Patents by Inventor Matthew E. Crosley

Matthew E. Crosley 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).

  • ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20240093085
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards methods of enhanced oil recovery from a subterranean reservoir, the method includes co-injecting a gas and a foam formulation into the subterranean reservoir, wherein the gas comprises steam and the foam formulation comprises a sulfonate composition, a glycol compound, and water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Biplab Mukherjee, Roxanne M. Jenkins, Matthew E. Crosley, Troy E. Knight
  • SURFACTANT FORMULATIONS FOR AQUEOUS FOAM STABILITY AT HIGH TEMPERATURE AND HIGH SALINITY CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20240084198
    Abstract: A surfactant composition including a C10 AOS and/or C12 AOS, and an effective amount of at least one solubilizing component so as to increase brine tolerance of the composition is disclosed. The solubilizing component comprises a mixture of where X is H, an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonium, and R is a linear C6-C16 alkyl group. A method of recovering hydrocarbons from a reservoir during gas injection into said reservoir is also disclosed which involves at least periodically injecting the gas and a foam-forming surfactant composition into the reservoir so as to assist in the recovery of hydrocarbons from the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Yifan Wang, Amit Katiyar, Troy E. Knight, Matthew E. Crosley, Phillip D. Kardenetz
  • Foam-forming composition for steam assisted oil recovery
    Patent number: 11001744
    Abstract: The present invention includes a foam-forming composition for use in enhanced heavy oil recovery, and a method of using said foam-forming composition for recovering heavy oil and/or bitumen. The foam-forming composition of the present invention comprises a mixture of (di)alkyl diphenyloxide (di)sulfonate compounds and the process of heavy oil recovery is performed at elevated temperatures using steam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Biplab Mukherjee, Matthew E. Crosley, Yuko Kida, Zhi Shi, Harpreet Singh, Zhe Zhou
  • FOAM-FORMING COMPOSITION FOR STEAM ASSISTED OIL RECOVERY
    Publication number: 20190233717
    Abstract: The present invention includes a foam-forming composition for use in enhanced heavy oil recovery, and a method of using said foam-forming composition for recovering heavy oil and/or bitumen. The foam-forming composition of the present invention comprises a mixture of (di)alkyl diphenyloxide (di)sulfonate compounds and the process of heavy oil recovery is performed at elevated temperatures using steam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Biplab Mukherjee, Matthew E. Crosley, Yuko Kida, Zhi Shi, Harpreet Singh, Zhe Zhou