Patents by Inventor Ganesh Ghurye

Ganesh Ghurye 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).

  • Converting organic matter from a subterranean formation into producible hydrocarbons by controlling production operations based on availability of one or more production resources
    Patent number: 8540020
    Abstract: One or more methods, systems and computer readable mediums are utilized to provide treatment of a subterranean formation that contains solid organic matter, such as oil shale, tar sands, and/or coal formation. The treatment of the formation includes heating a treatment interval within the subterranean formation with one or more electrical in situ heaters. Available power, or other production resources, for the electrical heaters are determined at regular, predetermined intervals. Heating rates of the one or more electrical heaters are selectively controlled based on the determined available power at each regular, predetermined interval and based on an optimization model that outputs optimal heating rates for each of the electrical heaters at the determined available power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Matthew T. Stone, Ganesh Ghurye, Matthew T Shanley, Peter Rasmussen, Xianghui Huang, Robert D. Kaminsky
  • Converting Organic Matter From A Subterranean Formation Into Producible Hydrocarbons By Controlling Production Operations Based On Availability Of One Or More Production Resources
    Publication number: 20100282460
    Abstract: One or more methods, systems and computer readable mediums are utilized to provide treatment of a subterranean formation that contains solid organic matter, such as oil shale, tar sands, and/or coal formation. The treatment of the formation includes heating a treatment interval within the subterranean formation with one or more electrical in situ heaters. Available power, or other production resources, for the electrical heaters are determined at regular, predetermined intervals. Heating rates of the one or more electrical heaters are selectively controlled based on the determined available power at each regular, predetermined interval and based on an optimization model that outputs optimal heating rates for each of the electrical heaters at the determined available power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Matthew T. Stone, Ganesh Ghurye, Matthew T. Shanley, Peter Rasmussen, Xianghui Huang, Robert D. Kaminsky