Patents by Inventor Lauren Blanton

Lauren Blanton 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).

  • Process for producing hydrocarbon fluids combining in situ heating, a power plant and a gas plant
    Patent number: 8875789
    Abstract: An in situ method of producing hydrocarbon fluids from an organic-rich rock formation may include heating an organic-rich rock formation, for example an oil shale formation, in situ to pyrolyze formation hydrocarbons, for example kerogen, to form a production fluid containing hydrocarbon fluids. The method may include separating the production fluid into at least a gas stream and a liquid stream, where the gas stream is a low BTU gas stream. The low BTU gas stream is then fed to a gas turbine where it is combusted and is used to generate electricity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Robert D. Kaminsky, Michele M. Thomas, Lauren Blanton, Eric D. Nelson, William A. Symington
  • Process For Producing Hydrocarbon Fluids Combining In Situ Heating, A Power Plant And A Gas Plant
    Publication number: 20110290490
    Abstract: An in situ method of producing hydrocarbon fluids from an organic-rich rock formation may include heating an organic-rich rock formation, for example an oil shale formation, in situ to pyrolyze formation hydrocarbons, for example kerogen, to form a production fluid containing hydrocarbon fluids. The method may include separating the production fluid into at least a gas stream and a liquid stream, where the gas stream is a low BTU gas stream. The low BTU gas stream is then fed to a gas turbine where it is combusted and is used to generate electricity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Robert D. Kaminsky, Michele M. Thomas, Lauren Blanton, Eric D. Nelson, William A. Symington
  • Process for producing Hydrocarbon fluids combining in situ heating, a power plant and a gas plant
    Publication number: 20080290719
    Abstract: An in situ method of producing hydrocarbon fluids from an organic-rich rock formation is provided. The method may include heating an organic-rich rock formation, for example an oil shale formation, in situ to pyrolyze formation hydrocarbons, for example kerogen, to form a production fluid containing hydrocarbon fluids. The method may include separating the production fluid into at least a gas stream and a liquid stream, where the gas stream is a low BTU gas stream. The low BTU gas stream is then fed to a gas turbine where it is combusted and is used to generate electricity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Robert D. Kaminsky, Michele M. Thomas, Lauren Blanton, Eric D. Nelson, William A. Symington