Patents by Inventor Zayne Hai Lu

Zayne Hai Lu 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).

  • Submicron particles surfactant method for improved oil recovery from subterranean reservoirs
    Patent number: 9725640
    Abstract: Methods of stimulating a well comprising providing a stimulation fluid comprising at least one surfactant and submicron particles, the submicron particles having a particle size between about 200 nm and about 800 nm and a specific surface area greater than about 5 square meters per gram; and introducing the stimulation fluid into a wellbore. Additional methods to enhance oil recovery from subterranean reservoirs accessible via a well are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: ChemEOR, Inc.
    Inventors: Hongxin Tang, Zayne Hai Lu
  • Submicron particles surfactant method for improved oil recovery from subterranean reservoirs
    Publication number: 20140305649
    Abstract: Methods of stimulating a well comprising providing a stimulation fluid comprising at least one surfactant and submicron particles, the submicron particles having a particle size between about 200 nm and about 800 nm and a specific surface area greater than about 5 square meters per gram; and introducing the stimulation fluid into a wellbore. Additional methods to enhance oil recovery from subterranean reservoirs accessible via a well are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Hongxin Tang, Zayne Hai Lu