SITU BITUMEN RECOVERY FROM CARBONATE RESERVOIRS A method for producing bitumen or heavy oil from a subterranean reservoir comprising a carbonate mineral solid matrix comprising injection or co-injection of a gas other than carbon dioxide, injection or co-injection of a carbon containing gas containing a relatively lo... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100032171 | Supercritical Pentane as an Extractant for Oil Shale The present invention is directed to methods of extracting a hydrocarbon-based product from subsurface (oil) shale formations, wherein such methods rely on the use of an extraction fluid comprising pentane for facilitating the production of a mobile hydrocarbon-based pr... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20080169096 | Oilfield enhanced in situ combustion process A process for improved safety and productivity when undertaking oil recovery from an underground reservoir by the toe-to-heel in situ combustion process employing a horizontal production well. Water, steam, and/or a non-oxidizing gas, which in the preferred embodiment s... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20070144747 | COAL BED PRETREATMENT FOR ENHANCED CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATION A method is claimed for enabling storage of greater volumes of carbon dioxide for sequestration while simultaneously enhancing methane recovery from the coal bed. The process is implemented by injecting hydrogen into a coal bed, such as a depleted underground coal depos... | 06/28/2007 |
| 20060207762 | Oilfield enhanced in situ combustion process A process for improved safety and productivity when undertaking oil recovery from an underground reservoir by the toe-to-heel in situ combustion process employing a horizontal production well. Water, steam, and/or a non-oxidizing gas, which in the preferred embodiment s... | 09/21/2006 |
| 20060180306 | Method for improved vertical sweep of oil reservervoirs In a WAG flood oil is displaced from a subterranean formation by injecting water alternately with gas into a single injection completion per pattern. The ratio of water to gas injected is the WAG ratio. In this invention, two separate injection completions are used in e... | 08/17/2006 |
| 20050178544 | Method for terminating or reducing water flow in a subterranean formation This invention relates to a method of reducing the deleterious effects of water production in a subterranean formation by placing an aqueous phase polymer and/or resin, which at a designated set up time, solidifies and blocks water conduits. This invention pertains spec... | 08/18/2005 |
| 20050082067 | Process for sequentially applying SAGD to adjacent sections of a petroleum reservoir Steam assisted gravity drainage (“SAGD”) is practised in a first section of a reservoir containing heavy oil. When steam/oil ratio rises sufficiently, steam injection into the first section is curtailed or terminated. Non-condensible gas is then injected into the se... | 04/21/2005 |
