Patents by Inventor Gaowei HU

Gaowei HU 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: 11441986
    Abstract: The present invention relates to disturbance on hydrate reservoirs with different buried depths, in particularly to a disturbance and stability analysis method for hydrate reservoirs with different buried depths. Preparing a series of stable hydrate systems parallel to a hydrate phase equilibrium curve, wherein both of the porosities and the hydrate saturations of various hydrate systems are consistent, but the buried depths are different; disturbing the series of hydrate systems prepared in the first step, conducting disturbance under different conditions aiming to the hydrate systems with different buried depths; analyzing the stability of the hydrate reservoirs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology
    Inventors: Li Huang, Nengyou Wu, Xiluo Hao, Gaowei Hu, Qiang Chen
  • Publication number: 20220120162
    Abstract: A system and method for exploiting deepwater shallow low-abundance unconventional natural gas by artificial enrichment is provided. The system includes a metallogenic system, a transport system and a collection system. The metallogenic system is used for clustering and enriching the deepwater shallow low-abundance nonconventional natural gas to form a natural gas hydrate reservoir. The metallogenic system includes an artificial foundation pit and a dome cap covering the top of the artificial foundation pit. The transport system is used for transporting low-abundance natural gas in a deepwater shallow low-abundance nonconventional natural gas stratum to the metallogenic system to provide a gas source for synthesizing the natural gas hydrate reservoir for the metallogenic system. The transport system includes oriented communication wells connecting the artificial foundation pit and the deepwater shallow low-abundance nonconventional natural gas stratum and filled with gravel particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology
    Inventors: Yanlong LI, Nengyou WU, Qiang CHEN, Gaowei HU
  • Patent number: 11286753
    Abstract: A system and method for exploiting deepwater shallow low-abundance unconventional natural gas by artificial enrichment is provided. The system includes a metallogenic system, a transport system and a collection system. The metallogenic system is used for clustering and enriching the deepwater shallow low-abundance nonconventional natural gas to form a natural gas hydrate reservoir. The metallogenic system includes an artificial foundation pit and a dome cap covering the top of the artificial foundation pit. The transport system is used for transporting low-abundance natural gas in a deepwater shallow low-abundance nonconventional natural gas stratum to the metallogenic system to provide a gas source for synthesizing the natural gas hydrate reservoir for the metallogenic system. The transport system includes oriented communication wells connecting the artificial foundation pit and the deepwater shallow low-abundance nonconventional natural gas stratum and filled with gravel particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: QINGDAO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yanlong Li, Nengyou Wu, Qiang Chen, Gaowei Hu
  • Patent number: 10858914
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a silty marine natural gas hydrate gravel stimulation mining method and a mining device. The mining method appropriately relaxes the sand retention accuracy of a wellbore, so that the fine sand and muddy components of the stratum can flow into the wellbore, and after a certain period of production, the coarse gravels are injected into the extra-pipe stratum of the production well to fill the deficit caused by the production of the fine components of the stratum and the hydrates, and then the well is opened for production. The method achieves the triple objectives of improving the productivity of the silty reservoir, preventing the large-area deficit in the stratum and extending the effective period of the sand retention of the wellbore, by way of the alternation of the rounds of the gravel injection and the hydrate reservoir fluid extraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: QINGDAO INSTITUTE OF MARINE GEOLOGY
    Inventors: Nengyou Wu, Yanlong Li, Qiang Chen, Changling Liu, Jianye Sun, Chengfeng Li, Gaowei Hu
  • Patent number: 10738612
    Abstract: A submarine shallow hydrate exploitation device, including an exploitation unit and a collection unit. The exploitation unit includes: a submarine ship working on a seabed; a drain chamber arranged on the submarine ship, wherein a pressure valve is arranged at a top of the drain chamber, one-way drain holes are formed in a bottom of the drain chamber, and water from massive hydrates is controlled to be discharged out of the drain chamber; a high-speed spiral bit configured to mine and convey sediments; a rotary ring arranged at an inlet end of the drain chamber and configured to connect the drain chamber with the high-speed spiral bit to provide rotation power for the high-speed spiral bit; a steering arm arranged on the submarine ship and configured to realize a rotation of the high-speed spiral bit; a crusher arranged on the submarine ship and configured to crush dried massive hydrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: QINGDAO INSTITUTE OF MARINE GEOLOGY
    Inventors: Nengyou Wu, Gaowei Hu, Changling Liu
  • Publication number: 20200182055
    Abstract: A submarine shallow hydrate exploitation device, including an exploitation unit and a collection unit. The exploitation unit includes: a submarine ship working on a seabed; a drain chamber arranged on the submarine ship, wherein a pressure valve is arranged at a top of the drain chamber, one-way drain holes are formed in a bottom of the drain chamber, and water from massive hydrates is controlled to be discharged out of the drain chamber; a high-speed spiral bit configured to mine and convey sediments; a rotary ring arranged at an inlet end of the drain chamber and configured to connect the drain chamber with the high-speed spiral bit to provide rotation power for the high-speed spiral bit; a steering arm arranged on the submarine ship and configured to realize a rotation of the high-speed spiral bit; a crusher arranged on the submarine ship and configured to crush dried massive hydrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology
    Inventors: Nengyou Wu, Gaowei Hu, Changling Liu
  • Publication number: 20190360314
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a silty marine natural gas hydrate gravel stimulation mining method and a mining device. The mining method appropriately relaxes the sand retention accuracy of a wellbore, so that the fine sand and muddy components of the stratum can flow into the wellbore, and after a certain period of production, the coarse gravels are injected into the extra-pipe stratum of the production well to fill the deficit caused by the production of the fine components of the stratum and the hydrates, and then the well is opened for production. The method achieves the triple objectives of improving the productivity of the silty reservoir, preventing the large-area deficit in the stratum and extending the effective period of the sand retention of the wellbore, by way of the alternation of the rounds of the gravel injection and the hydrate reservoir fluid extraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology
    Inventors: Changling LIU, Yanlong LI, Qiang CHEN, Nengyou WU, Jianye SUN, Chengfeng LI, Gaowei HU