Patents Assigned to Novatec Production Systems, Inc.
  • Recovery of viscous oil from geological reservoirs using hydrogen peroxide
    Patent number: 4867238
    Abstract: Viscous oil in a geological formation is recovered by producing hydrogen peroxide near the formation, injecting hydrogen peroxide into the formation to effect its decomposition and reaction of oxygen with resident hydrocarbon, and recovering oil in response to injection of hydrogen peroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1989
    Assignee: Novatec Production Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack H. Bayless, Robert E. Williams