Patents by Inventor Abdel Wadood El-Rabaa

Abdel Wadood El-Rabaa 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).

  • Methods of treating a subterranean formation to convert organic matter into producible hydrocarbons
    Publication number: 20070000662
    Abstract: Methods are provided that include the steps of providing wells in a formation, establishing one or more fractures (12) in the formation, such that each fracture intersects at least one of the wells (16, 18), placing electrically conductive material in the fractures, and generating electric current through the fractures and through the material such that sufficient heat (10) is generated by electrical resistivity within the material to pyrolyze organic matter in the formation into producible hydrocarbons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: William Symington, Michele Thomas, Quinn Passey, Abdel Wadood El-Rabaa, Jeff Moss, Robert Kaminsky