Patents by Inventor Kenneth D. Pfau

Kenneth D. Pfau 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 of recovery of hydrocarbons from low pressure formations
    Patent number: 6591903
    Abstract: The subject invention is directed to a method for the surface recovery of hydrocarbons from a subterranean reservoir. The reservoir can be a formation found in sandstone, carbonate, coal bed or other mineral deposit formations. The method includes drilling a well bore having a first substantially vertical portion and a first substantially horizontal portion, in which the first horizontal portion intersects the subterranean reservoir. A plurality of lateral well bores intersecting and extending from the first horizontal portion of the well bore are drilled. Thereafter, a drainage well bore is drilled below and substantially parallel to the first horizontal portion of the well bore, in which the drainage well bore intersects the first horizontal portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: EOG Resources Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond L. Ingle, Kenneth D. Pfau
  • Method of recovery of hydrocarbons from low pressure formations
    Publication number: 20030106686
    Abstract: The subject invention is directed to a method for the surface recovery of hydrocarbons from a subterranean reservoir. The reservoir can be a formation found in sandstone, carbonate, coal bed or other mineral deposit formations. The method includes drilling a well bore having a first substantially vertical portion and a first substantially horizontal portion, in which the first horizontal portion intersects the subterranean reservoir. A plurality of lateral well bores intersecting and extending from the first horizontal portion of the well bore are drilled. Thereafter, a drainage well bore is drilled below and substantially parallel to the first horizontal portion of the well bore, in which the drainage well bore intersects the first horizontal portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Applicant: EOG RESOURCES INC.
    Inventors: Raymond L. Ingle, Kenneth D. Pfau