Patents by Inventor Makio Kimoto

Makio Kimoto 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).

  • Method of producing petroleum
    Patent number: 6619396
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oil production method for producing oil from an oil-containing reservoir with using horizontal wells, by drilling a gas injection well and a production well to be locate at an appropriate distance between them, depending upon at least a ratio between an averaged vertical permeability and an averaged horizontal permeability in the oil-containing reservoir producing the oil therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Japan Oil Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makio Kimoto, Takashi Hiraoka