Patents by Inventor John Miertschin

John Miertschin 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).

  • Performance prediction method for hydrocarbon recovery processes
    Publication number: 20060224369
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for predicting the performance of large-scale hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir floods. One embodiment of the invention includes a method for predicting performance of a patterned flooding process in a subterranean hydrocarbon-bearing formation, said formation being penetrated by a plurality of injector wells and producer wells, comprising the steps of: determining flow-based pairs of injector to producer wells [FIG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Shan Yang, John Miertschin, Ryan Kudva, Sepehr Arbabi