Patents by Inventor Mario Germino Ferreira DA SILVA

Mario Germino Ferreira DA SILVA 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: 20240392653
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an autonomous chemical treatment system and method for drilling and completion probes, so that it allows the probe to carry out chemical treatments in subsea wells, dispensing the need to use the WSSV, which has a limited treatment capacity due to tank volumetry, generally smaller than the marine probes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: FERNANDO ANTONIO MOREIRA DA SILVA, MARIO GERMINO FERREIRA DA SILVA, VALTAIR MARCOS CRISTANTE
  • Patent number: 12098619
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an autonomous chemical treatment system and method for drilling and completion probes, so that it allows the probe to carry out chemical treatments in subsea wells, dispensing the need to use the WSSV, which has a limited treatment capacity due to tank volumetry, generally smaller that the marine probes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A.—PETROBRAS
    Inventors: Fernando Antonio Moreira Da Silva, Mario Germino Ferreira Da Silva, Valtair Marcos Cristante
  • Patent number: 12044109
    Abstract: The invention discloses a chemical injection system adapted inside of the gas lift mandrel, such scale inhibitor injection system being intended to protect the chemical injection valve as well as the check valves and will also prevent scale deposition on the column above the gas lift mandrel due to dehydration caused by dry gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.—Petrobras
    Inventor: Mario Germino Ferreira Da Silva
  • Patent number: 12044346
    Abstract: The invention proposed here discloses an instrumented PIG that uses a sufficient number of sensors for detecting the NORM of the scales, variation in the thickness of the scale deposit, internal diameter and detection of the internal position of the beginning and ending of these along the piping. The modular form of the NORM instrumented PIG (1) provides enough flexibility to the invention to allow the passage in curves and ability to tolerate variations in diameters. The system has a mechanical design in which the sensors are mounted on rubber modules, interconnected with each other, forming a mechanically flexible assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.—Petrobras
    Inventors: Mario Germino Ferreira Da Silva, José Mauro Teixeira Marinho
  • Publication number: 20240229605
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for applying scale inhibitor to completion fluids during injectivity test operations. Said method takes advantage of the completion fluid to inhibit scaling in the reservoir by filling the porous spaces of the reservoir rock with the inhibited completion fluid. When the well is put into production, this inhibited fluid positioned inside the reservoir will be produced together with the oil and will inhibit the formation of scale inside the reservoir and on production equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS
    Inventors: MARIO GERMINO FERREIRA DA SILVA, VALTAIR MARCOS CRISTANTE, FERNANDO ANTONIO MOREIRA DA SILVA, CIRO DOS SANTOS GUIMARAES
  • Publication number: 20240218235
    Abstract: The present invention proposes the use of microcapsules containing acids in its interior to adjust the pH of the scale inhibitor in oil reservoirs. The microcapsules are comprised of an inner moiety with organic or inorganic acid and an outer moiety comprised of an oil-soluble polymeric material at the reservoir temperature. The microcapsules open due to the effect of the reservoir temperature, releasing the acid into the corrosion inhibitor, hence changing its pH. The present invention further proposes a method of treatment using scale inhibitors using microcapsules containing acids in its interior to adjust the pH of the scale inhibitor in oil reservoirs, wherein the method comprises the steps of (a) preparing the scale inhibitor product; (b) pumping the inhibitor solution prepared into the standpipe manifold; (c) adding the acidic microcapsules to the scale inhibitor; and (d) injecting the inhibitor solution mixture containing the acidic microcapsules into the production well column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Mario Germino Ferreira Da Silva, Valtair Marco Cristante, Femando Antonio Moreira Da Silva
  • Publication number: 20240210376
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the composition of calcite impregnated with chemical tracer, process for obtaining the same and process for identifying the origin of scale through mapping the tracer incorporated in the calcite, which is added to a viscous gel-based mattress. The present invention further comprises the use of said composition to identify the source of calcium carbonate scale in a well. Thus, it is possible to verify whether the origin of the calcium carbonate in the scale formed in the production column comes from the material injected into the well. Once this occurrence is confirmed, it is possible to plan ways to mitigate scale formation through material to combat circulation loss, thus avoiding production losses associated with scale formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Mario Germino Ferreira Da Silva, Fatima Andreia De Freitas Brazil
  • Patent number: 12000249
    Abstract: A system and method for inhibiting or removing scaling in wells equipped with intelligent completion (IC), including sealing failures, includes a mixture of viscous gel and solid material in different granulometries is used and spheres soluble in water and in oil. The system and method aim to maintain production of wells equipped with intelligent completion and aim to reduce costs in relation to operations commonly performed with rigs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.—Petrobras
    Inventors: Mario Germino Ferreira da Silva, Francisca Ferreira do Rosario, Alexandre Zacarias Ignacio Pereira, Rosane Alves Fontes, Maylton Freitas da Silva, Rita de Cassia Comis Wagner
  • Patent number: 11982154
    Abstract: The present invention is related to cooling systems for electronic devices used in downhole operations. In this scenario, the present invention provides a downhole electronic device cooling system comprising a first heat exchanger element (1) internal to a heat exchanger vessel (3), and a second heat exchanger element (2) associated with the electronic device (4), wherein the first (1) and second (2) heat exchanger elements are in fluid communication by a cooling fluid, wherein the heat exchanger vessel (3) allows the circulation of a secondary cooling fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A.-PETROBRÁS
    Inventors: Mario Germino Ferreira Da Silva, Paulo Guilherme Oliveira De Oliveira
  • Patent number: 11982156
    Abstract: The present invention presents a laser mandrel (9) capable of being installed in the production string, in a position below the ICVs valves (2 and 4), to be used in a first moment aiming at preventing the formation of scale in the ICVs valves (2 and 4), and, in a second moment, for the removal of scale from the production string (1). The laser mandrel (9) of this invention is provided with fiber optic cable (5), electrical cable (6), collimators (7), and laser diodes (8). It can be applied to prevent damage to well strings with electric intelligent completion, in case there is a failure in the chemical injection system installed in the string. It also makes possible the improvement of the technique aiming at the inhibition of inorganic depositions. Furthermore, it has a significantly lower cost than the conventional squeeze and/or removal, because once it is installed in the string, it allows the management of scale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.-Petrobras
    Inventor: Mario Germino Ferreira Da Silva
  • Publication number: 20240151124
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for storing chemical products or their solutions in reservoir rock. In said method, the cargo boat containing the chemical product to be stored in the reservoir is connected to the production platform through an appropriate connection and connecting to the well header. The product is pumped through the chemical product capture line using a triplex chemical injection pump aligned to the head of the production or injection well. The product is pumped through the surface lines, riser and subsea line and, passing through the WCT, it is injected into the reservoir through the production or injection string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS
    Inventors: FERNANDO ANTONIO MOREIRA DA SILVA, Mario Germino Ferreira Da Silva
  • Publication number: 20240133268
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for applying scale inhibitor to completion fluids during injectivity test operations. Said method takes advantage of the completion fluid to inhibit scaling in the reservoir by filling the porous spaces of the reservoir rock with the inhibited completion fluid. When the well is put into production, this inhibited fluid positioned inside the reservoir will be produced together with the oil and will inhibit the formation of scale inside the reservoir and on production equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS
    Inventors: MARIO GERMINO FERREIRA DA SILVA, VALTAIR MARCOS CRISTANTE, FERNANDO ANTONIO MOREIRA DA SILVA, CIRO DOS SANTOS GUIMARAES
  • Publication number: 20240117241
    Abstract: The present invention describes a composition that comprises viscous mattresses and calcite impregnated with scale inhibitors. In a second embodiment, the present invention relates to the process of preparing said composition. In another embodiment, a process for combating the circulation loss including the application, within the reservoir, of said composition during the drilling a well, is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventor: MARIO GERMINO FERREIRA DA SILVA
  • Patent number: 11952534
    Abstract: A joint application process of two treatments, scale removal and inhibitor squeeze injection, is described herein. Through the simultaneous positioning inside the reservoir, it can be applied in scale removal operations for carbonate formations, such as the pre-salt case. Accordingly, there is a way to improve the efficiency of reservoir management, through an innovation in the scaling management process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Petróbras Brasileiro S. A.—Petrobras
    Inventors: Mario Germino Ferreira Da Silva, Sergio Taveira De Camargo Junior, Tiago Cavalcante Freitas, Giselle Maria Lopes Leite Da Silva, Francisca Ferreira Do Rosario, Francileide Gomes Da Costa, Katia Regina Silva Alves Da Rosa, Rosane Alves Fontes
  • Patent number: 11884877
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a method for removing fouling in carbonate reservoirs and/or depleted reservoirs by adding carbon dioxide to industrial or desulphated water to produce carbonic acid, in producing well stimulation operations, to be used as a weak acid for removing fouling in remote operation aiming at keeping the productivity of producing wells and lessening the need for remote operations with stimulation vessel, and therefore reducing operating costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.-Petrobras
    Inventors: Fernando Antonio Moreira Da Silva, Mario Germino Ferreira Da Silva, Patricia Braga Gusmao, Valtair Marcos Cristante
  • Publication number: 20240018848
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an autonomous chemical treatment system and method for drilling and completion probes, so that it allows the probe to carry out chemical treatments in subsea wells, dispensing the need to use the WSSV, which has a limited treatment capacity due to tank volumetry, generally smaller than the marine probes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: FERNANDO ANTONIO MOREIRA DA SILVA, MARIO GERMINO FERREIRA DA SILVA, VALTAIR MARCOS CRISTANTE
  • Publication number: 20230407726
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and process for assisted autonomous treatment for removing and/or inhibiting scale with desulfated seawater on pre-salt production platforms, using production facilities and injection water, without the need of using a stimulation vessel or a workover rig.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: TATIANA PITCHON SAMPAIO, LILIA NAVEIRA BUKAHI, FERNANDO ANTONIO MOREIRA DA SILVA, MARCELO ALMEIDA GOMES, PATRICIA BRAGA GUSMAO, MARIO GERMINO FERREIRA DA SILVA, BERNARDO CALDEIRA DIAS, LEANDRO FERNANDES TELLES, VALTAIR MARCOS CRISTANTE, GERALDO MARCEL GOMES CALIL, PEDRO ANDRE NOGUERIA SOUZA DE OLIVEIRA VALE, TIAGO CAVALCANTE FREITAS, DANIEL MONTEIRO PIMENTEL, THIAGO DA COSTA RIBEIRO
  • Patent number: 11834927
    Abstract: This invention contains a method focused on increasing the water saturation of the reservoir by injecting industrial water into the well via SPU, thus diluting the concentration of salts, such as halite (sodium chloride). When the oil passes through the gas lift mandrel, this dilution will allow a part of the BSW water to evaporate, however, the amount of water that will remain in the oil will be sufficient to keep the salts in solution, thus scale formation will not occur and therefore no loss of production will occur. One of the focus areas of the method of this invention are high-temperature and low-BSW production reservoir wells. The solution of this invention minimizes the frequency of well treatments, avoiding loss of production due to well stoppage. The technical advantages of the method are increased reliability for SPU, increased NPV of operations and increased safety due to the reduction of operations with participation of the stimulation vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.—Petrobras
    Inventors: Mario Germino Ferreira Da Silva, Francisca Ferreira Do Rosario, Tiago Cavalcante Freitas, Fernando Antonio Moreira Da Silva, Roberto Motto Gomes
  • Patent number: 11815502
    Abstract: This invention is in relation to a laser-energization system to be used in laboratory tests used in the area of acid stimulation of carbonate reservoirs aiming to improve the efficiency in the passage of acid inside the reservoir rock. This system improves planning of the operation, seeking more efficient penetration of the acid treatment in the carbonate rock, and therefore it contributes to improving the IP result of the well by increasing the area open to the flow between the reservoir and the well. The laser-energization system comprises coupling the plug-flow testing equipment with the laser-energization system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.—Petrobras
    Inventor: Mario Germino Ferreira Da Silva
  • Patent number: 11788381
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a mandrel assembly for chemical injection in use in an oil well production string where the water depth can reach 3,000 m, exerting extreme hydrostatic pressures on the mandrel. The mandrel assembly is capable of dosing the chemical fluid flow rate to avoid some types of unwanted situations in the production string, mainly related to fouling. It has the characteristic of not using injection valves having small diameters, causing the annular space between the mandrel body and the inner part to ensure greater space for the flow of chemical fluid, thus reducing the likelihood of a possible plugging. Such characteristics ensure lower maintenance interventions, thus generating lower costs and increasing well reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A.—PETROBRÁS
    Inventors: Mario Germino Ferreira Da Silva, Giselle Maria Lopes Leite Da Silva