Patents by Inventor John Andrew Stanecki

John Andrew 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).

  • Irregular pattern treatment of a subsurface formation
    Patent number: 8434555
    Abstract: A method of heating a subsurface hydrocarbon containing formation includes providing heat flux per volume to a first portion of a subsurface hydrocarbon containing formation. The heat flux per volume is provided by two or more first heat sources positioned in the first portion. Heat flux per volume is provided to a second portion of the subsurface hydrocarbon containing formation with the heat flux per volume being provided by two or more second heat sources positioned in the second portion. The heat flux per volume provided by the two or more second heat sources is greater than the heat flux per volume provided by the two or more first heat sources. The second portion is positioned below the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Robert Bos, Dirk Roelof Brouwer, Tulio Rafael Colmenares, Eric Pierre De Rouffignac, Jean-Charles Ginestra, Namit Jaiswal, John Michael Karanikas, Zhen Li, Weijian Mo, Robert George Prince-Wright, John Andrew Stanecki, Zuher Syihab
  • Movable heaters for treating subsurface hydrocarbon containing formations
    Patent number: 8256512
    Abstract: A method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation includes providing heat to a first portion of the formation using a heater. The heating section of the heater is at least partially located in a substantially horizontal or inclined portion of a wellbore and is located in or proximate to a hydrocarbon containing layer of the formation. The heating section has a length that is at most 1/2 the length of the horizontal or inclined portion of the wellbore. At least a portion of the heating section in the wellbore is moved such that heat is provided to a second portion of the formation. The second portion is horizontally displaced from the first portion of the formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventor: John Andrew Stanecki
  • IRREGULAR PATTERN TREATMENT OF A SUBSURFACE FORMATION
    Publication number: 20110042084
    Abstract: A method of heating a subsurface hydrocarbon containing formation includes providing heat flux per volume to a first portion of a subsurface hydrocarbon containing formation. The heat flux per volume is provided by two or more first heat sources positioned in the first portion. Heat flux per volume is provided to a second portion of the subsurface hydrocarbon containing formation with the heat flux per volume being provided by two or more second heat sources positioned in the second portion. The heat flux per volume provided by the two or more second heat sources is greater than the heat flux per volume provided by the two or more first heat sources. The second portion is positioned below the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Robert Bos, Dirk Roelof Brouwer, Tulio Rafael Colmenares, Eric Pierre De Rouffignac, Jean-Charles Ginestra, Namit Jaiswal, Zhen Li, Weijian Mo, John Michael Karanikas, Robert George Prince-Wright, John Andrew Stanecki, Zuher Syihab
  • MOVABLE HEATERS FOR TREATING SUBSURFACE HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FORMATIONS
    Publication number: 20100089586
    Abstract: A method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation includes providing heat to a first portion of the formation using a heater. The heating section of the heater is at least partially located in a substantially horizontal or inclined portion of a wellbore and is located in or proximate to a hydrocarbon containing layer of the formation. The heating section has a length that is at most 1/2 the length of the horizontal or inclined portion of the wellbore. At least a portion of the heating section in the wellbore is moved such that heat is provided to a second portion of the formation. The second portion is horizontally displaced from the first portion of the formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventor: John Andrew Stanecki