Patents by Inventor Brett D. Chandler

Brett D. Chandler 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).

  • Utilizing microfluidics as a rapid screening technology for enhanced oil recovery
    Patent number: 10738576
    Abstract: A method of screening a plurality of fluids for an effectiveness in enhancing oil recovery comprises introducing a petroleum hydrocarbon into a plurality of separate fluid channels to saturate the fluid channels, each of the fluid channels having a porous structure configured to represent a condition of an earth formation; injecting a plurality of aqueous based fluids into the fluid channels; imaging the fluid channels to provide a plurality of images; analyzing the images to determine amounts of the petroleum hydrocarbon remain in the fluid channels after injection of the aqueous based fluids; and determining an effectiveness of the aqueous based fluids in forcing the petroleum hydrocarbon out of the fluid channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Brett D. Chandler, Jihye Kim, Eric Willmott
  • UTILIZING MICROFLUIDICS AS A RAPID SCREENING TECHNOLOGY FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY
    Publication number: 20190218897
    Abstract: A method of screening a plurality of fluids for an effectiveness in enhancing oil recovery comprises introducing a petroleum hydrocarbon into a plurality of separate fluid channels to saturate the fluid channels, each of the fluid channels having a porous structure configured to represent a condition of an earth formation; injecting a plurality of aqueous based fluids into the fluid channels; imaging the fluid channels to provide a plurality of images; analyzing the images to determine amounts of the petroleum hydrocarbon remain in the fluid channels after injection of the aqueous based fluids; and determining an effectiveness of the aqueous based fluids in forcing the petroleum hydrocarbon out of the fluid channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: Brett D. Chandler, Jihye Kim, Eric Willmott