Patents by Inventor Robert Wing-Yu Chin

Robert Wing-Yu Chin 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).

  • Patent number: 9464516
    Abstract: A system comprising a well drilled into an underground formation comprising hydrocarbons; a production facility at a topside of the well; a water production facility connected to the production facility; wherein the water production facility produces water by passing the water through a first and a second nanofiltration module, and then injects the water 5 into the well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Subhash Chandra Bose Ayirala, Robert Wing-Yu Chin, Andreas Nicholas Matzakos, Ernesto Uehara-Nagamine
  • Patent number: 9234413
    Abstract: A system comprising a well drilled into an underground formation comprising hydrocarbons; a production facility at a topside of the well; a water production facility connected to the production facility; wherein the water production facility produces water by removing some multivalent ions, then removing some monovalent ions, and then adding back some monovalent ions, and then injects the water into the well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Subhash Chandra Bose Ayirala, Robert Wing-Yu Chin, Andreas Nicholas Matzakos, Ernesto Uehara-Nagamine
  • Patent number: 8794320
    Abstract: A system comprising a well drilled into an underground formation comprising hydrocarbons; a production facility at a topside of the well; and a water production facility connected to the production facility; wherein the water production facility produces water by removing some multivalent ions, then removing some monovalent ions, and then adding back some multivalent ions, and then injects the water into the well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Subhash Chandra Bose Ayirala, Robert Wing-yu Chin, Michael Alvin Curole, Eugene Bruce Greene
  • Publication number: 20120227975
    Abstract: There is disclosed a system comprising a well drilled into an underground formation comprising hydrocarbons; a production facility at a topside of the well; a water production facility connected to the production facility; wherein the water production facility produces water by passing the water through a first and a second nanofiltration module, and then injects the water into the well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Subhash Chandra Bose Ayirala, Robert Wing-Yu Chin, Andreas Nicholas Matzakos, Ernesto Uehara-Nagamine
  • Publication number: 20120211234
    Abstract: An oil and gas collection system, comprising a source of oil and gas flowing into a body of water; a collector located adjacent the source of oil and gas; a riser to transport the oil and gas towards a surface of the body of water, a first end of the riser fluidly connected to the collector; and a separator fluidly connected to a second end of the riser, the separator adapted to separate the oil and gas into a first oil rich stream and a second gas rich stream, the separator comprising an oil rich stream outlet and a gas rich stream outlet. In some embodiments, the source of oil and gas comprises a blow out preventer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Curtis Len Wilie, David Alex Knoll, Robert Wing-yu Chin, Afif Samih Halal, Early Baggett Denison
  • Publication number: 20120125611
    Abstract: There is disclosed a system comprising a well drilled into an underground formation comprising hydrocarbons; a production facility at a topside of the well; a water production facility connected to the production facility; wherein the water production facility produces water by removing some multivalent ions, then removing some monovalent ions, and then adding back some monovalent ions, and then injects the water into the well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: Shell Internationalale Research Maatschappij
    Inventors: Subhash Chandra Bose Ayirala, Robert Wing-Yu Chin, Andreas Nicholas Matzakos, Ernesto Uehara-Nagamine
  • Publication number: 20100243246
    Abstract: There is disclosed a system comprising a well drilled into an underground formation comprising hydrocarbons; a production facility at a topside of the well; a water production facility connected to the production facility; wherein the water production facility produces water by removing some multivalent ions, then removing some monovalent ions, and then adding back some multivalent ions, and then injects the water into the well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Subhash Chandra Bose AYIRALA, Robert Wing-yu CHIN, Michael Alvin CUROLE, Eugene Bruce GREENE
  • Patent number: 4953144
    Abstract: Geophones are placed around pipelines to detect third parties, e.g., heavy construction vehicles. Associated computer equipment acquires data from the geophones and discriminates for the frequencies associated with heavy construction vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1990
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Robert Wing-Yu Chin, Vitold R. Kruka, Thomas L. Stewart, Robert W. Patterson, Edward R. Cadena, Jr.