Patents by Inventor Brian Lunan

Brian Lunan 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).

  • Subterranean methods of processing hydrocarbon fluid-containing deposits and hydrocarbon recovery arrangements for recovering hydrocarbon-containing fluid from hydrocarbon-containing deposits
    Patent number: 8025108
    Abstract: A subterranean method of processing a hydrocarbon fluid-containing deposit includes, from a subterranean room, providing a borehole into a deposit containing formation fluid comprising fluid hydrocarbon. The borehole has a first end at a wall of the subterranean room, and a second end remote from the subterranean room and received within the deposit. The first end is elevationally lower than the second end. A string of pipe is provided within the borehole from the subterranean room. A cuttings removal fluid is injected from the string of pipe into the borehole and against a wall of the borehole in underbalanced pressure conditions. One of drilling, reaming, or jetting is conducted within the borehole during said injecting of the cuttings removal fluid. Formation fluid comprising fluid hydrocarbon is flowed from the deposit into the borehole during said injecting of the cuttings removal fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: New Era Petroleum, LLC.
    Inventors: Joseph McPhie, Clint Spence, Marty Fell, Greg Vandersnick, Brian Lunan, Albert Cerenzie
  • Subterranean Methods Of Processing Hydrocarbon Fluid-Containing Deposits and Hydrocarbon Recovery Arrangements For Recovering Hydrocarbon-Containing Fluid From Hydrocarbon-Containing Deposits
    Publication number: 20100051283
    Abstract: A subterranean method of processing a hydrocarbon fluid-containing deposit includes, from a subterranean room, providing a borehole into a deposit containing formation fluid comprising fluid hydrocarbon. The borehole has a first end at a wall of the subterranean room, and a second end remote from the subterranean room and received within the deposit. The first end is elevationally lower than the second end. A string of pipe is provided within the borehole from the subterranean room. A cuttings removal fluid is injected from the string of pipe into the borehole and against a wall of the borehole in underbalanced pressure conditions. One of drilling, reaming, or jetting is conducted within the borehole during said injecting of the cuttings removal fluid. Formation fluid comprising fluid hydrocarbon is flowed from the deposit into the borehole during said injecting of the cuttings removal fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Joseph McPhie, Clint Spence, Marty Fell, Greg Vandersnick, Brian Lunan, Albert Cerenzie