Patents by Inventor Julian Richard BARNES
Julian Richard BARNES 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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Publication number: 20200157411Abstract: A composition comprising from 60-80 wt % alcohol alkoxy sulfates, 2-20 wt % of polyalkoxy sulfates and water wherein the alcohol alkoxy sulfates are of the formula R—O—(C3H6O)x—(C2H4O)y—SO3 where R is an alkyl group having from 9 to 18 carbon atoms, x is from 1 to 40, y is from 0 to 20 and x+y is from 1 to 60.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: David PEREZ-REGALADO, Timothy Elton KING, Julian Richard BARNES
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Publication number: 20190085234Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing a surfactant composition comprising an anionic surfactant and optionally an organic amine in which the molar ratio of the organic amine to the anionic surfactant is preferably at least 1:1 and in which the amount of water is at most 40% by weight, which process comprises contacting an organic amine and an acid precursor of the anionic surfactant (“acid surfactant precursor”) by adding the acid surfactant precursor to the organic amine, wherein the molar ratio of the organic amine to the total amount of added acid surfactant precursor is at least 1:1, preferably at least 2:1, and the amount of water is at most 40% by weight based on total amount of mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Timothy Elton KING, Julian Richard BARNES, Paulus Johannes KUNKELER, Mark Lawrence BREWER
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Patent number: 10184076Abstract: The present invention provides an internal olefin sulfonate composition, comprising water and an internal olefin sulfonate mixture having an average carbon number of at least 20, wherein the internal olefin sulfonate mixture comprises hydroxy sulfonates and alkene sulfonates in a weight ratio of hydroxy sulfonates to alkene sulfonates of at least 3.25. The invention further provides a method of treating a crude oil containing formation.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2014Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Julian Richard Barnes, James Laurel Buechele, Hendrik Dirkzwager, Willem Johan Louis Genuit, Jeremiah Michael Purcell, Catherine Semien, Carmen Geraldine Reznik
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Patent number: 10144863Abstract: The present invention provides a method for predicting the optimal salinity of individual members of a class of internal olefin sulfonate compositions in a mixture containing the individual member, a brine and hydrocarbons, wherein the internal olefin sulfonate compositions comprise a mixture containing hydroxy alkane sulfonates and alkene sulfonates. The invention further provides use of the weight ratio of hydroxy alkane sulfonates to alkene sulfonates in an internal olefin sulfonate composition to predict the optimal salinity of the surfactant composition in a mixture of the surfactant composition, a brine and an oil.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2015Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Julian Richard Barnes, Hendrik Dirkswager, Carmen Geraldine Reznik, Sonja Geib, Sjoerd Reindert Van Kuijk, James Laurel Buechele
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Publication number: 20180265767Abstract: A process for preparing a hydrocarbon recovery composition which comprises an anionic surfactant, an alkaline agent and a polymer and a process for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Julian Richard BARNES, Hendrik DIRKZWAGER, Robert MOENE, Reinaldo Conrado NAVARRETE, Kirk Herbert RANEY
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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: 10000688Abstract: The invention relates to a hydrocarbon recovery composition comprising an anionic surfactant, wherein said composition is in the solid state, and to a shaped article comprising said composition. Preferably, said composition is in the form of a powder. Further, the invention relates to a process for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation comprising the steps of a) transporting said composition or shaped article to the location of the hydrocarbon containing formation; b) dissolving said composition or shaped article in water thereby forming an aqueous fluid containing the hydrocarbon recovery composition; c) providing the aqueous fluid containing the hydrocarbon recovery composition to at least a portion of the hydrocarbon containing formation; and d) allowing the hydrocarbon recovery composition to interact with the hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon containing formation.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2012Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Julian Richard Barnes, Hendrik Dirkzwager, Robert Moene, Reinaldo Conrado Navarrete, Kirk Herbert Raney
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Publication number: 20180119000Abstract: The invention relates to a method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation comprising providing a hydrocarbon recovery composition to at least a portion of the hydrocarbon containing formation and allowing the hydrocarbon recovery composition to contact the formation wherein the hydrocarbon recovery composition comprises an alcohol alkoxy sulfate and an internal olefin sulfonate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Timothy Elton KING, Lori Ann CROM, Julian Richard BARNES, Paulus Johannes KUNKELER, Marten Adriaan BUIJSE, Diederik Willem VAN BATENBURG
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Publication number: 20170327730Abstract: The invention relates to a hydrocarbon recovery composition comprising one or more internal olefin sulfonates and/or one or more alkoxylated alcohols and/or alkoxylated alcohol derivatives and a method of recovering hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon formation comprising feeding a hydrocarbon recovery composition into the formation, allowing the hydrocarbon recovery composition to contact the formation for a period of time, and withdrawing a mixture of the hydrocarbon recovery composition and hydrocarbons from the formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2017Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventors: Lori Ann CROM, Timothy Elton KING, Julian Richard BARNES
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Publication number: 20170267914Abstract: The invention relates to an alkoxylated alcohol composition, wherein the composition comprises an alkoxylated alcohol which is of the formula (I) Formula (I) R—O—[PO]x[EO]y—H wherein R is a hydrocarbyl group which has a weight average carbon number of from 5 to 32, PO is a propylene oxide group, EO is an ethylene oxide group, x is the number of propylene oxide groups and is of from 0 to 40, y is the number of ethylene oxide groups and is of from 0 to 50, and the sum of x and y is of from 5 to 60; and wherein the composition additionally comprises a stabilizer which is a phenolic antioxidant. Further, the invention relates to a process for preparing said alkoxylated alcohol composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Lori Ann CROM, Timothy Elton KING, Julian Richard BARNES, Paulus Johannes KUNKELER, David PEREZ-REGALDO
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Publication number: 20170247603Abstract: The invention relates to a method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation, comprising: a) providing an aqueous composition which comprises i) an internal olefin sulfonate (IOS) surfactant; ii) an acid which has a pKa between 4 and 12; and iii) the conjugate base of the acid mentioned under ii), to at least a portion of the hydrocarbon containing formation, by combining the aqueous composition with a hydrocarbon removal fluid to produce an injectable fluid, wherein the hydrocarbon removal fluid comprises 1) water and 2) divalent cations in a concentration of 50 or more parts per million by weight (ppmw), and injecting the injectable fluid into the hydrocarbon containing formation; and b) allowing the surfactant from the injectable fluid to interact with the hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon containing formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2017Publication date: August 31, 2017Inventors: David PEREZ-REGALADO, Michael Joseph DOLL, Timothy Elton KING, Julian Richard BARNES, Lori Ann CROM
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Patent number: 9732267Abstract: A hydrocarbon recovery composition which comprises a first blend of C24-28 internal olefin sulfonates and an injectable fluid composition comprising the hydrocarbon recovery composition, water and/or brine wherein the hydrocarbon recovery composition is present in an amount of from 0.05 to 1.0 wt % of the total injectable fluid composition can be used for enhanced hydrocarbon recovery from a formation.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2015Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Julian Richard Barnes, Marten Adriaan Buijse, Marinus Cornelis Hendrikus Grutters, Robert Moene, Reinaldo Conrado Navarrete, Thomas Carl Semple, Andrew Granja Shepherd
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Publication number: 20170183559Abstract: The present invention provides a method for predicting the optimal salinity of individual members of a class of internal olefin sulfonate compositions in a mixture containing the individual member, a brine and hydrocarbons, wherein the internal olefin sulfonate compositions comprise a mixture containing hydroxy alkane sulfonates and alkene sulfonates. The invention further provides use of the weight ratio of hydroxy alkane sulfonates to alkene sulfonates in an internal olefin sulfonate composition to predict the optimal salinity of the surfactant composition in a mixture of the surfactant composition, a brine and an oil.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2015Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventors: Julian Richard BARNES, Hendrik DIRKSWAGER, Carmen Geraldine REZNIK, Sonja GEIB, Sjoerd Reindert VAN KUIJK, James Laurel BUECHELE
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Patent number: 9688621Abstract: The invention relates to a process for 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, wherein the molar ratio of internal olefin to solvent for the base is higher than 0.06. Further, the invention relates to an internal olefin sulfonate obtainable by said process.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Julian Richard Barnes, Hendrik Dirkzwager, Robert Moene, Jasper Roelf Smit
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Publication number: 20170066960Abstract: A surfactant composition, which comprises (i) an internal olefin sulfonate and (ii) an alkoxylated alcohol and/or alkoxylated alcohol derivative, wherein the alkoxylated alcohol and/or alkoxylated alcohol derivative is a compound of the formula (I) R—O—[PO]x[EO]y—X wherein R is a hydrocarbyl group which has a weight average carbon number of from 5 to 32, PO is a propylene oxide group, EO is an ethylene oxide group, x is the number of propylene oxide groups and is of from 0 to 40, y is the number of ethylene oxide groups and is of from 0 to 50, and the sum of x and y is of from 5 to 60; and wherein X is selected from the group consisting of: (i) a hydrogen atom; (ii) a group comprising a carboxylate moiety; (iii) a group comprising a sulfate moiety; and (iv) a group comprising a sulfonate moiety.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2016Publication date: March 9, 2017Inventors: Lori Ann CROM, Timothy Elton KING, Julian Richard Barnes
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Publication number: 20170037297Abstract: The invention provides a hydrocarbon recovery composition comprising one or more internal olefin sulfonates and a pH buffer. The composition may be injected into a hydrocarbon-containing formation to enhance the recovery of hydrocarbons therefrom. The composition may also be used in a thermal enhanced oil recovery process that includes injecting a hot fluid with the hydrocarbon recovery composition to generate foam.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Timothy Elton King, Lori Ann CROM, Julian Richard BARNES, Paulus Johannes KUNKELER
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Publication number: 20160304766Abstract: The invention relates to a method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation wherein an internal olefin sulfonate composition is used, which comprises an internal olefin sulfonate and a second surfactant which is selected from the group consisting of: (1) a compound of the formula (I) R—O—[R?—O]x—X wherein R is a hydrocarbyl group, R?—O is an alkylene oxide group, x is the number of alkylene oxide groups R?—O, and X is selected from the group consisting of: (i) a hydrogen atom; (ii) a group comprising a carboxylate moiety; and (iii) a group comprising a sulfonate moiety; (2) an alpha olefin sulfonate; and (3) an alkyl aromatic sulfonate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Julian Richard BARNES, Lori Ann CROM, Nevena GOGOLAK, Paulus Johannes KUNKELER, Sipke Hidde WADMAN
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Publication number: 20160304767Abstract: The invention relates to an internal olefin sulfonate composition, which comprises an internal olefin sulfonate and a second surfactant which is selected from the group consisting of: (1) a compound of the formula (I) R—O—[R?—O]x—X wherein R is a hydrocarbyl group, R?—O is an alkylene oxide group, x is the number of alkylene oxide groups R?—O, and X is selected from the group consisting of: (i) a hydrogen atom; (ii) a group comprising a carboxylate moiety; and (iii) a group comprising a sulfonate moiety; (2) an alpha olefin sulfonate; and (3) an alkyl aromatic sulfonate; and wherein the weight ratio of the second surfactant to the internal olefin sulfonate is below 1:1. Further, the invention relates to a method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation wherein said internal olefin sulfonate composition is used.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Julian Richard BARNES, Lori Ann CROM, Nevena GOGOLAK, Paulus Johannes KUNKELER, Sipke Hidde WADMAN
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Patent number: 9441148Abstract: The invention relates to a method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation, comprising: (a) providing a composition to at least a portion of the hydrocarbon containing formation, wherein the composition comprises an anionic surfactant based on an alkoxylated primary alcohol having a branched aliphatic group, which group has an average carbon number of from 9 to 15 and an average number of branches of from 0.5 to 2.5, and having an average of at least 0.5 mole of alkylene oxide groups per mole of primary alcohol; and (b) allowing the composition to interact with hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon containing formation. Further, the invention relates to the hydrocarbon recovery composition that is used in said method.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2012Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Julian Richard Barnes, Robert Hardy Ellison, Marinus Johannes Faber, Khrystyna Groen, Robert Moene, Quoc An On
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Publication number: 20160237337Abstract: The invention relates to a hydrocarbon recovery composition, which composition contains: a) a first anionic surfact ant selected from the group consisting of a propoxylated primary alcohol carboxylate and a propoxylated primary alcohol glycerol sulfonate; and b) a second anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of a propoxylated primary alcohol carboxylate and a propoxylated primary alcohol glycerol sulfonate, and wherein the first and second anionic surfactants are different. Further, the invention relates to an injectable liquid containing the hydrocarbon recovery composition and a method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2014Publication date: August 18, 2016Applicants: SHELL OIL COMPANY, WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITYInventors: Julian Richard BARNES, Clarence Alphonso MILLER, George Jiro HIRASAKI, Maura Camps PUERTO, Sheila Teresa DUBEY, Carmen Geraldine REZNIK