Patents by Inventor Andreas Nicholas Matzakos

Andreas Nicholas Matzakos 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: 9784081
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for enhancing the recovery of oil from a formation. An enhanced oil recovery formulation comprising a gas comprised of a hydrocarbon-containing gas and an ether having from 2 to 4 carbons is injected into an oil-bearing formation to mobilize the oil. The mobilized oil is then produced from the formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Carolus Petrus Adrianus Blom, Ralf Hedden, Andreas Nicholas Matzakos, Ernesto Uehara-Nagamine
  • Patent number: 9777566
    Abstract: A method for producing oil, comprising injecting water and a solvent into a formation; producing a mixture comprising water, solvent, oil, and gas from the formation; separating the mixture into a first stream comprising oil, water, and a first portion of the solvent, and a second stream comprising gas and a second portion of the solvent, and exposing the second stream to water to remove the second portion of the solvent from the gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventor: Andreas Nicholas Matzakos
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20160040521
    Abstract: A method for producing oil, comprising injecting water and a solvent into a formation; producing a mixture comprising water, solvent, oil, and gas from the formation; separating the mixture into a first stream comprising oil, water, and a first portion of the solvent, and a second stream comprising gas and a second portion of the solvent, and exposing the second stream to water to remove the second portion of the solvent from the gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventor: Andreas Nicholas MATZAKOS
  • Patent number: 9234417
    Abstract: A system for producing oil and/or gas from an underground formation comprising a well above the formation; a mechanism to inject an enhanced oil recovery formulation into the formation, the enhanced oil recovery formulation comprising water and a solvent; a mechanism to produce the water, solvent, oil, and gas from the formation; a separator to separate the oil, water, and a first portion of the solvent from the gas and a second portion of the solvent; and an absorption tower to expose the gas and the second portion of the solvent to water to remove the second portion of the solvent from the gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventor: Andreas Nicholas Matzakos
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20150060075
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for enhancing the recovery of oil from a formation. An enhanced oil recovery formulation comprising a gas comprised of a hydrocarbon-containing gas and an ether having from 2 to 4 carbons is injected into an oil-bearing formation to mobilize the oil. The mobilized oil is then produced from the formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Carolus Petrus Adrianus BLOM, Ralf HEDDEN, Andreas Nicholas MATZAKOS, Ernesto UEHARA-NAGAMINE
  • Publication number: 20130068456
    Abstract: A system for producing oil and/or gas from an underground formation comprising a well above the formation; a mechanism to inject an enhanced oil recovery formulation into the formation, the enhanced oil recovery formulation comprising water and a solvent; a mechanism to produce the water, solvent, oil, and gas from the formation; a separator to separate the oil, water, and a first portion of the solvent from the gas and a second portion of the solvent; and an absorption tower to expose the gas and the second portion of the solvent to water to remove the second portion of the solvent from the gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventor: Andreas Nicholas MATZAKOS
  • Publication number: 20130048279
    Abstract: A system for producing oil and/or gas from an underground formation comprising a well above the formation; a mechanism to inject an enhanced oil recovery formulation into the formation, the enhanced oil recovery formulation comprising water and an additive; and a mechanism to produce oil and/or gas from the formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Matthias Appel, Subhash Chandra Bose Ayirala, Amy L.O. Blackwell, Carolus Petrus Adrianus Blom, Zheyi Chen, Ralf Hedden, Andreas Nicholas Matzakos, Ernesto Uehara-Nagamine, William Otto Mickelson
  • 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: 20120138316
    Abstract: There is disclosed a system for producing oil and/or gas comprising a mechanism for recovering oil and/or gas from an under-ground formation, the oil and/or gas comprising natural gas; a mechanism for converting at least a portion of the natural gas from the recovered oil and/or gas into an enhanced oil recovery solvent formulation; and a mechanism for releasing at least a portion of the enhanced oil recovery solvent formulation into the formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventor: Andreas Nicholas Matzakos
  • 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
  • Patent number: 8088185
    Abstract: A system is provided for producing and separating hydrogen and carbon dioxide from a hydrocarbon and steam. A hydrocarbon and steam are steam reformed and the reformed gas is shift reacted to produce a shift gas in the system. Hydrogen is removed from the shift gas, and the hydrogen-depleted gas is reformed and shift reacted again to produce more hydrogen and carbon dioxide in the system. The hydrogen and carbon dioxide are then separated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Lloyd Anthony Clomburg, Jr., Andreas Nicholas Matzakos, Peter Veenstra, Scott Lee Wellington
  • Publication number: 20110272151
    Abstract: A method comprising recovering a carbon source from a formation; converting at least a portion of the carbon source to a synthesis gas; converting at least a portion of the synthesis gas to an ether; and injecting at least a portion of the ether into the formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventor: Andreas Nicholas Matzakos
  • Publication number: 20110044861
    Abstract: A system is provided for producing and separating hydrogen and carbon dioxide from a hydrocarbon and steam. A hydrocarbon and steam are steam reformed and the reformed gas is shift reacted to produce a shift gas in the system. Hydrogen is removed from the shift gas, and the hydrogen-depleted gas is reformed and shift reacted again to produce more hydrogen and carbon dioxide in the system. The hydrogen and carbon dioxide are then separated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Lloyd Anthony CLOMBURG, JR., Andreas Nicholas Matzakos, Peter Veenstra, Scott Lee Wellington
  • Patent number: 7846413
    Abstract: A process and a system are provided for producing and separating hydrogen and carbon dioxide from a hydrocarbon and steam. A hydrocarbon and steam are steam reformed and the reformed gas is shift reacted to produce a shift gas. Hydrogen is removed from the shift gas, and the hydrogen-depleted gas is reformed and shift reacted again to produce more hydrogen and carbon dioxide. The hydrogen and carbon dioxide are then separated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Lloyd Anthony Clomburg, Jr., Andreas Nicholas Matzakos, Peter Veenstra, Scott Lee Wellington
  • Publication number: 20080179569
    Abstract: A process and a system are provided for producing and separating hydrogen and carbon dioxide from a hydrocarbon and steam. A hydrocarbon and steam are steam reformed and the reformed gas is shift reacted to produce a shift gas. Hydrogen is removed from the shift gas, and the hydrogen-depleted gas is reformed and shift reacted again to produce more hydrogen and carbon dioxide. The hydrogen and carbon dioxide are then separated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Lloyd Anthony CLOMBURG, Andreas Nicholas Matzakos, Peter Veenstra, Scott Lee Wellington