Patents by Inventor Chris COPELAND

Chris COPELAND 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).

  • Direct steam generator degassing
    Patent number: 10975676
    Abstract: Systems and methods generate steam mixed with desired non-condensable gas concentrations using a direct steam generator. Injecting the steam into a reservoir may facilitate recovering hydrocarbons from the reservoir. Cooling an output of the direct steam generator produces water condensate, which is then separated from the non-condensable gas, such as carbon dioxide. Reducing pressure of the condensate subsequently heated by cross-exchange with effluent of the direct steam generator regenerates the steam with the carbon dioxide removed for the injection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: XDI Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Edward Latimer, Chris Copeland, Michelle Fiedler, David Lamont
  • DIRECT STEAM GENERATOR DEGASSING
    Publication number: 20190153834
    Abstract: Systems and methods generate steam mixed with desired non-condensable gas concentrations using a direct steam generator. Injecting the steam into a reservoir may facilitate recovering hydrocarbons from the reservoir. Cooling an output of the direct steam generator produces water condensate, which is then separated from the non-condensable gas, such as carbon dioxide. Reducing pressure of the condensate subsequently heated by cross-exchange with effluent of the direct steam generator regenerates the steam with the carbon dioxide removed for the injection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Edward LATIMER, Chris COPELAND, Michelle FIEDLER, David LAMONT
  • Direct steam generator degassing
    Patent number: 10087730
    Abstract: Systems and methods generate steam mixed with desired non-condensable gas concentrations using a direct steam generator. Injecting the steam into a reservoir may facilitate recovering hydrocarbons from the reservoir. Cooling an output of the direct steam generator produces water condensate, which is then separated from the non-condensable gas, such as carbon dioxide. Reducing pressure of the condensate subsequently heated by cross-exchange with effluent of the direct steam generator regenerates the steam with the carbon dioxide removed for the injection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: XDI Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Edward Latimer, Chris Copeland, Michelle Fiedler, David Lamont
  • DIRECT STEAM GENERATOR DEGASSING
    Publication number: 20150369025
    Abstract: Systems and methods generate steam mixed with desired non-condensable gas concentrations using a direct steam generator. Injecting the steam into a reservoir may facilitate recovering hydrocarbons from the reservoir. Cooling an output of the direct steam generator produces water condensate, which is then separated from the non-condensable gas, such as carbon dioxide. Reducing pressure of the condensate subsequently heated by cross-exchange with effluent of the direct steam generator regenerates the steam with the carbon dioxide removed for the injection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Edward LATIMER, Chris COPELAND, Michelle FIEDLER, David LAMONT