Patents by Inventor Harold G. Taylor

Harold G. Taylor 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).

  • Method for determining residual oil saturation of a watered-out reservoir
    Patent number: 5256572
    Abstract: A method for determining residual oil saturation of a watered-out reservoir using two water soluble tracers having different partition coefficients in oil. The partitioning tracers are selected from the group consisting of tritiated or carbon 14 tagged alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, water and oil insoluble inorganics and organic radioactive isotopes. The tracers are injected into the formation, and their production curves are analyzed over a period of time to determine chromatographic separation of the tracers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignee: Exxon Production Research Company
    Inventors: Joseph S. Tang, Kelvin N. Wood, Harold G. Taylor