Patents by Inventor Graham C. Fleming

Graham C. Fleming 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: 10387591
    Abstract: System and methods of simulating fluid production in a multi-reservoir system with a common surface network are provided. Black oil data is matched with a common equation of state (EOS) model for each of a plurality of reservoirs. The black oil data representing fluids within each reservoir. At least one multi-dimensional black oil table representing a mix of the fluid components to be produced from each of the plurality of reservoirs via the common surface network is generated based on the EOS model that matches the one or more black oil tables for each reservoir. Properties of the fluids in the mix during a simulation of fluid production from the plurality of reservoirs are calculated based on the generated multi-dimensional black oil table for each reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Terry Wong, Graham C. Fleming
  • Publication number: 20170091359
    Abstract: System and methods of simulating fluid production in a multi-reservoir system with a common surface network are provided. Black oil data is matched with a common equation of state (EOS) model for each of a plurality of reservoirs. The black oil data representing fluids within each reservoir. At least one multi-dimensional black oil table representing a mix of the fluid components to be produced from each of the plurality of reservoirs via the common surface network is generated based on the EOS model that matches the one or more black oil tables for each reservoir. Properties of the fluids in the mix during a simulation of fluid production from the plurality of reservoirs are calculated based on the generated multi-dimensional black oil table for each reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Terry Wong, Graham C. Fleming
  • Patent number: 4699213
    Abstract: A process for recovering hydrocarbons from a porous hydrocarbon-bearing formation comprising: (a) injecting water and oxygen into the formation through an injection means and causing at least a portion of the oxygen to combust with a portion of the hydrocarbons in the formation, provided that the oxygen in the formation effectively remains a distance away from the production means, e.g., production well or wells; (b) injecting water, oxygen and hydrocarbons into the formation and causing at least a portion of the oxygen to combust with at least a portion of the injected hydrocarbons; and (c) recovering hydrocarbons from the formation through the production means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1987
    Assignee: Atlantic Richfield Company
    Inventor: Graham C. Fleming
  • Patent number: 4683948
    Abstract: A process for recovering hydrocarbons, e.g., crude petroleum, from a formation comprising: (a) injecting carbon dioxide into the formation; (b) shutting off the wells to the formation to allow the carbon dioxide to contact and disperse in the hydrocarbons in the formation; (c) recovering hydrocarbons from the formation; (d) repeating steps (a), (b) and (c) at least once; (e) injecting a carbonated aqueous liquid composition into the formation to drive the hydrocarbons toward the production well or wells and (f) recovering hydrocarbons from the formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1987
    Assignee: Atlantic Richfield Company
    Inventor: Graham C. Fleming