Patents by Inventor Harish T. KUMAR

Harish T. KUMAR 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).

  • Heat harvesting of end-of-life wells
    Patent number: 12571377
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to harvesting geothermal energy from mature and near end-of-life oil and gas reservoirs that have been subjected to secondary oil recovery steam processes like steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD), steamflood, etc. The geothermal potential of these mature SAGD reservoirs can be used to generate green electricity thus reducing the greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint of the oil production. Lateral spacing of injectors and producers, with closing of unused members of a well-pair for energy recovery is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: ConocoPhillips Company
    Inventors: Mohammad H. Kalaei, Benjamin Lascaud, Thomas J. Wheeler, Gustavo A. Gomez, Julian Ortiz Arango, Harish T. Kumar
  • HEAT HARVESTING OF END-OF-LIFE WELLS
    Publication number: 20240369046
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to harvesting geothermal energy from mature and near end-of-life oil and gas reservoirs that have been subjected to secondary oil recovery steam processes like steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD), steamflood, etc. The geothermal potential of these mature SAGD reservoirs can be used to generate green electricity thus reducing the greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint of the oil production. Lateral spacing of injectors and producers, with closing of unused members of a well-pair for energy recovery is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Mohammad H. KALAEI, Benjamin LASCAUD, Thomas J. WHEELER, Gustavo A. GOMEZ, Julian Ortiz ARANGO, Harish T. KUMAR
  • Heat harvesting of end-of-life wells
    Patent number: 12066012
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to harvesting geothermal energy from mature and near end-of-life oil and gas reservoirs that have been subjected to secondary oil recovery steam processes like steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD), steamflood, etc. The geothermal potential of these mature SAGD reservoirs can be used to generate green electricity thus reducing the greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint of the oil production. Lateral spacing of injectors and producers, with closing of unused members of a well-pair for energy recovery is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
    Inventors: Mohammad H. Kalaei, Benjamin Lascaud, Thomas J. Wheeler, Gustavo A. Gomez, Julian Ortiz Arango, Harish T. Kumar
  • HEAT HARVESTING OF END-OF-LIFE WELLS
    Publication number: 20240068450
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to harvesting geothermal energy from mature and near end-of-life oil and gas reservoirs that have been subjected to secondary oil recovery steam processes like steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD), steamflood, etc. The geothermal potential of these mature SAGD reservoirs can be used to generate green electricity thus reducing the greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint of the oil production. Lateral spacing of injectors and producers, with closing of unused members of a well-pair for energy recovery is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
    Inventors: Mohammad H. KALAEI, Benjamin LASCAUD, Thomas J. WHEELER, Gustavo A. GOMEZ, Julian Ortiz ARANGO, Harish T. KUMAR