Patents by Inventor Carmen REZNIK

Carmen REZNIK 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).

  • USE OF LONG CHAIN INTERNAL OLEFIN SULFONATES
    Publication number: 20140353250
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for treating a formation containing crude oil hydrocarbons, comprising injecting an aqueous composition comprising an internal olefin sulfonate with a nominal carbon chain length between 24 to 44 into said formation and displacing said crude oil hydrocarbons toward one or more production wells. The invention further provides a method for treating a formation containing crude oil hydrocarbons, a method for improving the wettability of a subsurface surface in an subsurface formation containing crude oil hydrocarbons, and a method for separating crude oil hydrocarbons from crude oil hydrocarbons compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas Carl SEMPLE, Carmen REZNIK, Julian Richard BARNES, James Laurel BUECHELE, Sheila Teresa DUBEY, Timothy Elton KING