Patents by Inventor Joseph Kravets

Joseph Kravets 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).

  • Method for enhancing hydrocarbon production from unconventional shale reservoirs
    Patent number: 10934823
    Abstract: The inventive method provides a mechanism for enhancing oil and gas production in shale wells in order to prevent re-Fracking of the wells. The invention discloses the effect that temperature has on creating micro-fractures in the shale and offers opportunities to apply temperature in a way that increases seismic activity, including through the application of low quality steam or by heating the fracturing fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    Inventors: Joseph Kravets, Rustam Nizamutdinov, Asadollah Hayatdavoudi
  • METHOD FOR ENHANCING HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION FROM UNCONVENTIONAL SHALE RESERVOIRS
    Publication number: 20200300070
    Abstract: The inventive method provides a mechanism for enhancing oil and gas production in shale wells in order to prevent re-Fracking of the wells. The invention discloses the effect that temperature has on creating micro-fractures in the shale and offers opportunities to apply temperature in a way that increases seismic activity, including through the application of low quality steam or by heating the fracturing fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph Kravets, Rustam Nizamutdinov, Asadollah Hayatdavoudi
  • Method for enhancing hydrocarbon production from unconventional shale reservoirs
    Patent number: 10718191
    Abstract: The inventive method provides a mechanism for enhancing oil and gas production in shale wells in order to prevent re-Fracking of the wells. The invention discloses the effect that temperature has on creating micro-fractures in the shale and offers opportunities to apply temperature in a way that increases seismic activity, including through the application of low quality steam or by heating the fracturing fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: University of Louisana at Lafayette
    Inventors: Joseph Kravets, Rustam Nizamutdinov, Asadollah Hayatdavoudi
  • METHOD FOR ENHANCING HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION FROM UNCONVENTIONAL SHALE RESERVOIRS
    Publication number: 20170022793
    Abstract: The inventive method provides a mechanism for enhancing oil and gas production in shale wells in order to prevent re-Fracking of the wells. The invention discloses the effect that temperature has on creating micro-fractures in the shale and offers opportunities to apply temperature in a way that increases seismic activity, including through the application of low quality steam or by heating the fracturing fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Joseph Kravets, Rustam Nizamutdinov, Asadollah Hayatdavoudi