Patents by Inventor Kenneth James Elkow

Kenneth James Elkow 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).

  • Methods of improving heavy oil production
    Patent number: 7717175
    Abstract: The invention provides an improved method for extracting heavy oil or bitumen contained in a reservoir. The invention involves directing the formation of a solvent fluid chamber through the combination of directed solvent fluid injection and production at combinations of horizontal and/or vertical injection wells so as to increase the recovery of heavy oil or bitumen contained in a reservoir. The wells are preferably provided with flow control devices to achieve uniform production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Nexen Inc.
    Inventors: Bernard Compton Chung, Mintu Bose, Stewart Allan Morton, Kenneth James Elkow, Ed Erlendson, Frances Lai, David Peter Meeks, Kenneth Myron Oberg, Louis Chiu-Hung Leung, James Nelson Ireland
  • Methods of improving heavy oil production
    Patent number: 7527096
    Abstract: The invention provides an improved method for producing heavy oil or bitumen in a reservoir. The invention involves directing the formation of a solvent fluid chamber through the combination of directed solvent fluid injection and production at combinations of horizontal and/or vertical injection wells so as to increase the recovery of heavy oil or bitumen in a reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Nexen Inc.
    Inventors: Bernard Compton Chung, Mintu Bose, Stewart Allan Morton, Kenneth James Elkow, Ed Erlendson