Patents by Inventor Lan Ren
Lan Ren 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).
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Publication number: 20260210243Abstract: The present application discloses a method for testing conductivity of unsupported fractures in deep shale after hydration. The method includes: selecting a rock sample from a target block, and dividing the rock sample into two portions; performing artificial fracturing on relative faces between the two portions to obtain fracture surfaces of the rock sample; soaking the two portions of the rock sample until a required hydration time is reached; assembling the two portions of the rock sample with a silicone gasket into a core chamber and injecting water into the rock sample; applying a horizontal closure stress to the rock sample, inducing shear slip of the rock sample under a set temperature and pressure, and measuring and collecting an injection flow rate; and calculating conductivity of the unsupported fractures after hydration based on the injection flow rate, and plotting a curve of rock sample conductivity versus flow rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2026Publication date: July 23, 2026Inventors: Ran Lin, Lan Ren, Jinzhou Zhao, Zhihao Yu, Jianfa Wu, Xuewen Shi, Yi Song, Cheng Shen, Dengji Tang
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Patent number: 12350646Abstract: Disclosed are a CO2 gas-soluble silicon nanofluid and a preparation method therefor. The method includes: taking nano-silica and grafting a silane coupling agent to obtain modified nano-silica; taking methylsiloxane, fluorosilicone, aminosiloxane and an end-capping agent, and performing polymerization under the action of a catalyst to obtain a functionalized network siloxane; and taking the modified nano-silica and the functionalized network siloxane, uniformly mixing, then heating for a Michael addition reaction, and obtaining the gas-soluble silicon nanofluid after the reaction is completed. The gas-soluble silicon nanofluid microscopically forms a network structure with modified nano-silica as a cross-linking point and polysiloxane as a chain; macroscopically, the effect of viscosity increase of the supercritical carbon dioxide is significant, and the dissolving pressure is low. The interfacial tension and the miscibility pressure between the crude oil and CO2 are significantly reduced.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2025Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignees: Southwest Petroleum University, Tianfu Yongxing LaboratoryInventors: Jinzhou Zhao, Rui Liu, Bo Zhou, Lan Ren, Huajian Jiang
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Patent number: 11781062Abstract: The present invention relates to a bionics-based efficiently transported and packed proppant and preparation method thereof, comprising enhanced fracturing fluid and biomimetic dandelion proppant; the mass ratio of the enhanced fracturing fluid and the biomimetic dandelion is: 1-2:100-400; the 100 pbw of enhanced fracturing fluid includes 0.1-1 pbw of drag reducing agent, 0.01-0.1 pbw of cleanup additive, 0.2-0.8 pbw of clay stabilizer, 0.01-0.05 pbw of bactericide, 0.01-0.2 pbw of nanoparticle enhancer, and water; the biomimetic dandelion proppant consists of modified proppant and modified fiber, and the mass ratio between the modified proppant and the modified fiber is 99-99.9:0.1-1.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Southwest Petroleum UniversityInventors: Pingli Liu, Jun Li, Jian Yang, Jianfa Wu, Shang Gao, Xingwu Guo, Jian Zou, Xitang Lan, Liping Zhang, Zhifeng Luo, Lan Ren, Changlong Liu, Juan Du, Xiang Chen, Nianyin Li, Peng Wang
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Patent number: 11118450Abstract: The invention discloses a method for simulating the discontinuity of the hydraulic fracture wall in fractured reservoirs, comprising the following steps: establish a physical model of the natural fracture; establish a hydraulic fracture propagation calculation equation; establish a natural fracture failure model, calculate the natural fracture aperture, and then calculate the natural fracture permeability, and finally convert the natural fracture permeability into the permeability of the porous medium; couple the hydraulic fracture propagation calculation equation with the permeability of the porous medium through the fracture propagation criterion and the fluid loss to obtain a pore elastic model of the coupled natural fracture considering the influence of the natural fracture; work out the stress and displacement distribution of the hydraulic fracture wall with the pore elastic model of the coupled natural fracture, and analyze the offset and discontinuity of the hydraulic fracture wall according to the disType: GrantFiled: July 15, 2020Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITYInventors: Jinzhou Zhao, Qiang Wang, Yongquan Hu, Lan Ren, Chaoneng Zhao, Jin Zhao, Ran Lin
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Patent number: 11015444Abstract: The invention discloses a method for predicting the optimal shut-in duration by coupling fluid flow and geological stress, comprising the following steps: determine basic parameters; obtain the fracture length, fracture width and reservoir stress distribution based on the basic parameters; calculate the oil saturation, pore pressure, and permeability and porosity after coupling change in different shut-in durations on the basis of the principle of fluid-solid coupling; take the oil saturation, pore pressure, and permeability and porosity obtained in Step 3 as initial parameters and calculate the production corresponding to different shut-in time on the basis of the productivity model; finally select the optimal shut-in time based on the principle of fastest cost recovery. The present invention can accurately predict the optimal shut-in duration after fracturing to improve the oil and gas recovery ratio in tight oil and gas reservoirs with difficulty in development and low recovery.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITYInventors: Yongquan Hu, Qiang Wang, Jinzhou Zhao, Lan Ren, Chenghao Fu, Chaoneng Zhao, Jin Zhao
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Publication number: 20200347721Abstract: The invention discloses a method for simulating the discontinuity of the hydraulic fracture wall in fractured reservoirs, comprising the following steps: establish a physical model of the natural fracture; establish a hydraulic fracture propagation calculation equation; establish a natural fracture failure model, calculate the natural fracture aperture, and then calculate the natural fracture permeability, and finally convert the natural fracture permeability into the permeability of the porous medium; couple the hydraulic fracture propagation calculation equation with the permeability of the porous medium through the fracture propagation criterion and the fluid loss to obtain a pore elastic model of the coupled natural fracture considering the influence of the natural fracture; work out the stress and displacement distribution of the hydraulic fracture wall with the pore elastic model of the coupled natural fracture, and analyze the offset and discontinuity of the hydraulic fracture wall according to the disType: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITYInventors: Jinzhou Zhao, Qiang Wang, Yongquan Hu, Lan Ren, Chaoneng Zhao, Jin Zhao, Ran Lin
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Publication number: 20200332655Abstract: The invention discloses a method for predicting the optimal shut-in duration by coupling fluid flow and geological stress, comprising the following steps: determine basic parameters; obtain the fracture length, fracture width and reservoir stress distribution based on the basic parameters; calculate the oil saturation, pore pressure, and permeability and porosity after coupling change in different shut-in durations on the basis of the principle of fluid-solid coupling; take the oil saturation, pore pressure, and permeability and porosity obtained in Step 3 as initial parameters and calculate the production corresponding to different shut-in time on the basis of the productivity model; finally select the optimal shut-in time based on the principle of fastest cost recovery. The present invention can accurately predict the optimal shut-in duration after fracturing to improve the oil and gas recovery ratio in tight oil and gas reservoirs with difficulty in development and low recovery.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITYInventors: Yongquan Hu, Qiang Wang, Jinzhou Zhao, Lan Ren, Chenghao Fu, Chaoneng Zhao, Jin Zhao
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Patent number: 10689972Abstract: Dynamic segmentation model to divide bottom hole net pressure curve into different stages based on slope of curve includes: step S1, establish calculation model of bottom hole net pressure: according to wellhead pressure during hydraulic fracturing in shale gas reservoir, calculate bottom hole net pressure based on fluid dynamics theory; step S2, establishing dynamic segmentation model to divide bottom hole net pressure curve into different stages based on slope of curve by numerical analysis theory; step S3, establish recognition model to recognize extension behavior of underground fracture network based on rock mechanics and fracture mechanics; and step S4, combine step S1, S2, and S3 to realize automatic diagnosis for wellhead pressure curve of hydraulic fracturing in shale gas horizontal well. A diagnosis and analysis method of the wellhead pressure curve of hydraulic fracturing in shale gas horizontal well is described.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2020Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITYInventors: Jinzhou Zhao, Lan Ren, Ran Lin, Kuidong Li, Yuanzhao Li