Patents by Inventor Chris R. Copeland

Chris R. 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).

  • Processing oil from steam assisted production
    Patent number: 9091158
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus relate to treating hydrocarbons recovered with steam condensate from a formation. The treating removes particulates from the hydrocarbons by addition of a flocculant to produced fluids containing the hydrocarbons and an aqueous phase with the condensate. The flocculant causes the particulates suspended in the hydrocarbons to agglomerate and be transferred to the aqueous phase, which is then separated from the hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: ConocoPhillips Company
    Inventors: Chris R. Copeland, Cory B. Phillips, Roland Schmidt
  • PROCESSING OIL FROM STEAM ASSISTED PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20120074041
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus relate to treating hydrocarbons recovered with steam condensate from a formation. The treating removes particulates from the hydrocarbons by addition of a flocculant to produced fluids containing the hydrocarbons and an aqueous phase with the condensate. The flocculant causes the particulates suspended in the hydrocarbons to agglomerate and be transferred to the aqueous phase, which is then separated from the hydrocarbons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
    Inventors: Chris R. Copeland, Cory B. Phillips, Roland Schmidt