Patents by Inventor Bjorn Oyvind Bringedal

Bjorn Oyvind Bringedal 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).

  • Publication number: 20230174376
    Abstract: A process for producing syngas in a first reactor, the process comprising: feeding carbon dioxide, hydrogen and first hydrocarbons into the first reactor; at least partially oxidizing the first hydrocarbons in the first region of the first reactor; producing syngas from the carbon dioxide, hydrogen and the oxidized first hydrocarbons in a second region of the first reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Erling Rytter, Magne Hillestad, Rune Løvstad, Bjørn Øyvind Bringedal
  • Patent number: 7526407
    Abstract: A method for detecting water breakthrough in a well production. A model, of which the accuracy is known, will receive three of the four following parameters: inlet pressure, inlet temperature, outlet pressure, outlet temperature. The model includes a three-phase flash model including heat of evaporation of water and partial pressure of water with or without dissolved components lowering the vapor pressure such as salt and/or alcohol. Based on the three parameters the model computes the fourth parameter, whereupon the actual fourth parameter is measured and compared to the computed fourth parameter. If the deviation between the measured and the computed parameter is considerably larger than that which can be explained from the level of confidence of the selected model and uncertainty of measurement, it can be concluded that a water breakthrough has actually occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: ABB AS
    Inventors: Bjørn Øyvind Bringedal, Egil Birkemoe, Svein Arne Morud, Hallgeir Melbø
  • Patent number: 6944563
    Abstract: A method and a system to provide allocation of mixed flow to individual sources in oil and gas production systems by measuring mixed flow; analyzing the composition; accessing the data for the mixed flows; and calculating the flow from each source with an allocation algorithm using the mixed flow, the analyzed composition and the composition of at least one source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd.
    Inventors: Hallgeir Melbø, Robert Anton Bernard van der Geest, Svein Arne Morud, Bjørn Øyvind Bringedal
  • Publication number: 20040225464
    Abstract: A method and a system to provide allocation of mixed flows back to individual sources in an oil and/or gas production system. The method is independent of sub sea on-line measurements. Instead the method uses comparably inexpensive topside equipment for compositional allocation of the flows. The method comprises the use of an on-line allocation algorithm. The method is suitable where improved reliability of flow allocation back to wells and reservoirs is needed. The allocated flow may be used to calculate and estimate the remaining volumes in a reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2003
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Inventors: Hallgeir Melbo, Robert Anton Bernard van der Geest, Svein Arne Morud, Bjorn Oyvind Bringedal
  • Patent number: 6772082
    Abstract: Sensor failure in an oil and gas production system is monitored and detected by checking the consistency of the measurements of the sensor in question using a computer-based process model with the measurements of the other sensors in the system. The present invention also generates a back-up value for a failing sensor with the process model by identifying the value that is most consistent with the measurements of the other sensors in the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: ABB AS
    Inventors: Robert Anton Bernard van der Geest, John Allen, Svein Arne Morud, Bjorn Oyvind Bringedal
  • Publication number: 20030005747
    Abstract: Sensor failure in an oil and gas production system is monitored and detected by checking the consistency of the measurements of the sensor in question using a computer-based process model with the measurements of the other sensors in the system. The present invention also generates a back-up value for a failing sensor with the process model by identifying the value that is most consistent with the measurements of the other sensors in the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: Robert Anton Bernard van der Geest, John Allen, Svein Arne Morud, Bjorn Oyvind Bringedal
  • Patent number: 6350375
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an arrangement in a separator, especially a gravity separator (1), to which separator is supplied with well fluid containing sand, and to avoid sand settling on walls of pipes or separators; it is according to the invention, suggested that the separator (1) comprises a conical part (5), which passes into a sloping or mainly vertical arranged bottom pipe (7), for, so to speak, continuous bottom outlet of sand (6), which is suspended in a fluid, mainly sand carrying water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd.
    Inventors: Bjorn Oyvind Bringedal, Knut Haugen