Patents by Inventor Daniel Scott Dobson

Daniel Scott Dobson 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).

  • Structural enriched air recovery (SEAR) for oil reservoirs
    Patent number: 11982167
    Abstract: A method for enhanced oil recovery in a tilted reservoir includes the steps of: providing an injection well and at least one production well, the at least one production well provided at a greater depth in the tilted reservoir than the injection well; injecting carbon dioxide or nitrogen gas into the injection well; injecting enriched air into the injection well so as to cause ignition in the tilted reservoir; reducing production by the at least one production well; draining fluid from an area in the tilted reservoir up-dip of the injection well; and recovering the drained fluid by the at least one production well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Inventors: Rick Alan McGee, Michael Lee Fraim, Daniel Scott Dobson