Patents by Inventor Maria Alejandra Jimenez

Maria Alejandra Jimenez 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).

  • WELL SIMULATION
    Publication number: 20150149141
    Abstract: A method of computational fluid dynamic modelling of a subterranean region comprises: defining a computational domain by generating a geometrical model of a subterranean region comprising a wellbore and a surrounding formation; associating knowledge of a physical property of the subterranean region with a computational parameter; and inputting the computational parameter into the computational domain. In one embodiment knowledge of permeability within the subterranean region is defined as a viscous resistance within the computational domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Maria Alejandra Jimenez Chavez, Michael Byrne
  • Method of modeling production from a subterranean region
    Patent number: 8849637
    Abstract: A method of computational fluid dynamic modelling of a subterranean region comprises: defining a computational domain by generating a geometrical model of a subterranean region comprising a wellbore and a surrounding formation; associating knowledge of a physical property of the subterranean region with a computational parameter; and inputting the computational parameter into the computational domain. In one embodiment knowledge of permeability within the subterranean region is defined as a viscous resistance within the computational domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Senergy Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Maria Alejandra Jimenez Chavez, Michael Byrne
  • WELL SIMULATION
    Publication number: 20110087473
    Abstract: A method of computational fluid dynamic modelling of a subterranean region comprises: defining a computational domain by generating a geometrical model of a subterranean region comprising a wellbore and a surrounding formation; associating knowledge of a physical property of the subterranean region with a computational parameter; and inputting the computational parameter into the computational domain. In one embodiment knowledge of permeability within the subterranean region is defined as a viscous resistance within the computational domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Maria Alejandra Jimenez Chavez, Michael Byrne
  • Method for treating drilling fluid using nanoparticles
    Patent number: 6579832
    Abstract: A method for treating a drilling fluid is provided, which method includes the steps of providing a drilling fluid, providing a drilling fluid additive in the form of superparamagnetic nanoparticles, mixing the drilling fluid additive with the drilling fluid so as to provide a treated drilling fluid, and exposing the treated drilling fluid to a magnetic field so as to recover the superparamagnetic nanoparticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Intevep S.A.
    Inventors: Maria Alejandra Jimenez, Luis Carlos Genolet, Juan Carlos Chavez, Douglas Espin
  • Method and apparatus for drilling and completing a well
    Patent number: 6481501
    Abstract: A method for drilling and completing a well includes the steps of drilling through a subterranean formation with a drill bit so as to form a well bore having a side wall; applying a consolidating material to the side wall under pressure so that said consolidating material flows into the side wall and provides a coated side wall coated with the consolidating material; and passing a scraping member having a desired profile past the coated side wall so as to provide the coated side wall with the desired profile an apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Intevep, S.A.
    Inventors: Juan Carlos Chavez, Douglas Alexander Espin, Luis Carlos Genolet, Maria Alejandra Jimenez, Aaron Ranson
  • Method for treating drilling fluid using nanoparticles
    Publication number: 20020123431
    Abstract: A method for treating a drilling fluid is provided, which method includes the steps of providing a drilling fluid, providing a drilling fluid additive in the form of superparamagnetic nanoparticles, mixing the drilling fluid additive with the drilling fluid so as to provide a treated drilling fluid, and exposing the treated drilling fluid to a magnetic field so as to recover the superparamagnetic nanoparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventors: Maria Alejandra Jimenez, Luis Carlos Genolet, Juan Carlos Chavez, Douglas Espin
  • Method and apparatus for drilling and completing a well
    Publication number: 20020074166
    Abstract: A method for drilling and completing a well includes the steps of drilling through a subterranean formation with a drill bit so as to form a well bore having a side wall; applying a consolidating material to the side wall under pressure so that said consolidating material flows into the side wall and provides a coated side wall coated with the consolidating material; and passing a scraping member having a desired profile past the coated side wall so as to provide the coated side wall with the desired profile an apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Juan Carlos Chavez, Douglas Alexander Espin, Luis Carlos Genolet, Maria Alejandra Jimenez, Aaron Ranson