Patents by Inventor Kevin G. WATTS

Kevin G. WATTS 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: 11795371
    Abstract: Y-grade NGL or L-grade is used as a carrier fluid to transport one or more chemical additives into a hydrocarbon bearing reservoir to treat the hydrocarbon bearing reservoir. The Y-grade NGL or L-grade and the chemical additives may be chilled and/or foamed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: John A. Babcock, Charles P. Siess, III, Kevin G. Watts
  • Patent number: 11566166
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enhanced or improved oil recovery includes injecting a Y-Grade NGL enhanced oil recovery fluid through an injection well into a hydrocarbon bearing reservoir to mobilize and displace hydrocarbons. The Y-Grade NGL enhanced oil recovery fluid comprises an unfractionated hydrocarbon mixture. Simultaneously and/or subsequently, a mobility control fluid is injected into the hydrocarbon bearing formation. Hydrocarbons from the hydrocarbon bearing reservoir are produced through a production well or the same injection well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Inventors: John A. Babcock, Charles P. Siess, III, Kevin G. Watts
  • Publication number: 20220025246
    Abstract: Y-grade NGL or L-grade is used as a carrier fluid to transport one or more chemical additives into a hydrocarbon bearing reservoir to treat the hydrocarbon bearing reservoir. The Y-grade NGL or L-grade and the chemical additives may be chilled and/or foamed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: John A. BABCOCK, Charles P. SIESS, III, Kevin G. WATTS
  • Publication number: 20210380870
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enhanced or improved oil recovery includes injecting a Y-Grade NGL enhanced oil recovery fluid through an injection well into a hydrocarbon bearing reservoir to mobilize and displace hydrocarbons. The Y-Grade NGL enhanced oil recovery fluid comprises an unfractionated hydrocarbon mixture. Simultaneously and/or subsequently, a mobility control fluid is injected into the hydrocarbon bearing formation. Hydrocarbons from the hydrocarbon bearing reservoir are produced through a production well or the same injection well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: John A. BABCOCK, Charles P. SIESS, III, Kevin G. WATTS
  • Patent number: 11149183
    Abstract: Y-grade NGL or L-grade is used as a carrier fluid to transport one or more chemical additives into a hydrocarbon bearing reservoir to treat the hydrocarbon bearing reservoir. The Y-grade NGL or L-grade and the chemical additives may be chilled and/or foamed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: John A. Babcock, Charles P. Siess, III, Kevin G. Watts
  • Patent number: 11098239
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enhanced or improved oil recovery includes injecting a Y-Grade NGL enhanced oil recovery fluid through an injection well into a hydrocarbon bearing reservoir to mobilize and displace hydrocarbons. The Y-Grade NGL enhanced oil recovery fluid comprises an unfractionated hydrocarbon mixture. Simultaneously and/or subsequently, a mobility control fluid is injected into the hydrocarbon bearing formation. Hydrocarbons from the hydrocarbon bearing reservoir are produced through a production well or the same injection well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: John A. Babcock, Charles P. Siess, III, Kevin G. Watts
  • Patent number: 11028316
    Abstract: A hydrocarbon well remediation/stimulation treatment based on an Y-Grade natural gas liquid injection fluid mixture, including prescribed amounts of gas, nanoparticles with wettability alteration properties, foaming agents (including nanoparticles with foam stabilization properties), and solvent additives. The fluid mixture may be tuned to address multiple factors contributing to production decline, such as liquid blockage, wettability properties, fines/debris/scale build-up and organic deposits, reservoir heterogeneity/permeability, and/or reservoir fluid and hydrocarbon compositions, resulting in hydrocarbon production enhancement. The treatment is typically applied with a Huff-n-Puff process, however may also be applied with a flooding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Naveed Aslam, Kevin G. Watts, Roberta Watts, Carl Peter Ulfson Hagenfeldt
  • Patent number: 10822540
    Abstract: Systems and methods of optimizing stimulation fluids in the form of a hydrocarbon foam, an emulsion based foam, an emulsion, and a gelled stimulation fluid, each comprising Y-Grade NGL, which is an unfractionated hydrocarbon mixture that comprises ethane, propane, butane, isobutane, and pentane plus, wherein the unfractionated hydrocarbon mixture is a byproduct of a condensed and demethanized hydrocarbon stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: John A. Babcock, Charles P. Siess, III, Kevin G. Watts, Roberta Watts
  • Patent number: 10781359
    Abstract: A method for enhanced or improved oil recovery includes injecting a miscible injection fluid comprising an unfractionated hydrocarbon mixture through an injection well into a hydrocarbon bearing formation. Simultaneously and/or subsequently, a mobility control fluid is injected into the hydrocarbon bearing formation. Residual hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon bearing formation are mobilized and displaced by the miscible injection fluid and/or the mobility control fluid to a production well through which they are produced to the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: John A. Babcock, Charles P. Siess, III, Kevin G. Watts
  • Patent number: 10724351
    Abstract: Systems and methods of optimizing enhanced oil recovery fluids in the form of a hydrocarbon foam, an emulsion based foam, an emulsion, and a gelled enhanced oil recovery fluid, each comprising Y-Grade NGL, which is an unfractionated hydrocarbon mixture that comprises ethane, propane, butane, isobutane, and pentane plus, wherein the unfractionated hydrocarbon mixture is a byproduct of a condensed and demethanized hydrocarbon stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: John A. Babcock, Charles P. Siess, III, Kevin G. Watts
  • Publication number: 20200102490
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enhanced or improved oil recovery includes injecting a Y-Grade NGL enhanced oil recovery fluid through an injection well into a hydrocarbon bearing reservoir to mobilize and displace hydrocarbons. The Y-Grade NGL enhanced oil recovery fluid comprises an unfractionated hydrocarbon mixture. Simultaneously and/or subsequently, a mobility control fluid is injected into the hydrocarbon bearing formation. Hydrocarbons from the hydrocarbon bearing reservoir are produced through a production well or the same injection well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: John A. BABCOCK, Charles P. SIESS, III, Kevin G. WATTS
  • Patent number: 10577533
    Abstract: A method of enhanced oil recovery from an unconventional resource reservoir comprises injecting an enhanced recovery fluid into the unconventional resource reservoir via an injection well and producing hydrocarbons from the unconventional resource reservoir via the injection well or a production well offset from the injection well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: John A. Babcock, Charles P. Siess, III, Kevin G. Watts, Roberta Watts
  • Patent number: 10570332
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enhanced or improved oil recovery includes injecting a Y-Grade NGL enhanced oil recovery fluid through an injection well into a hydrocarbon bearing reservoir to mobilize and displace hydrocarbons. The Y-Grade NGL enhanced oil recovery fluid comprises an unfractionated hydrocarbon mixture. Simultaneously and/or subsequently, a mobility control fluid is injected into the hydrocarbon bearing formation. Hydrocarbons from the hydrocarbon bearing reservoir are produced through a production well or the same injection well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: John A. Babcock, Charles P. Siess, III, Kevin G. Watts
  • Patent number: 10570715
    Abstract: A method of enhanced oil recovery from an unconventional resource reservoir comprises injecting an enhanced recovery fluid into the unconventional resource reservoir via an injection well and producing hydrocarbons from the unconventional resource reservoir via the injection well or a production well offset from the injection well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: John A. Babcock, Charles P. Siess, III, Kevin G. Watts, Roberta Watts
  • Publication number: 20190136119
    Abstract: A hydrocarbon well remediation/stimulation treatment based on an Y-Grade natural gas liquid injection fluid mixture, including prescribed amounts of gas, nanoparticles with wettability alteration properties, foaming agents (including nanoparticles with foam stabilization properties), and solvent additives. The fluid mixture may be tuned to address multiple factors contributing to production decline, such as liquid blockage, wettability properties, fines/debris/scale build-up and organic deposits, reservoir heterogeneity/permeability, and/or reservoir fluid and hydrocarbon compositions, resulting in hydrocarbon production enhancement. The treatment is typically applied with a Huff-n-Puff process, however may also be applied with a flooding process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Naveed ASLAM, Kevin G. WATTS, Roberta WATTS, Carl Peter Ulfson HAGENFELDT
  • Publication number: 20190055461
    Abstract: Systems and methods of optimizing stimulation fluids in the form of a hydrocarbon foam, an emulsion based foam, an emulsion, and a gelled stimulation fluid, each comprising Y-Grade NGL, which is an unfractionated hydrocarbon mixture that comprises ethane, propane, butane, isobutane, and pentane plus, wherein the unfractionated hydrocarbon mixture is a byproduct of a condensed and demethanized hydrocarbon stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: John A. BABCOCK, Charles P. SIESS, III, Kevin G. WATTS, Roberta WATTS
  • Publication number: 20190055824
    Abstract: Systems and methods of optimizing enhanced oil recovery fluids in the form of a hydrocarbon foam, an emulsion based foam, an emulsion, and a gelled enhanced oil recovery fluid, each comprising Y-Grade NGL, which is an unfractionated hydrocarbon mixture that comprises ethane, propane, butane, isobutane, and pentane plus, wherein the unfractionated hydrocarbon mixture is a byproduct of a condensed and demethanized hydrocarbon stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: John A. BABCOCK, Charles P. SIESS, III, Kevin G. Watts
  • Publication number: 20190055825
    Abstract: A method of enhanced oil recovery from an unconventional resource reservoir comprises injecting an enhanced recovery fluid into the unconventional resource reservoir via an injection well and producing hydrocarbons from the unconventional resource reservoir via the injection well or a production well offset from the injection well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: John A. BABCOCK, Charles P. SIESS, III, Kevin G. WATTS, Roberta WATTS
  • Publication number: 20170292057
    Abstract: Y-grade NGL or L-grade is used as a carrier fluid to transport one or more chemical additives into a hydrocarbon bearing reservoir to treat the hydrocarbon bearing reservoir. The Y-grade NGL or L-grade and the chemical additives may be chilled and/or foamed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: John A. BABCOCK, Charles P. SIESS, III, Kevin G. WATTS