Patents by Inventor Falin Wei

Falin Wei 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).

  • Patent number: 11952536
    Abstract: Disclosed is a carbon-dioxide-responsive self-thickening intelligent fluid based on supramolecular self-assembly, which comprises a Gemini surfactant, a single-chain amide molecule having a tertiary amine head group and water, wherein the Gemini surfactant and the single-chain amide molecule are self-assembled to form a vesicle structure dispersed in water, with a hydrophilic head group being located outside and a hydrophobic tail group located inside. The method for preparing the carbon-dioxide-responsive self-thickening intelligent fluid of the present invention is simple, the injection viscosity is low, and the fluid is converted into a gel when encountering carbon dioxide, so that the viscosity is greatly increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: PetroChina Company Limited
    Inventors: Chunming Xiong, Falin Wei, Haiyang Yang, Yongjun Xie, Liming Shao, Kang Peng, Zhihui Zeng
  • Patent number: 11802233
    Abstract: A permeability-enhancing flooding system for tight oil reservoirs and preparation and use thereof are disclosed. The permeability-enhancing flooding system is present in a state of oil-in-water droplet and composed of a surfactant, an oil-soluble substance and water, and has an outer phase that is an aqueous solution containing the surfactant, and an inner phase that is the oil-soluble substance; and the surfactant comprises one of nonionic gemini surfactants and anionic gemini surfactants, or a combination of two or more thereof. The preparation process for the permeability-enhancing flooding system is simple to operate, suitable for industrialized production, and low in overall cost, and has obvious application prospects in the field of tight oil reservoirs for an enhanced oil recovery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: PetroChina Company Limited
    Inventors: Bin Ding, Chunming Xiong, Xiangfei Geng, Baoshan Guan, Falin Wei, Jingjun Pan, Baocheng Wu, Jingfeng Dong, Youguo Yan
  • Publication number: 20220259485
    Abstract: Disclosed is a carbon-dioxide-responsive self-thickening intelligent fluid based on supramolecular self-assembly, which comprises a Gemini surfactant, a single-chain amide molecule having a tertiary amine head group and water, wherein the Gemini surfactant and the single-chain amide molecule are self-assembled to form a vesicle structure dispersed in water, with a hydrophilic head group being located outside and a hydrophobic tail group located inside. The method for preparing the carbon-dioxide-responsive self-thickening intelligent fluid of the present invention is simple, the injection viscosity is low, and the fluid is converted into a gel when encountering carbon dioxide, so that the viscosity is greatly increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Chunming Xiong, Falin Wei, Haiyang Yang, Yongjun Xie, Liming Shao, Kang Peng, Zhihui Zeng
  • Publication number: 20220145164
    Abstract: A permeability-enhancing flooding system for tight oil reservoirs and preparation and use thereof are disclosed. The permeability-enhancing flooding system is present in a state of oil-in-water droplet and composed of a surfactant, an oil-soluble substance and water, and has an outer phase that is an aqueous solution containing the surfactant, and an inner phase that is the oil-soluble substance; and the surfactant comprises one of nonionic gemini surfactants and anionic gemini surfactants, or a combination of two or more thereof. The preparation process for the permeability-enhancing flooding system is simple to operate, suitable for industrialized production, and low in overall cost, and has obvious application prospects in the field of tight oil reservoirs for an enhanced oil recovery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Bin Ding, Chunming Xiong, Xiangfei Geng, Baoshan Guan, Falin Wei, Jingjun Pan, Baocheng Wu, Jingfeng Dong, Youguo Yan