Patents by Inventor John A. STANECKI

John A. STANECKI 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).

  • Oil recovery with fishbone wells and steam
    Patent number: 10385666
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a particularly effective well configuration that can be used for steam-drive based oil recovery methods. Fishbone multilateral wells are combined with steam drive, effectively allowing drive processes to be used where previously the reservoir lacked sufficient injectivity to allow steam drive or cyclic steam based methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: ConocoPhillips Company
    Inventors: John A. Stanecki, Thomas J. Wheeler
  • Oil recovery with fishbone wells and steam
    Patent number: 10316632
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a particularly effective well configuration that can be used for steam-drive based oil recovery methods. Fishbone multilateral wells are combined with steam drive, effectively allowing drive processes to be used where previously the reservoir lacked sufficient injectivity to allow steam drive or cyclic steam based methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: ConocoPhillips Company
    Inventors: John A. Stanecki, Thomas J. Wheeler
  • OIL RECOVERY WITH FISHBONE WELLS AND STEAM
    Publication number: 20150198022
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a particularly effective well configuration that can be used for steam-drive based oil recovery methods. Fishbone multilateral wells are combined with steam drive, effectively allowing drive processes to be used where previously the reservoir lacked sufficient injectivity to allow steam drive or cyclic steam based methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: John A. STANECKI, Thomas J. WHEELER