Patents by Inventor Erwin Henh Munsterman

Erwin Henh Munsterman 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).

  • Compositions produced using an in situ heat treatment process
    Patent number: 7604052
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and heaters for treating a subsurface formation are described herein. At least one method for producing hydrocarbons from a subsurface formation includes providing heat to the subsurface formation using an in situ heat treatment process. One or more formation particles may be formed during heating of the subsurface formation. Fluid that includes hydrocarbons and the formation particles may be produced from the subsurface formation. The formation particles in the produced fluid may include cenospheres and have an average particle size of at least 0.5 micrometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Augustinus Wilhelmus Maria Roes, Vijay Nair, Erwin Henh Munsterman, Petrus Franciscus Van Bergen, Franciscus Gondulfus Antonius Van Den Berg