Patents by Inventor Keith C. Hester

Keith C. Hester 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).

  • Reservoir pressure testing to determine hydrate composition
    Patent number: 9291051
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for identifying one or more characteristics within a subterranean reservoir of natural gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: ConocoPhillips Company
    Inventors: Keith C. Hester, James J. Howard
  • RESERVOIR PRESSURE TESTING TO DETERMINE HYDRATE COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20120103599
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for identifying one or more characteristics within a subterranean reservoir of natural gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: ConocoPhillips Company
    Inventors: Keith C. Hester, James J. Howard
  • SELECTIVE HYDRATE PRODUCTION WITH CO2 AND CONTROLLED DEPRESSURIZATION
    Publication number: 20120097401
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved method for recovering hydrocarbons trapped in hydrate formations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: ConocoPhillips Company
    Inventors: Keith C. Hester, James J. Howard
  • METHOD FOR ENHANCED GAS HYDRATE PERMEABILITY
    Publication number: 20120035405
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved method for recovering hydrocarbons trapped in hydrate formations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
    Inventors: Keith C. Hester, James J. Howard