Patents by Inventor John M. Warren, Jr.

John M. Warren, Jr. 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).

  • Hydrocarbon Sweep into Horizontal Transverse Fractured Wells
    Publication number: 20090229826
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of increasing hydrocarbon production in an existing well in a hydrocarbon reservoir. The method includes the steps of forming a substantially horizontal transverse fractured wellbore that intersects the existing well and injecting a fluid remote from the existing well so as to form a fluid front that sweeps the hydrocarbons into the horizontal transverse fractured wellbore. Successive fractures can be sealed to control propagation of the fluid front and delay infiltration of the fluid into the production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Loyd E. East, JR., Leldon M. Farabee, John M. Warren, JR.
  • Hydrocarbon sweep into horizontal transverse fractured wells
    Patent number: 7228908
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of increasing hydrocarbon production in an existing well in a hydrocarbon reservoir. The method includes the steps of forming a substantially horizontal transverse fractured wellbore that intersects the existing well and injecting a fluid remote from the existing well so as to form a fluid front that sweeps the hydrocarbons into the horizontal transverse fractured wellbore. Successive fractures can be sealed to control propagation of the fluid front and delay infiltration of the fluid into the production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Loyd E. East, Jr., Leldon M. Farabee, John M. Warren, Jr.