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公开(公告)号:US11634626B2
公开(公告)日:2023-04-25
申请号:US17412152
申请日:2021-08-25
Applicant: ConocoPhillips Company , University of Kansas
Inventor: Ying-Ying Lin , Cory Berkland , Jenn-Tai Liang , Ahmad Moradi-Araghi , Terry M. Christian , Riley B. Needham , James H. Hedges , Min Cheng , Faye L. Scully , David R. Zornes
Abstract: The disclosure is directed to polyelectrolyte complex nanoparticles that can be used to deliver agents deep into hydrocarbon reservoirs. Methods of making and using said polyelectrolyte complex nanoparticles are also provided.
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公开(公告)号:US20230086532A1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-23
申请号:US17888089
申请日:2022-08-15
Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
Inventor: Martin C. KRUEGER , Shaina A. KELLY , Gerald E. MICHAEL , Thiago B. SIMOES CORREA
Abstract: Methods of determining if a test fluid is inert to reservoir oil at RTP, by assaying a composition, density and bubble or dew point of live oil to generate a first dataset, equilibrating a sample of live oil with a test fluid at RTP to generate an oil phase; assaying a composition, density and bubble or dew point of the oil phase to generate a second dataset; comparing the first and second datasets, wherein significant changes in the datasets indicate that the test fluid is not inert to reservoir oil at RTP. By contrast, if there are no significant changes, the test fluid is inert, and would therefore be suitable to collecting core samples at RTP. Various options for inert fluids are also provided.
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公开(公告)号:US11608718B2
公开(公告)日:2023-03-21
申请号:US17462598
申请日:2021-08-31
Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
Inventor: Rick Watts , Stein Haavardstein , Lars Hovda , James C. Stevens , Dan Mueller , Brett Borland , Amal Phadke , Praveen Gonuguntla
Abstract: The invention relates to a method of conducting a perf wash cement (“P/W/C”) abandonment job in an offshore oil or gas well annulus (2), in particular the washing or cementing operation using a rotating head (6, 8) with nozzles (7, 9) dispensing wash fluid or cement at pressure. Certain values of parameters of a washing or cementing job have been found surprisingly to affect the quality of the job, or the degree to which they affect the quality of the job has been unexpected. These include including rotation rate of the tool, the direction of translational movement of the tool, and the volume flow rate and pressure per nozzle of cement or wash fluid (and hence nozzle size).
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公开(公告)号:US20230020657A1
公开(公告)日:2023-01-19
申请号:US17822870
申请日:2022-08-29
Applicant: ConocoPhillips Company
Inventor: Dallin P. LAYCOCK , Charlotte PLOMBIN , Samuel K. Huisman
IPC: C09K8/80 , E21B43/267
Abstract: Method of carbon sequestration by capturing CO2 emissions and making a proppant from the captured carbon in either a carbon mineralization process or in a carbon nanomaterial manufacturing process, followed by treatments to ensure the quality control of the proppants so that they are suitable for use in hydraulic and other reservoir fracturing methods. Injection of the manufactured proppant in fracking thus sequesters the carbon from the original captured CO2 in the reservoir.
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公开(公告)号:US20220404515A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-22
申请号:US17842304
申请日:2022-06-16
Applicant: ConocoPhillips Company
Inventor: Christopher S. Olsen , Douglas Hakkarinen , Michal Brhlik , Upendra K. Tiwari , Timothy D. Osborne , Nickolas Paladino , Mark A. Wardrop , David W. Glover , Brock Johnson , Peter Bormann , Charles Ildstad
Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for reservoir modeling. In one implementation, an input dataset comprising seismic data is received for a particular subsurface reservoir. Based on the input dataset and utilizing a deep learning computing technique, a plurality of trained reservoir models may be generated based on training data and/or validation information to model the particular subsurface reservoir. From the plurality of trained reservoir models, an optimized reservoir model may be selected based on a comparison of each of the plurality of reservoir models to a dataset of measured subsurface characteristics.
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公开(公告)号:US11512550B2
公开(公告)日:2022-11-29
申请号:US17100081
申请日:2020-11-20
Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
Inventor: Leif Kvarme , John Spence , Birger Heigre
IPC: E21B19/16 , E21B33/076 , E21B34/04 , E21B43/27 , E21B19/00
Abstract: The invention relates to the introduction of pressurized fluid, e.g. acid, into a subsea well directly from a vessel (33). A fluid injection assembly (20) is fitted to the top of a subsea Xmas tree (3), the assembly (20) including fail safe closed valve (21) which is controlled via a hydraulic line (31) from the vessel. The hose and assembly and valve are designed with an internal bore allowing a large diameter ball to be dropped (required for acid stimulation). The subsea subsea control module (8) on the Xmas tree is controlled from the producing platform.
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公开(公告)号:US20220372379A1
公开(公告)日:2022-11-24
申请号:US17747614
申请日:2022-05-18
Applicant: ConocoPhillips Company
Inventor: Wesley R. Qualls , Christopher M. Widner , Peter N. Slater
Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for processing liquefied natural gas (LNG). A LNG production system may include a contaminant removal process with one or more sets of sorbent beds co-loaded with a metal sulfide sorbent and/or metal oxide sorbent. In some examples, the contaminant removal process may include one or more molecular sieve dehydrators co-loaded with a 3A or 4A sieve and a 3A or 4A sieve impregnated with silver. The one or more sets of sorbent beds may be arranged at various locations throughout the LNG production system including upstream of or downstream of heavy component removal beds having activated carbon. In some instances, the LNG production system may include a regeneration process for moving heated fluid, typically feed gas, through a first heavy component removal bed while maintaining other heavy component removal beds online to reduce downtime for the LNG production system, increase production efficiency, and decrease an amount of greenhouse gases released from defrost and flare-offs.
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公开(公告)号:US11506453B2
公开(公告)日:2022-11-22
申请号:US16664278
申请日:2019-10-25
Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
Inventor: Paul R. Davies , James L. Harris
Abstract: A heat exchanger system includes a core-in-shell heat exchanger and a liquid/gas separator. The liquid/gas separator is configured to receive a liquid/gas mixture and to separate the gas from the liquid. The liquid/gas separator is connected to the core-in-shell heat exchanger via a first line for transmitting gas from the liquid/gas separator to a first region in the core-in-shell heat exchanger and connected to the core-in-shell heat exchanger via a second line for transmitting liquid from the liquid/gas separator to a second region of the core-in-shell heat exchanger.
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公开(公告)号:US11500114B2
公开(公告)日:2022-11-15
申请号:US16408396
申请日:2019-05-09
Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
Inventor: Nicolas Patrick Roussel , Yueming Liang , Zijun Fang
Abstract: Method for characterizing subterranean formation is described. One method involves simulating a poroelastic pressure response of known fracture geometry utilizing a geomechanical model to generate a simulated poroelastic pressure response. Compiling a database of simulated poroelastic pressure responses. Measuring a poroelastic pressure response of the subterranean formation during a hydraulic fracturing operation to generate a measured poroelastic pressure response. Identifying a closest simulated poroelastic pressure response in the library of simulated poroelastic pressure response. Estimating a geometrical parameter of a fracture or fractures in the subterranean formation based on the closest simulated poroelastic pressure response.
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公开(公告)号:US11480046B2
公开(公告)日:2022-10-25
申请号:US17076308
申请日:2020-10-21
Applicant: ConocoPhillips Company
Inventor: Martin C. Krueger , Elton L. Diniz Ferreira , Edwin Ortega , Thiago B Simoes Correa
IPC: E21B47/002 , E21B49/00 , E21B37/00 , E21B33/14
Abstract: Gadolinium- or boron-doped drilling mud is used during drilling so that it will penetrate all natural cracks in the formation that intersect with the wellbore. Once cased, cemented and washed, the doped mud will only be in the fractures. Pulsed neutron logging is performed, and natural factures thereby characterized.
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