Patents by Inventor Claire Y. Hong

Claire Y. Hong 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).

  • ACCELERATED START-UP IN SAGD OPERATIONS
    Publication number: 20110174488
    Abstract: A method of initiating or accelerating the establishment of fluid communication between horizontal wells located in a formation of very limited fluid mobility, such as an oil sand at original temperature or an infill well completed in an immobile hydrocarbon region located between surrounding well patterns in which a gravity-dominated recovery process is or has been operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Patty Morris, Claire Y. Hong, Subodh Gupta, Kirsten Pugh