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).
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Patent number: 9784081Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 10, 2014Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Carolus Petrus Adrianus Blom, Ralf Hedden, Andreas Nicholas Matzakos, Ernesto Uehara-Nagamine
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Patent number: 9777566Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 22, 2015Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventor: Andreas Nicholas Matzakos
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Patent number: 9464516Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 29, 2010Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Subhash Chandra Bose Ayirala, Robert Wing-Yu Chin, Andreas Nicholas Matzakos, Ernesto Uehara-Nagamine
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Publication number: 20160040521Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventor: Andreas Nicholas MATZAKOS
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Patent number: 9234417Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 15, 2012Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventor: Andreas Nicholas Matzakos
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Patent number: 9234413Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 23, 2010Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Subhash Chandra Bose Ayirala, Robert Wing-Yu Chin, Andreas Nicholas Matzakos, Ernesto Uehara-Nagamine
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Publication number: 20150060075Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventors: Carolus Petrus Adrianus BLOM, Ralf HEDDEN, Andreas Nicholas MATZAKOS, Ernesto UEHARA-NAGAMINE
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Publication number: 20130068456Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventor: Andreas Nicholas MATZAKOS
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Publication number: 20130048279Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2011Publication date: February 28, 2013Inventors: 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
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Publication number: 20120227975Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2010Publication date: September 13, 2012Inventors: Subhash Chandra Bose Ayirala, Robert Wing-Yu Chin, Andreas Nicholas Matzakos, Ernesto Uehara-Nagamine
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Publication number: 20120138316Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2010Publication date: June 7, 2012Inventor: Andreas Nicholas Matzakos
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Publication number: 20120125611Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: Shell Internationalale Research MaatschappijInventors: Subhash Chandra Bose Ayirala, Robert Wing-Yu Chin, Andreas Nicholas Matzakos, Ernesto Uehara-Nagamine
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Patent number: 8088185Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 3, 2010Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Lloyd Anthony Clomburg, Jr., Andreas Nicholas Matzakos, Peter Veenstra, Scott Lee Wellington
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Publication number: 20110272151Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2009Publication date: November 10, 2011Inventor: Andreas Nicholas Matzakos
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Publication number: 20110044861Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Inventors: Lloyd Anthony CLOMBURG, JR., Andreas Nicholas Matzakos, Peter Veenstra, Scott Lee Wellington
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Patent number: 7846413Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 28, 2007Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Lloyd Anthony Clomburg, Jr., Andreas Nicholas Matzakos, Peter Veenstra, Scott Lee Wellington
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Publication number: 20080179569Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2007Publication date: July 31, 2008Inventors: Lloyd Anthony CLOMBURG, Andreas Nicholas Matzakos, Peter Veenstra, Scott Lee Wellington