Patents by Inventor Kefeng YAN

Kefeng YAN 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).

  • Patent number: 12084947
    Abstract: A system and method for exploiting a marine natural gas hydrate resource including a vertical well, comprising a sleeve configured to penetrate through a marine layer and a hydrate reservoir covering layer, and penetrate downwards into a natural gas hydrate reservoir; a section of the sleeve in the natural gas hydrate reservoir is provided with a perforating channel; a horizontal well, connected to a bottom end of the sleeve; a production string, disposed in the sleeve and extending downwards into the horizontal well, wherein a bottom of the production string is provided with a gas/water collection inlet; a hot water injection pipe, disposed in the production string; and a bottom of the hot water injection pipe is provided with a hot water injection opening; and a gas bladder, disposed in the horizontal well and connected to the hot water injection opening in the hot water injection pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Xiaosen Li, Xuke Ruan, Zhaoyang Chen, Gang Li, Yu Zhang, Yi Wang, Kefeng Yan, Jiayuan Zhou
  • Publication number: 20240240541
    Abstract: A system and method for exploiting a marine natural gas hydrate resource including a vertical well, comprising a sleeve configured to penetrate through a marine layer and a hydrate reservoir covering layer, and penetrate downwards into a natural gas hydrate reservoir; a section of the sleeve in the natural gas hydrate reservoir is provided with a perforating channel; a horizontal well, connected to a bottom end of the sleeve; a production string, disposed in the sleeve and extending downwards into the horizontal well, wherein a bottom of the production string is provided with a gas/water collection inlet; a hot water injection pipe, disposed in the production string; and a bottom of the hot water injection pipe is provided with a hot water injection opening; and a gas bladder, disposed in the horizontal well and connected to the hot water injection opening in the hot water injection pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Xiaosen Li, Xuke Ruan, Zhaoyang Chen, Gang Li, Yu Zhang, Yi Wang, Kefeng Yan, Jiayuan Zhou
  • Patent number: 12024984
    Abstract: A system for exploiting natural gas hydrate with downhole gas-liquid synergic depressurization includes a casing configured to form an exploitation well. An upper end of the exploitation well is connected to a produced gas collection pipeline, and the produced gas collection pipeline is configured to be connected to a produced gas recovery system. A perforated channel is distributed in a section of the casing located in a natural gas hydrate reservoir. A tubular string component assembly is mounted in the exploitation well, and includes an outer string, a production tubular string and an auxiliary riser. A first check valve is mounted at the bottom of the outer string, a gas supply pipeline is connected into an upper portion of the outer string, and a flow controller is mounted in the gas supply pipeline. The production tubular string is mounted in the outer string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Xiaosen Li, Xuke Ruan, Zhaoyang Chen, Gang Li, Yu Zhang, Yi Wang, Kefeng Yan, Jiayuan Zhou
  • Publication number: 20240183250
    Abstract: A system for exploiting natural gas hydrate with downhole gas-liquid synergic depressurization includes a casing configured to form an exploitation well. An upper end of the exploitation well is connected to a produced gas collection pipeline, and the produced gas collection pipeline is configured to be connected to a produced gas recovery system. A perforated channel is distributed in a section of the casing located in a natural gas hydrate reservoir. A tubular string component assembly is mounted in the exploitation well, and includes an outer string, a production tubular string and an auxiliary riser. A first check valve is mounted at the bottom of the outer string, a gas supply pipeline is connected into an upper portion of the outer string, and a flow controller is mounted in the gas supply pipeline. The production tubular string is mounted in the outer string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Xiaosen Li, Xuke Ruan, Zhaoyang Chen, Gang Li, Yu Zhang, Yi Wang, Kefeng Yan, Jiayuan Zhou
  • Patent number: 11778442
    Abstract: The present application provides a screen projection method, a receiving end device, and a sending end device. The receiving end device performs active wireless scanning and searching on the sending end device, and when the sending end device is scanned, establishes a wireless connection with the sending end device; and once the wireless connection is established, the receiving end device automatically sends a screen projection code to the connected sending end device, and the sending end device may prompt a user to perform a screen projection operation by means of displaying the screen projection code. In this process, there is no need for the user to perform complicated manual operations, the sending end device can automatically acquire the screen projection code, and prompts the user to perform the screen projection operation in a timely manner, thereby improving the timeliness of the screen projection operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: HANGZHOU HIKVISION DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pengfei Yang, Kefeng Yan, Wanjiaman Li
  • Patent number: 11736921
    Abstract: The present application provides a screen projection method, a receiving end device, and a sending end device. The receiving end device performs active wireless scanning and searching on the sending end device, and when the sending end device is scanned, establishes a wireless connection with the sending end device; and once the wireless connection is established, the receiving end device automatically sends a screen projection code to the connected sending end device, and the sending end device may prompt a user to perform a screen projection operation by means of displaying the screen projection code. In this process, there is no need for the user to perform complicated manual operations, the sending end device can automatically acquire the screen projection code, and prompts the user to perform the screen projection operation in a timely manner, thereby improving the timeliness of the screen projection operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: HANGZHOU HIKVISION DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pengfei Yang, Kefeng Yan, Wanjiaman Li
  • Publication number: 20230083485
    Abstract: The present application provides a screen projection method, a receiving end device, and a sending end device. The receiving end device performs active wireless scanning and searching on the sending end device, and when the sending end device is scanned, establishes a wireless connection with the sending end device; and once the wireless connection is established, the receiving end device automatically sends a screen projection code to the connected sending end device, and the sending end device may prompt a user to perform a screen projection operation by means of displaying the screen projection code. In this process, there is no need for the user to perform complicated manual operations, the sending end device can automatically acquire the screen projection code, and prompts the user to perform the screen projection operation in a timely manner, thereby improving the timeliness of the screen projection operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: HANGZHOU HIKVISION DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pengfei YANG, Kefeng YAN, Wanjiaman LI
  • Patent number: 10683736
    Abstract: A method for recovering gas in natural gas hydrate exploitation is disclosed, in which a gas-water mixture at a bottom of a exploitation well is delivered to an ocean surface platform through a marine riser, by adopting the gas-lift effect of methane gas derived from the dissociation of natural gas hydrate, so as to achieve a controllable flowing production of marine natural gas hydrate. In the startup stage, the pressure in the bottom of the well is decreased by the gas-lift effect of the injected gas to allow dissociation of the hydrate. In the flowing production stage, the flowing production is achieved by the gas-lift effect of the gas derived from the dissociation of the natural gas hydrate, wherein a seafloor gas tank is employed to control the flowing rate and replenish the consumed gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Zhaoyang Chen, Xiaosen Li, Jinming Zhang, Yu Zhang, Gang Li, Qiunan Lv, Yi Wang, Kefeng Yan
  • Publication number: 20190211656
    Abstract: A method for recovering gas in natural gas hydrate exploitation is disclosed, in which a gas-water mixture at a bottom of a exploitation well is delivered to an ocean surface platform through a marine riser, by adopting the gas-lift effect of methane gas derived from the dissociation of natural gas hydrate, so as to achieve a controllable flowing production of marine natural gas hydrate. In the startup stage, the pressure in the bottom of the well is decreased by the gas-lift effect of the injected gas to allow dissociation of the hydrate. In the flowing production stage, the flowing production is achieved by the gas-lift effect of the gas derived from the dissociation of the natural gas hydrate, wherein a seafloor gas tank is employed to control the flowing rate and replenish the consumed gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Zhaoyang CHEN, Xiaosen LI, Jinming ZHANG, Yu ZHANG, Gang LI, Qiunan LV, Yi WANG, Kefeng YAN