PREVENTING FOULING OF CRUDE OIL EQUIPMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20220193737A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-23

    申请号:US17547962

    申请日:2021-12-10

    Abstract: A uniform oleophobic or oleo- and hydrophobic film is applied to equipment used in the petroleum industry. The methods can be applied to new equipment or equipment pulled from service, with the application process being performed in a controlled environment or the field. Applicator tools for efficient delivery and application of cleaners, solvents, and films used in the coating process are also described.

    OPTIMAL SURVEY DESIGN
    122.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220163690A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-26

    申请号:US17666078

    申请日:2022-02-07

    Abstract: Methods of analyzing and optimizing a seismic survey design are described. Specifically, the sampling quality is analyzed as opposed to the overall quality of the whole survey. This allows for analysis of the impact of the offsets, obstacles, and other aspects of the survey on the sampling quality, which will improve the ability to compress the resulting data and minimize acquisition footprints.

    Alternative two column HRU design with rich reflux

    公开(公告)号:US11320197B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-03

    申请号:US15925873

    申请日:2018-03-20

    Abstract: The invention relates to a system, method and apparatus for removing heavies from natural gas. Natural gas and an external rich reflux gas feed are processed in a single column refluxed absorber. A bottoms stream is routed to a first heat exchanger and then to a stabilizer column where an overhead stream from the stabilizer column is routed through a condenser for partial separation into an overhead stream. A rich solvent may be introduced to the stabilizer column. The overhead stream is routed through a condenser for partial separation into a stabilizer reflux and a second overhead stream lights. The second overhead stream lights is routed to a heat exchanger and then routed to a partial condenser where the stream is separated into a heavies rich reflux stream, a distillate stream and heavies treated natural gas stream. The rich reflux is routed through a heat exchanger and the rich reflux is pumped to the single column refluxed absorber to be introduced into the single column refluxed absorber as the external rich reflux gas feed.

    SUBSEA EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION
    124.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220106849A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-07

    申请号:US17493301

    申请日:2021-10-04

    Abstract: The invention relates to the drilling of subsurface oil and gas wells and the installation of subsurface equipment (11). A lifting vessel 7 brings heavy equipment such as Xmas trees or manifolds and wet parks this equipment (11) on the seafloor (5) during good weather when the significant wave height is low. The equipment (11), once it is underwater, has much lower weight and may easily be moved into place onto a wellhead (10) at an appropriate time using lower capacity lifting gear. The timing of this operation is much less sensitive to weather conditions because the equipment does not need to pass through the splash zone (sea surface). This makes for efficient use of expensive drilling rig time, and allows for acceleration of production of first wells on the template as critical heavy lifts could not else be done until rig has left the location. (FIG. 1).

    Methods for shut-in pressure escalation analysis

    公开(公告)号:US11280165B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-22

    申请号:US16986779

    申请日:2020-08-06

    Abstract: Methods for using shut-in pressures to determine uncertainties in a hydraulic fracturing process in a shale reservoir are described. Data commonly collected during multistage fracturing is used to calculate propped fracture height and induced stresses, as well as other variables, in the presence of horizontal stress anisotropy. These variables can then be incorporated into reservoir simulations to improve the fracturing monitoring, forecast hydrocarbon recoveries, or modify fracturing plans.

    WELL CONFIGURATION FOR COINJECTION
    127.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220074296A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-10

    申请号:US17481530

    申请日:2021-09-22

    Inventor: Bo CHEN Qing CHEN

    Abstract: A well configuration for co-injection processes, wherein a horizontal producer well at the bottom of the pay is combined with injection or injection and producer wells that are vertical and above the lower horizontal production well. This well arrangement minimizes “blanket” effects by non-condensable gases.

    Low frequency DAS well interference evaluation

    公开(公告)号:US11193367B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-07

    申请号:US16365173

    申请日:2019-03-26

    Abstract: A method of assessing cross-well interference and/or optimizing hydrocarbon production from a reservoir by obtaining low frequency DAS and DTS data and pressure data from a monitor well, when both the monitor and production well are shut-in, and then variably opening the production well for production, and detecting the temperature and pressure fluctuations that indication cross-well interference, and localizing the interference along the well length based on the low frequency DAS data. This information can be used to optimize well placement, completion plans, fracturing plans, and ultimately optimize production from a given reservoir.

    ANNULUS CEMENT BREAKER
    129.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210348464A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-11

    申请号:US17317365

    申请日:2021-05-11

    Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for breaking cement within an annulus of a wellbore. In one implementation, an annulus cement breaking system includes a cement compression tool operable to be disposed within an inner bore of a casing having a longitudinal length. The casing is disposed within a wellbore formed in a subterranean formation having a cement layer disposed within an annulus formed between the casing and the subterranean formation. One or more actuation elements are coupled with the cement compression tool, and the one or more actuation elements are operable to engage the inner bore. The one or more actuation elements are transitionable between an unactuated state and an actuated stated. The actuated state operable to engage the inner bore of the casing, thereby radially expanding the casing and compressing the cement layer.

    SEISMIC DATA ACQUISITION USING DESIGNED NON-UNIFORM RECEIVER SPACING

    公开(公告)号:US20210311220A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-07

    申请号:US17240707

    申请日:2021-04-26

    Abstract: The presently disclosed technology relates to an arrangement for seismic acquisition where the spacing between adjacent pairs of receiver and sources lines is not all the same. Some receiver and/or source lines and/or receiver and/or source spacings are larger and some are smaller to provide a higher quality wavefield reconstruction when covering a larger total area or for a similar total area of seismic data acquisition, while providing a wavefield that is optimally sampled by the receivers and sources so that the wavefield reconstruction is suitable for subsurface imaging needs.

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