Patents by Inventor Liehui ZHANG

Liehui ZHANG 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).

  • Publication number: 20240344428
    Abstract: An optimized design method and system for carbon dioxide geological storage parameters of a depleted gas reservoir is provided, including: collecting data of a depleted gas reservoir in which carbon dioxide geological storage is to be carried out, and establishing a numerical simulation model of the depleted gas reservoir; carrying out fitting of production performance history to obtain current state information; simulating and predicting production performance data after carbon dioxide injection into depleted oil and gas reservoirs under different combinations of well pattern parameters and injection parameters using a numerical simulation technology; calculating a parameter value representing a uniform pressure rise according to the production performance data; updating well pattern parameters and injection parameters using a genetic algorithm; repeating above steps until an iterative convergence condition is met; and determining an optimal combination of carbon dioxide injection process parameters accordin
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: Southwest Petroleum University
    Inventors: Cheng CAO, Zehao XIE, Liehui ZHANG, Yulong ZHAO, Shaomu WEN, Xian PENG, Longxin LI, Ye TIAN, Xiang ZHOU
  • Patent number: 12098073
    Abstract: An experimental simulation device for hydrogen production by in-situ conversion of a gas reservoir comprises a gas source, a plurality of groups of reactors and an analysis monitoring device, wherein the gas source comprises a methane tank, a helium tank, an oxygen tank and a water vapor generator, the gas source can supply gas to the reactors separately, the in-situ hydrogen production is simulated in the reactors; and meanwhile, a use method of the experimental simulation device for hydrogen production by in-situ conversion of the gas reservoir can achieve accurate simulation of the multi-stage in-situ hydrogen production and multi-well group cooperative hydrogen production processes of different types of gas reservoirs in actual production by adjusting connection states of the plurality of groups of reactors. The experimental result in the present invention can be closer to the actual production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Southwest Petroleum University
    Inventors: Chaowen Wang, Qunchao Ding, Liehui Zhang, Chunsheng Jia, Xiaolong Peng, Yulong Zhao, Suyang Zhu, Peng Deng
  • Publication number: 20240300811
    Abstract: An experimental simulation device for hydrogen production by in-situ conversion of a gas reservoir comprises a gas source, a plurality of groups of reactors and an analysis monitoring device, wherein the gas source comprises a methane tank, a helium tank, an oxygen tank and a water vapor generator, the gas source can supply gas to the reactors separately, the in-situ hydrogen production is simulated in the reactors; and meanwhile, a use method of the experimental simulation device for hydrogen production by in-situ conversion of the gas reservoir can achieve accurate simulation of the multi-stage in-situ hydrogen production and multi-well group cooperative hydrogen production processes of different types of gas reservoirs in actual production by adjusting connection states of the plurality of groups of reactors. The experimental result in the present invention can be closer to the actual production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Southwest Petroleum University
    Inventors: Chaowen WANG, Qunchao DING, Liehui ZHANG, Chunsheng JIA, Xiaolong PENG, Yulong ZHAO, Suyang ZHU, Peng DENG
  • Publication number: 20240209733
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method, equipment, and readable storage medium for tracking and evaluating the life cycle EUR of horizontal wells, and relates to the field of oil and gas development technology. The present invention divides the life cycle stages of fractured horizontal wells in unconventional oil and gas reservoirs, provides corresponding EUR evaluation steps for different life cycle stages based on the production performance characteristics of fractured horizontal wells in unconventional oil and gas reservoirs in the drilling and fracturing stage, extraction and testing stage, rapid production decline stage, and low pressure and small volume production stage, and establishes the EUR tracking and evaluation process of fractured horizontal wells in unconventional oil and gas reservoirs throughout their life cycle from drilling to abandonment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: Southwest Petroleum University
    Inventors: Yulong ZHAO, Xiangyu LIU, Liehui ZHANG, Xiao HE, Jianfa WU, Zhidong YANG, Jie LI, Bin ZENG, Jian ZHENG, Hongxi LI, Chengzhong BU, Jun PAN, Ruihan ZHANG, Tao ZHANG, Ye TIAN, Huiying TANG, Weihua CHEN, Haoran HU, Cheng CHANG, Deliang ZHANG
  • Patent number: 12000767
    Abstract: The invention discloses a natural gas diffusion coefficient measurement auxiliary device based on a hand-operated lifting device, comprising a core chamber, a bracket, a core preservation device, and a hand-operated lifting device; the left side of the core chamber is connected with a methane measuring chamber, and the right side of the core chamber is connected with a nitrogen measuring chamber; a rotatable bracket is installed on the lower left side of the core chamber, and the lower right side of the core chamber is connected with the hand-operated lifting device; the core chamber is rotated by the hand-operated lifting device with the support as the center; a horizontal platform at the lower part of the core chamber is provided with a revolving door that can accommodate the left end of the core chamber; a core preservation device is installed at the lower part of the revolving door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Southwest Petroleum University
    Inventors: Shuyong Hu, Tingting Qiu, Liehui Zhang, Yulong Zhao, Huiying Tang, Xindong Wang, Nana Song, Xueqiang Guo
  • Publication number: 20230229830
    Abstract: A method for coupling hydraulic fracture network extension and production performance of a horizontal well in an unconventional oil and gas reservoir includes: establishing a complex hydraulic fracture network model of a fractured horizontal well in an unconventional oil and gas reservoir based on a fracture extension theory; constructing three-dimensional three-phase mathematical models of seepage for the fractured horizontal well based on an embedded discrete fracture model; and constructing a fully implicit numerical calculation model by a finite difference method through three-dimensional orthogonal grids, and solving iteratively, thereby accurately predicting a production performance characteristic of the fractured horizontal well in the unconventional oil and gas reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: Southwest Petroleum University
    Inventors: Yulong ZHAO, Liehui ZHANG, Ruihan ZHANG, Bin ZENG, Huiying TANG, Jun PAN, Xiao HE, Zhidong YANG
  • Patent number: 11465152
    Abstract: A crushing system for large-size natural gas hydrate rock samples, which mainly includes a crushing and stirring control subsystem, crushing and stirring execution subsystem and hydrate preparation subsystem. Full automatic control to parameter acquisition and experimental process is achieved by utilizing modern automation technology, including the function of automatically crushing the large-size natural gas hydrate rock samples and also monitoring, collecting and storing the drilling pressure, the torque and the internal furnace pressure and temperature parameters during the crushing process in real time, to provide reliable guarantee for the follow-up researches on crushing mechanism, crushing efficiency, drilling parameter optimization, rock crushing ability evaluation of a crushing tool and the like of the large-size natural gas hydrate rock samples and necessary experimental verification means for optimization of on-site exploiting construction conditions of natural gas hydrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jinzhou Zhao, Na Wei, Chunquan Liu, Kaisong Wu, Liehui Zhang, Shouwei Zhou, Haitao Li, Wantong Sun
  • Publication number: 20220136948
    Abstract: The invention discloses a natural gas diffusion coefficient measurement auxiliary device based on a hand-operated lifting device, comprising a core chamber, a bracket, a core preservation device, and a hand-operated lifting device; the left side of the core chamber is connected with a methane measuring chamber, and the right side of the core chamber is connected with a nitrogen measuring chamber; a rotatable bracket is installed on the lower left side of the core chamber, and the lower right side of the core chamber is connected with the hand-operated lifting device; the core chamber is rotated by the hand-operated lifting device with the support as the center; a horizontal platform at the lower part of the core chamber is provided with a revolving door that can accommodate the left end of the core chamber; a core preservation device is installed at the lower part of the revolving door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Shuyong Hu, Tingting Qiu, Liehui Zhang, Yulong Zhao, Huiying Tang, Xindong Wang, Nana Song, Xueqiang Guo
  • Patent number: 11156064
    Abstract: A natural gas hydrate solid-state fluidization mining method and system under an underbalanced positive circulation condition, used for performing solid-state fluidization mining on a non-rock-forming weak-cementation natural gas hydrate layer in the ocean. Equipment includes a ground equipment system and an underwater equipment system. The construction procedure has an earlier-stage construction process, underbalanced hydrate solid-state fluidization mining construction process and silt backfilling process. Natural gas hydrates in the seafloor are mined through an underbalanced positive circulation method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jinzhou Zhao, Na Wei, Haitao Li, Liehui Zhang, Shouwei Zhou, Qingping Li, Wantong Sun
  • Patent number: 11053779
    Abstract: A hydrate solid-state fluidization mining method and system under an underbalanced reverse circulation condition are used for solid-state fluidization mining on a non-rock-forming weak-cementation natural gas hydrate layer in the ocean. Equipment includes a ground equipment system and an underwater equipment system. The construction procedure includes an earlier-stage construction process, pilot hole drilling construction process, reverse circulation jet fragmentation process, underbalanced reverse circulation fragment recovery process and silt backfilling process. Natural gas hydrates in the seafloor are mined through an underbalanced reverse circulation method. Problems such as shaft safety, production control and environmental risks faced by conventional natural gas hydrate mining methods such as depressurization, heat injection, agent injection and replacement are effectively solved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jinzhou Zhao, Na Wei, Haitao Li, Liehui Zhang, Shouwei Zhou, Qingping Li, Wantong Sun
  • Publication number: 20200300066
    Abstract: A natural gas hydrate solid-state fluidization mining method and system under an underbalanced positive circulation condition, used for performing solid-state fluidization mining on a non-rock-forming weak-cementation natural gas hydrate layer in the ocean. Equipment includes a ground equipment system and an underwater equipment system. The construction procedure has an earlier-stage construction process, underbalanced hydrate solid-state fluidization mining construction process and silt backfilling process. Natural gas hydrates in the seafloor are mined through an underbalanced positive circulation method, and problems such as shaft safety, production control and environmental risks faced by conventional natural gas hydrate mining methods such as depressurization, heat injection, agent injection and replacement are effectively solved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Jinzhou ZHAO, Na WEI, Haitao LI, Liehui ZHANG, Shouwei ZHOU, Qingping LI, Wantong SUN
  • Publication number: 20200290052
    Abstract: A crushing system for large-size natural gas hydrate rock samples, which mainly includes a crushing and stirring control subsystem, crushing and stirring execution subsystem and hydrate preparation subsystem. Full automatic control to parameter acquisition and experimental process is achieved by utilizing modern automation technology, including the function of automatically crushing the large-size natural gas hydrate rock samples and also monitoring, collecting and storing the drilling pressure, the torque and the internal furnace pressure and temperature parameters during the crushing process in real time, to provide reliable guarantee for the follow-up researches on crushing mechanism, crushing efficiency, drilling parameter optimization, rock crushing ability evaluation of a crushing tool and the like of the large-size natural gas hydrate rock samples and necessary experimental verification means for optimization of on-site exploiting construction conditions of natural gas hydrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Jinzhou ZHAO, Na WEI, Chunquan LIU, Kaisong WU, Liehui ZHANG, Shouwei ZHOU, Haitao LI, Wantong SUN
  • Publication number: 20200291754
    Abstract: A hydrate solid-state fluidization mining method and system under an underbalanced reverse circulation condition are used for solid-state fluidization mining on a non-rock-forming weak-cementation natural gas hydrate layer in the ocean. Equipment includes a ground equipment system and an underwater equipment system. The construction procedure includes an earlier-stage construction process, pilot hole drilling construction process, reverse circulation jet fragmentation process, underbalanced reverse circulation fragment recovery process and silt backfilling process. Natural gas hydrates in the seafloor are mined through an underbalanced reverse circulation method. Problems such as shaft safety, production control and environmental risks faced by conventional natural gas hydrate mining methods such as depressurization, heat injection, agent injection and replacement are effectively solved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Jinzhou ZHAO, Na WEI, Haitao LI, Liehui ZHANG, Shouwei ZHOU, Qingping LI, Wantong SUN
  • Patent number: 10627543
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for predicting a reservoir reform volume after vertical well volume fracturing of a low-permeability oil/gas reservoir. The method sequentially includes the following steps: (1) calculating an induced stress produced by a hydraulic fracture in a three-dimensional space; (2) calculating a stratum pore pressure obtained after leak-off of fracturing fluid; (3) calculating a stratum pore elastic stress obtained after the leak-off of the fracturing fluid; (4) overlapping the stress fields obtained in the step (1), (2) and (3) with an original crustal stress field to obtain a new crustal stress field, and calculating the magnitude and direction of the overlapped three-direction effective principal stress in the reservoir space; (5) calculating an open fracturing determination coefficient M of a natural fracture in the reservoir space and a shear fracturing area determination coefficient S of the natural fracture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yongming Li, Wenjun Xu, Jinzhou Zhao, Youshi Jiang, Liehui Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200062881
    Abstract: The present invention provides a surface-active two-tailed hydrophobic associated polymer and a preparation method thereof. The surface-active two-tailed hydrophobic associated polymer is prepared using a micellar free radical copolymerization method including: adding a surfactant sodium lauryl sulfate and a hydrophobic monomer N-phenethyl-N-alkyl (methyl) acrylamide or N-benzyl-N-alkyl (methyl) acrylamide into an aqueous solution containing acrylamide, acrylic acid, 2-acrylamide-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, and surface-active macromonomer polyoxyethylene lauryl ether (methyl) acrylate, wherein the surfactant is used to solubilize the hydrophobic monomer in the formed micelle; adjusting pH to 6-8 with sodium hydroxide, and copolymerizing the hydrophobic monomer and a water-soluble monomer by means of photoinitiation. The properties, such as viscosifying property, temperature resistance, salt resistance and hydrolysis resistance, of the hydrophobic associated polymer can be effectively improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yongming LI, Qiang REN, Jinzhou ZHAO, Liehui ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10570239
    Abstract: The present invention provides a surface-active two-tailed hydrophobic associated polymer and a preparation method thereof. The surface-active two-tailed hydrophobic associated polymer is prepared using a micellar free radical copolymerization method including: adding a surfactant sodium lauryl sulfate and a hydrophobic monomer N-phenethyl-N-alkyl (methyl) acrylamide or N-benzyl-N-alkyl (methyl) acrylamide into an aqueous solution containing acrylamide, acrylic acid, 2-acrylamide-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, and surface-active macromonomer polyoxyethylene lauryl ether (methyl) acrylate, wherein the surfactant is used to solubilize the hydrophobic monomer in the formed micelle; adjusting pH to 6-8 with sodium hydroxide, and copolymerizing the hydrophobic monomer and a water-soluble monomer by means of photoinitiation. The properties, such as viscosifying property, temperature resistance, salt resistance and hydrolysis resistance, of the hydrophobic associated polymer can be effectively improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yongming Li, Qiang Ren, Jinzhou Zhao, Liehui Zhang
  • Publication number: 20190377101
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for predicting a reservoir reform volume after vertical well volume fracturing of a low-permeability oil/gas reservoir. The method sequentially includes the following steps: (1) calculating an induced stress produced by a hydraulic fracture in a three-dimensional space; (2) calculating a stratum pore pressure obtained after leak-off of fracturing fluid; (3) calculating a stratum pore elastic stress obtained after the leak-off of the fracturing fluid; (4) overlapping the stress fields obtained in the step (1), (2) and (3) with an original crustal stress field to obtain a new crustal stress field, and calculating the magnitude and direction of the overlapped three-direction effective principal stress in the reservoir space; (5) calculating an open fracturing determination coefficient M of a natural fracture in the reservoir space and a shear fracturing area determination coefficient S of the natural fracture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yongming LI, Wenjun XU, Jinzhou ZHAO, Youshi JIANG, Liehui ZHANG