Patents by Inventor Demetrios V. Yannimaras

Demetrios V. Yannimaras 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).

  • Oxidant enhanced water injection into a subterranean formation to augment hydrocarbon recovery
    Patent number: 5443118
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for recovering crude oil from a subterranean formation. The invention utilizes the introduction of water containing a salt, which is capable of decomposing to generate an oxidant, into the formation. Decomposition conditions and ignition conditions are established within the formation to cause the salt to decompose and to cause ignition within the formation. The in-situ combustion which results assists in the recovery of crude oil from the formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1995
    Assignee: Amoco Corporation
    Inventors: Demetrios V. Yannimaras, Mark F. Spencer