Patents by Inventor Johan Paul Smit
Johan Paul Smit 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).
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Patent number: 10030194Abstract: The invention relates to a method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation, comprising the following steps: a) preparing an internal olefin sulfonate, comprising sulfonating an internal olefin into sulfonated internal olefin followed by contacting sulfonated internal olefin with a base containing solution resulting in the internal olefin sulfonate, wherein sulfonated internal olefin is contacted with the base containing solution in the presence of a non-ionic surfactant, and/or after step a) but before step b), the internal olefin sulfonate and said non-ionic surfactant are combined; b) transporting an aqueous solution comprising the internal olefin sulfonate and the non-ionic surfactant to the location of the hydrocarbon containing formation; c) providing the internal olefin sulfonate and the non-ionic surfactant to at least a portion of the hydrocarbon containing formation; and d) allowing the internal olefin sulfonate and the non-ionic surfactant to interact with the hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon cType: GrantFiled: May 8, 2013Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Julian Richard Barnes, James Laurel Buechele, Hendrik Dirkzwager, Robert Hardy Ellison, Johan Paul Smit
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Patent number: 9284481Abstract: A method is provided for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation. The method comprises providing a hydrocarbon recovery composition comprising a mixture of branched internal olefin sulfonate molecules, and contacting hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon containing formation with the hydrocarbon recovery composition. The mixture of branched internal olefin sulfonate molecules has an average number of carbon atoms of between 19 and 23, and an average number of branches of at least 0.6 per molecule. A hydrocarbon composition produced from a hydrocarbon containing formation, and a hydrocarbon recovery composition comprising a mixture of branched internal olefin sulfonate molecules are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2011Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Julian Richard Barnes, Hendrik Dirkzwager, Quoc An On, Johan Paul Smit, Jasper Roelf Smit
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Patent number: 9073810Abstract: The present invention relates to a ligand and its use in a catalyst for the oligomerization of olefinic monomers, the ligand having the general formula (VI); (R9)(R10)P—N(R3)—P(R4)??(VI) wherein: the R9 and R10 groups are independently selected from optionally substituted alkyl or heteroalkyl groups; the R3 group is selected from hydrogen, a hydrocarbyl group, a substituted hydrocarbyl group, a heterohydrocarbyl group, a substituted heterohydrocarbyl group, a silyl group or derivative thereof; the R4 group is an optionally substituted alkylenedioxy, alkylenedimercapto or alkylenediamino structure which is bound to the phosphorus atom through the two oxygen, sulphur or nitrogen atoms of the alkylenedioxy, alkylenedimercapto or alkylenediamino structure or an optionally substituted arylenedioxy, arylenedimercapto or arylenediamino structure which is bound to the phosphorus atom through the two oxygen, sulphur or nitrogen atoms of the arylenedioxy, arylenedimercapto or arylenediamino structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2014Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Eric Johannes Maria De Boer, Harry Van Der Heijden, Quoc An On, Johan Paul Smit, Arie Van Zon
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Publication number: 20150129227Abstract: The invention relates to a method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation, comprising the following steps: a) preparing an internal olefin sulfonate, comprising sulfonating an internal olefin into sulfonated internal olefin followed by contacting sulfonated internal olefin with a base containing solution resulting in the internal olefin sulfonate, wherein sulfonated internal olefin is contacted with the base containing solution in the presence of a non-ionic surfactant, and/or after step a) but before step b), the internal olefin sulfonate and said non-ionic surfactant are combined; b) transporting an aqueous solution comprising the internal olefin sulfonate and the non-ionic surfactant to the location of the hydrocarbon containing formation; c) providing the internal olefin sulfonate and the non-ionic surfactant to at least a portion of the hydrocarbon containing formation; and d) allowing the internal olefin sulfonate and the non-ionic surfactant to interact with the hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon cType: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2013Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventors: Julian Richard Barnes, Hendrik Diekzwager, Robert Hardy Ellison, Johan Paul Smit
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Patent number: 8940668Abstract: A method of treating a very high salinity high temperature hydrocarbon containing formation is described. The method includes (a) providing a hydrocarbon recovery composition to at least a portion of a hydrocarbon containing formation having a brine salinity of above about 13 wt % and a temperature of above about 7° C., wherein the composition comprises a C15-18 internal olefin sulfonate; and (b) allowing the composition to interact with hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon containing formation.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2010Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Julian Richard Barnes, Kirk Herbert Raney, Thomas Carl Semple, Johan Paul Smit, Jasper Roelf Smit, Malcolm Shpakoff
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Publication number: 20140290953Abstract: A hydrocarbon recovery composition comprising vinylidene olefin sulfonates is described. A method of treating a crude oil formation and a method of preparing the hydrocarbon recovery composition are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2011Publication date: October 2, 2014Inventors: Julian Richard Barnes, Robert Hardy Ellison, Maura Puerto, Kirk Herbert Raney, Johan Paul Smit
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Patent number: 8759261Abstract: The present invention provides a method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation comprising (a) providing a hydrocarbon recovery composition to at least a portion of the hydrocarbon containing formation, wherein the composition comprises one or more internal olefin sulfonates having 17 or more carbon atoms, (b) adding water and/or brine from the hydrocarbon formation to the composition, (c) adding a solubilizer which comprises an ethoxylated alcohol wherein the alcohol before ethoxylation had an average molecular weight of at least about 220 and (d) allowing the composition to interact with hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon containing formation. The solubilizer may comprise less than about 0.1 wt %, preferably from about 0.02 to about 0.05 wt %, of the total composition and it may have from about 5 to about 9 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2009Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Julian Richard Barnes, Kirk Herbert Raney, Thomas Carl Semple, Paul Gregory Shpakoff, Johan Paul Smit, Jasper Roelf Smit
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Publication number: 20140135551Abstract: The present invention relates to a ligand and its use in a catalyst for the oligomerization of olefinic monomers, the ligand having the general formula (VI); (R9)(R10)P—N(R3)—P(R4)??(VI) wherein: the R9 and R10 groups are independently selected from optionally substituted alkyl or heteroalkyl groups; the R3 group is selected from hydrogen, a hydrocarbyl group, a substituted hydrocarbyl group, a heterohydrocarbyl group, a substituted heterohydrocarbyl group, a silyl group or derivative thereof; the R4 group is an optionally substituted alkylenedioxy, alkylenedimercapto or alkylenediamino structure which is bound to the phosphorus atom through the two oxygen, sulphur or nitrogen atoms of the alkylenedioxy, alkylenedimercapto or alkylenediamino structure or an optionally substituted arylenedioxy, arylenedimercapto or arylenediamino structure which is bound to the phosphorus atom through the two oxygen, sulphur or nitrogen atoms of the arylenedioxy, arylenedimercapto or arylenediamino structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2014Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Eric Johannes Maria DE BOER, Harry VAN DER HEIJDEN, Quoc An ON, Johan Paul SMIT, Arie VAN ZON
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Patent number: 8680220Abstract: The present invention relates to a ligand and its use in a catalyst for the oligomerization of olefinic monomers, the ligand having the general formula (VI): (R9)(R10)P—N(R3)—P(R4)??(VI) wherein: the R9 and R10 groups are independently selected from optionally substituted alkyl or heteroalkyl groups; the R3 group is selected from hydrogen, a hydrocarbyl group, a substituted hydrocarbyl group, a heterohydrocarbyl group, a substituted heterohydrocarbyl group, a silyl group or derivative thereof; the R4 group is an optionally substituted alkylenedioxy or alkylenedimercapto structure which is bound to the phosphorus atom through the two oxygen or sulphur atoms of the alkylenedioxy or alkylenedimercapto structure or an optionally substituted arylenedioxy or arylenedimercapto structure which is bound to the phosphorus atom through the two oxygen or sulphur atoms of the arylenedioxy or arylenedimercapto structure.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2011Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Eric Johannes Maria De Boer, Harry Van Der Heijden, Quoc An On, Johan Paul Smit, Arie Van Zon
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Patent number: 8637617Abstract: The present invention relates to a ligand and its use in a catalyst for the oligomerization of olefinic monomers, the ligand having the general formula (IV); (R8)(R1)P—N(R3)—P(R4)??(IV).Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2011Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Eric Johannes Maria De Boer, Harry Van Der Heijden, Quoc An On, Johan Paul Smit, Arie Van Zon
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Publication number: 20140005082Abstract: A hydrocarbon recovery composition comprising vinylidene based alkoxylate derivatives. A method of treating a crude oil formation and a method of preparing the hydrocarbon recovery composition are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2011Publication date: January 2, 2014Inventors: Julian Richard Barnes, James Laurel Buechele, Robert Hardy Ellison, Kirk Herbert Raney, Thomas Carl Semple, Johan Paul Smit
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Publication number: 20130296201Abstract: An injectable fluid for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is described. The injectable fluid includes ((i) when the salinity of the brine is from about 2 wt % to about 4 wt %, a composition that comprises a blend of a C20-24 internal olefin sulfonate and a C24-28 internal olefin sulfonate wherein the weight ratio of the C20-24 internal olefin sulfonate to the C24-28 internal olefin sulfonate is from about 90:10 to about 70:30 and (ii) when the salinity of the brine is greater than about 4 wt % up to about 13 wt %, a composition comprises a blend of a C20-24 internal olefin sulfonate and a C15-18 internal olefin sulfonate wherein the weight ratio of the C20-24 internal olefin sulfonate to the C15-18 internal olefin sulfonate is from about 90:10 to about 70:30.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: Julian Richard BARNES, Kirk Herbert RANEY, Thomas Carl SEMPLE, Paul Gregory SHIPAKOFF, Johan Paul SMIT
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Patent number: 8513168Abstract: A method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is described. The method includes (a) providing a hydrocarbon recovery composition to at least a portion of the hydrocarbon containing formation, wherein (i) when the salinity of the brine is from about 2 wt % to about 4 wt %, the composition comprises a blend of a C20-24 internal olefin sulfonate and a C24-28 internal olefin sulfonate wherein the weight ratio of the C20-24 internal olefin sulfonate to the C24-28 internal olefin sulfonate is from about 90:10 to about 70:30 and (ii) when the salinity of the brine is greater than about 4 wt % up to about 13 wt % the composition comprises a blend of a C20-24 internal olefin sulfonate and a C15-18 internal olefin sulfonate wherein the weight ratio of the C20-24 internal olefin sulfonate to the C15-18 internal olefin sulfonate is from about 90:10 to about 70:30; and (b) allowing the composition to interact with hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon containing formation.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2009Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Julian Richard Barnes, Kirk Herbert Raney, Thomas Carl Semple, Paul Gregory Shpakoff, Johan Paul Smit
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Publication number: 20130190543Abstract: A method is provided for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation. The method comprises providing a hydrocarbon recovery composition comprising a mixture of branched internal olefin sulfonate molecules, and contacting hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon containing formation with the hydrocarbon recovery composition. The mixture of branched internal olefin sulfonate molecules has an average number of carbon atoms of between 19 and 23, and an average number of branches of at least 0.6 per molecule. A hydrocarbon composition produced from a hydrocarbon containing formation, and a hydrocarbon recovery composition comprising a mixture of branched internal olefin sulfonate molecules are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2011Publication date: July 25, 2013Inventors: Julian Richard Barnes, Hendrik Dirkzwager, Quoc An On, Johan Paul Smit, Jasper Roelf Smit
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Patent number: 8476181Abstract: The present invention relates to catalyst systems and a process for the simultaneous trimerization and tetramerization of olefinic monomers using those ligands.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2012Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Eric Johannes Maria De Boer, Harry Van Der Heijden, Quoc An On, Johan Paul Smit, Arie Van Zon
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Patent number: 8252874Abstract: The present invention relates to ligands and catalyst systems and a process for the simultaneous trimerization and tetramerization of olefinic monomers using said ligands, the ligands having the general formula (I): (R1)2P—P(R1)m(R2)n?N(R3)??(I) wherein R3 is selected from hydrogen, a hydrocarbyl group, a substituted hydrocarbyl group, a heterohydrocarbyl group, a substituted heterohydrocarbyl group, a silyl group or derivative thereof; the R1 groups are independently selected from an optionally substituted aromatic group bearing a polar substituent on at least one of the ortho-positions; and the R2 groups are independently selected from hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, heterohydrocarbyl and substituted heterohydrocarbyl groups with the proviso that when the group is aromatic it does not contain a polar substituent at any of the ortho-positions; with the proviso that m is 0 or 1, n is 1 or 2 and the total of m+n is 2.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2007Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Eric Johannes Maria De Boer, Harry Van Der Heijden, Quoc An On, Johan Paul Smit, Arie Van Zon
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Publication number: 20120181025Abstract: A method of treating a very high salinity high temperature hydrocarbon containing formation is described. The method includes (a) providing a hydrocarbon recovery composition to at least a portion of a hydrocarbon containing formation having a brine salinity of above about 13 wt % and a temperature of above about 7° C., wherein the composition comprises a C15-18 internal olefin sulfonate; and (b) allowing the composition to interact with hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon containing formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2010Publication date: July 19, 2012Inventors: Julian Richard Barnes, Kirk Herbert Raney, Thomas Carl Semple, Paul Gregory Shpakoff, Johan Paul Smit, Jasper Roelf Smit
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Publication number: 20120178889Abstract: The present invention relates to catalyst systems and a process for the simultaneous trimerization and tetramerization of olefinic monomers using those ligands.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2012Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Eric Johannes Maria DE BOER, Harry VAN DER HEIJDEN, Quoc An ON, Johan Paul SMIT, Arie VAN ZON
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Publication number: 20110319577Abstract: The present invention relates to a ligand and its use in a catalyst for the oligomerization of olefinic monomers, the ligand having the general formula (IV); (R8)(R1)P—N(R3)—P(R4)??(IV).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2011Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Eric Johannes Maria DE BOER, Harry VAN DER HEIJDEN, Quoc An ON, Johan Paul SMIT, Arie VAN ZON
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Publication number: 20110319579Abstract: The present invention relates to a ligand and its use in a catalyst for the oligomerization of olefinic monomers, the ligand having the general formula (VI); (R9)(R10)P—N(R3)—P(R4)??(VI) wherein: the R9 and R10 groups are independently selected from optionally substituted alkyl or heteroalkyl groups; the R3 group is selected from hydrogen, a hydrocarbyl group, a substituted hydrocarbyl group, a heterohydrocarbyl group, a substituted heterohydrocarbyl group, a silyl group or derivative thereof; the R4 group is an optionally substituted alkylenedioxy, alkylenedimercapto or alkylenediamino structure which is bound to the phosphorus atom through the two oxygen, sulphur or nitrogen atoms of the alkylenedioxy, alkylenedimercapto or alkylenediamino structure or an optionally substituted arylenedioxy, arylenedimercapto or arylenediamino structure which is bound to the phosphorus atom through the two oxygen, sulphur or nitrogen atoms of the arylenedioxy, arylenedimercapto or arylenediamino structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2011Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Eric Johannes Maria DE BOER, Harry VAN DER HEIJDEN, Quoc An ON, Johan Paul SMIT, Arie VAN ZON