Patents by Inventor Franco Reynaldi

Franco Reynaldi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Compositions and Methods for Removal of Asphaltenes from a Portion of a Wellbore or Subterranean Formation Using Water-Organic Solvent Emulsion with Non-Polar and Polar Organic Solvents
    Publication number: 20100130389
    Abstract: Compositions are provided for removing an organic material, especially asphaltenes, from a portion of a wellbore or a subterranean formation. The composition comprises: (A) water; (B) an organic solvent blend further comprising: (i) a non-polar organic solvent; and (ii) at least two polar organic solvents; and (C) a surfactant adapted for forming an emulsion of the organic solvent blend and the water. According to another aspect of the invention, the compositions comprise: (A) water, wherein the water is greater than 25% by volume of the composition; (B) an organic solvent blend further comprising: (i) a non-polar organic solvent; and (ii) a polar organic solvent; and (C) a surfactant adapted for forming an emulsion of the organic solvent blend and the water. Methods are provided for removing an organic material from a portion of a wellbore or a subterranean formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Stephen Charles Lightford, Franco Armesi, Franco Reynaldi