Patents by Inventor Jim H. Lee

Jim H. Lee 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: 10140393
    Abstract: Systems and methods for modeling subterranean formations that include both gaseous hydrocarbons and adsorbed hydrocarbons. The systems and methods include determining a formation volume factor for gaseous hydrocarbons that may be present within the subterranean formation and correcting the formation volume factor to generate a compensated formation volume factor. The systems and methods further may include simulating a fluid flow within the subterranean formation, with the simulating being based, at least in part, on the compensated formation volume factor. Correcting the formation volume factor may include adjusting the formation volume factor based, at least in part, on a fraction of the adsorbed hydrocarbons within the subterranean formation that desorbs from the subterranean formation and/or transitions to gaseous hydrocarbons during production of the gaseous hydrocarbons from the subterranean formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Nazish Hoda, Mita Das, Jim H. Lee, Abdel Wadood M. El-Rabaa
  • Publication number: 20150310140
    Abstract: Systems and methods for modeling subterranean formations that include both gaseous hydrocarbons and adsorbed hydrocarbons. The systems and methods include determining a formation volume factor for gaseous hydrocarbons that may be present within the subterranean formation and correcting the formation volume factor to generate a compensated formation volume factor. The systems and methods further may include simulating a fluid flow within the subterranean formation, with the simulating being based, at least in part, on the compensated formation volume factor. Correcting the formation volume factor may include adjusting the formation volume factor based, at least in part, on a fraction of the adsorbed hydrocarbons within the subterranean formation that desorbs from the subterranean formation and/or transitions to gaseous hydrocarbons during production of the gaseous hydrocarbons from the subterranean formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Nazish HODA, Mita DAS, Jim H. LEE, Abdel W.M. EL-RABAA
  • Publication number: 20110087471
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for determining a reservoir property distinct from a near-wellbore/completion characteristic. The methods include obtaining non-transient well data regarding a measurable characteristic of a well that is used to establish a functional relationship between a reservoir property, a near-wellbore/completion characteristic, and the measurable characteristic of the well. A model that relates the reservoir property and the near-wellbore/completion characteristic is used to generate a modeled near-wellbore/completion characteristic value from an input reservoir property value, or vice versa. The input value and the modeled value are then tested against the well data using the functional relationship. The model is used repeatedly with different input values until a validated reservoir property value and a validated near-wellbore/completion characteristic value are identified that at least substantially satisfy the functional relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Dieter Postl, Jason A. Burdette, Jim H. Lee, Timothy G. Benish, Bruce A. Dale
  • Publication number: 20080065362
    Abstract: The present application describes a method and modeling system for managing and modeling well completions. The method includes constructing a wellbore model of a completion. Then, the wellbore model may be applied to generate one or more simulated production profiles, wherein the simulated production profiles include two or more of pressures associated to depth, temperatures associated to depth, flow rates associated to depth, fluid flow velocities associated to depth, and any combination thereof. The completion and one or more sensors may be disposed into a well. Sensory data may be acquired or obtained from the sensors associated with the completion. The sensory data is examined to determine if production conditions have changed. If the production conditions have changed, one or more measured production profiles are generated from the sensory data and are compared to the at least one simulated production profile to determine a modification to the completion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Jim H. Lee, Ted A. Long, Bruce A. Dale