Patents by Inventor Eric Johannes Puik
Eric Johannes Puik 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).
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Patent number: 8419828Abstract: The invention concerns a process for the removal of gaseous acidic contaminants, especially carbon dioxide and/or hydrogen sulphide, in two or more stages from a gaseous hydrocarbonaceous feedstream (1) comprising hydrocarbons and said acidic contaminants, using one or more membranes in each separation stages. The gaseous hydrocarbonaceous feedstream is especially a natural gas stream. The process is especially suitable for feedstreams comprising very high amounts of acidic contaminants, especially carbon dioxide, e.g. more than 25 vol. %, or even more than 45 vol. %. In a first stage (2) a pure or almost pure stream of acidic contaminants is separated from the feedstream, the acidic contaminants (4) stream suitably containing less than 5 vol % of hydrocarbons. The remaining stream (3) comprises the hydrocarbons and still a certain amount of gaseous acidic contaminants.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2009Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Zaida Diaz, Henricus Abraham Geers, Ewout Martijn Van Jarwaarde, Arian Nijmeijer, Eric Johannes Puik
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Patent number: 8002878Abstract: A method and cyclonic separator are disclosed for degassing a fluid mixture comprising a carrier liquid and one or more gaseous and/or vaporizable components, wherein: —the fluid mixture is accelerated in a throat section (6) of a vortex tube (1) such that the static pressure of the fluid mixture is decreased and vaporizable components evaporate into a gaseous phase; —the accelerated fluid mixture is induced to swirl within the vortex tube such that the fluid mixture is separated by centrifugal forces into a degassed liquid fraction and a gas enriched fraction; —the degassed liquid fraction is induced to flow into a liquid outlet conduit (4) which is located at or near the outer circumference of the vortex tube (1); and—the gas enriched fraction is induced to flow into a gas outlet conduit (3) which is located at or near a central axis of the vortex tube (1).Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2005Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Marco Betting, Gerhardus Willem Colenbrander, Michael Alvin Curole, Theodorus Cornelis Klaver, Eric Johannes Puik
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Publication number: 20110041687Abstract: The invention concerns a process for the removal of gaseous acidic contaminants, especially carbon dioxide and/or hydrogen sulphide, in two or more stages from a gaseous hydrocarbonaceous feedstream (1) comprising hydrocarbons and said acidic contaminants, using one or more membranes in each separation stages. The gaseous hydrocarbonaceous feedstream is especially a natural gas stream. The process is especially suitable for feedstreams comprising very high amounts of acidic contaminants, especially carbon dioxide, e.g. more than 25 vol. %, or even more than 45 vol. %. In a first stage (2) a pure or almost pure stream of acidic contaminants is separated from the feedstream, the acidic contaminants (4) stream suitably containing less than 5 vol % of hydrocarbons. The remaining stream (3) comprises the hydrocarbons and still a certain amount of gaseous acidic contaminants.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2009Publication date: February 24, 2011Inventors: Zaida Diaz, Henricus Abraham Geers, Ewout Martijn Van Jarwaarde, Arian Nijmeijer, Eric Johannes Puik
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Publication number: 20110009684Abstract: The invention concerns a process for the removal of gaseous acidic contaminants, especially carbon dioxide and/or hydrogen sulphide, in two or more stages from a gaseous hydrocarbonaceous feedstream (1) comprising hydrocarbons and said acidic contaminants, using one or more membranes in each separation stages. The gaseous hydrocarbonaceous feedstream is especially a natural gas stream. The process is especially suitable for feedstreams comprising high amounts of acidic contaminants, e.g. between 10 and 95 vol. % of carbon dioxide and/or hydrogen sulphide, especially between 15 and 70 vol. %. In a first stage (2) a clean or almost clean hydrocarbon stream (3) is separated from the feedstream, the hydrocarbon stream suitably containing less than 5 vol % of acidic contaminants. The remaining stream (4) comprises the acidic contaminants and a certain amount of hydrocarbons.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2009Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: SHELL INTERNATIONALE RESEARCH MAATSCHAPPIJ B.V.Inventors: Zaida Diaz, Henricus Abraham Geers, Ewout Martijn Van Jarwaarde, Arian Nijmeijer, Eric Johannes Puik
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Patent number: 7654322Abstract: A system including a mechanism for recovering oil and/or gas from an underground formation, the oil and/or gas comprising one or more sulfur compounds; a mechanism for converting at least a portion of the sulfur compounds from the recovered oil and/or gas into a carbon disulfide formulation; and a mechanism for releasing at least a portion of the carbon disulfide formulation into a formation.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2008Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Dean Chien Wang, Alexander Michiel Mollinger, Douglas Charlton McCammon, Raul Valdez, Johan Jacobus Van Dorp, Eric Johannes Puik, Michael Zvi Golombok, Willem Van Vark, Michiel Jan Groeneveld, Brendan Dermot Murray, Thomas Mikus
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Patent number: 7601320Abstract: A system including a mechanism for recovering oil and/or gas from an underground formation, the oil and/or gas comprising one or more sulfur compounds; a mechanism for converting at least a portion of the sulfur compounds from the recovered oil and/or gas into a carbon disulfide formulation; and a mechanism for releasing at least a portion of the carbon disulfide formulation into a formation.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2006Date of Patent: October 13, 2009Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Johan Jacobus Van Dorp, Michael Zvi Golombok, Michiel Jan Groeneveld, Douglas Charlton McCammon, Thomas Mikus, Alexander Michiel Mollinger, Brendan Dermot Murray, Eric Johannes Puik, Raul Valdez, Willem Van Vark, Dean Chien Wang
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Publication number: 20090025935Abstract: A system including a mechanism for recovering oil and/or gas from an underground formation, the oil and/or gas comprising one or more sulfur compounds; a mechanism for converting at least a portion of the sulfur compounds from the recovered oil and/or gas into a carbon disulfide formulation; and a mechanism for releasing at least a portion of the carbon disulfide formulation into a formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2006Publication date: January 29, 2009Inventors: Johan Jacobus Van Dorp, Michael Zvi Golombok, Michiel Jan Groeneveld, Douglas Charlton McCammon, Thomas Mikus, Alexander Michiel Mollinger, Brendan Dermot Murray, Eric Johannes Puik, Raul Valdez, Willem Van Vark, Dean Chien Wang
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Publication number: 20080302532Abstract: A system including a mechanism for recovering oil and/or gas from an underground formation, the oil and/or gas comprising one or more sulfur compounds; a mechanism for converting at least a portion of the sulfur compounds from the recovered oil and/or gas into a carbon disulfide formulation; and a mechanism for releasing at least a portion of the carbon disulfide formulation into a formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2008Publication date: December 11, 2008Inventors: Dean Chien WANG, Alexander Michiel Mollinger, Douglas Charlton McCammon, Raul Valdez, Johan Jacobus Van Dorp, Eric Johannes Puik, Michael Zvi Golombok, Willem Van Vark, Michiel Jan Groeneveld, Brendan Dermot Murray, Thomas Mikus
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Publication number: 20080289502Abstract: A method and cyclonic separator are disclosed for degassing a fluid mixture comprising a carrier liquid and one or more gaseous and/or vaporizable components, wherein: —the fluid mixture is accelerated in a throat section (6) of a vortex tube (1) such that the static pressure of the fluid mixture is decreased and vaporizable components evaporate into a gaseous phase; —the accelerated fluid mixture is induced to swirl within the vortex tube such that the fluid mixture is separated by centrifugal forces into a degassed liquid fraction and a gas enriched fraction; —the degassed liquid fraction is induced to flow into a liquid outlet conduit (4) which is located at or near the outer circumference of the vortex tube (1); and—the gas enriched fraction is induced to flow into a gas outlet conduit (3) which is located at or near a central axis of the vortex tube (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2005Publication date: November 27, 2008Applicant: SHELL INTERNATIONALE RESEARCH MAATSCHAPPIJ B.V.Inventors: Marco Betting, Gerhardus Willem Colenbrander, Michael Alvin Curole, Theodorus Cornelis Klaver, Eric Johannes Puik
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Patent number: 7426959Abstract: A system including a mechanism for recovering oil and/or gas from an underground formation, the oil and/or gas comprising one or more sulfur compounds; a mechanism for converting at least a portion of the sulfur compounds from the recovered oil and/or gas into a carbon disulfide formulation; and a mechanism for releasing at least a portion of the carbon disulfide formulation into a formation.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2006Date of Patent: September 23, 2008Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Dean Chien Wang, Alexander Michiel Mollinger, Douglas Charlton McCammon, Raul Valdez, Johan Jacobus Van Dorp, Eric Johannes Puik, Michael Zvi Golombok, Willem Van Vark, Michiel Jan Groeneveld, Brendan Dermot Murray, Thomas Mikus
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Patent number: 7364661Abstract: A mixture of fluids is separated into at least two phases, one of which has a higher density than the other, passing the mixture through a normally horizontal supply pipe, by creating a stratified flow in the supply pipe, by passing the mixture through an inclined pipe, whilse maintaining a stratified flow in the inclined pipe, by extracting fluid with lower density (“lighter phase”) via a first discharge system and fluid with a higher density (“heavier phase”) via a second discharge system, wherein the interface between the lighter phase and the heavier phase is monitored in the inclined pipe by a level controller means that varies the flow of the fluid of higher density to keep the interface between set levels.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2003Date of Patent: April 29, 2008Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventor: Eric Johannes Puik
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Patent number: 7017663Abstract: System for producing de-watered oil from an underground formation to the surface, which system comprises a reception well having a substantially horizontal or inclined section for primary oil/water separation of the well fluid; a water discharge system having an upstream end that is capable of receiving during normal operation liquid from the lower region of the downstream part of the reception well; and a secondary underground oil/water separator having an upstream end that is capable of receiving during normal operation liquid from the upper region of the downstream part of the reception well, the secondary separator having an outlet for de-watered oil that is in fluid communication with the inlet of a production well and an outlet for a water-enriched component that is in fluid communication with the water discharge system.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2000Date of Patent: March 28, 2006Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Gerardus Hugo Polderman, Paulus Henricus Joannes Verbeek, Jelle Sipke Bouma, Eric Johannes Puik
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Patent number: 6845821Abstract: This disclosure concerns a static oil/water separation chamber that is installed in a well extending to an underaround production formation containing hydrocarbon oil and water. The separation chamber has an inlet for receiving well fluid from a section below the separation chamber and two outlets. One outlet discharges a water-enriched component into a discharge well section, and the other outlet produces an oil-enriched component. The height of the separation chamber is larger than the thickness of the dispersion band that is formed under normal operating conditions.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2001Date of Patent: January 25, 2005Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Jelle Sipke Bouma, Eric Johannes Puik, Paulus-Henricus Joannes Verbeek
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Publication number: 20030205522Abstract: System for producing de-watered oil from an underground formation (2) to the surface (4), which system comprises a reception well (7) having a substantially horizontal or inclined section (10) for primary oil/water separation of the well fluid; a water discharge system (12) having an upstream end (13) that is capable of receiving during normal operation liquid from the lower region (14) of the downstream part (9) of the reception well (7); and a secondary underground oil/water separator (18) having an upstream end (19) that is capable of receiving during normal operation liquid from the upper region (20) of the downstream part (9) of the reception well (7), the secondary separator having an outlet (21) for de-watered oil that is in fluid communication with the inlet (5) of a production well and an outlet (22) for a water-enriched component that is in fluid communication with the water discharge system (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2002Publication date: November 6, 2003Inventors: Gerardus Hugo Polderman, Paulus Henricus Joannes Verbeek, Jelle Sipke Bouma, Eric Johannes Puik
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Publication number: 20030116316Abstract: A well (1) extending from the earth's surface (2) to an underground production formation (4) containing hydrocarbon oil and water, which well (1) above the production formation (4) is provided with a separation chamber (6) in which a static oil/water separator (10) is arranged comprising an inlet (12) to receive well fluid from an inlet well section (13) below the separation chamber (6), an outlet (15) for an oil-enriched component opening into the well section (16) above the separation chamber (6) and an outlet (18) for a water-enriched component opening into a discharge well section (19) below the separation chamber, wherein the height of the separation chamber (6) is larger than the thickness of the dispersion band that is formed under normal operation conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2003Publication date: June 26, 2003Inventors: Jelle Sipke Bouma, Eric Johannes Puik, Paulus Henricus Joannes Verbeek