Patents by Inventor Meliha Deniz Sumnu-Dindoruk

Meliha Deniz Sumnu-Dindoruk 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).

  • In situ thermal recovery from a relatively permeable formation with backproduction through a heater wellbore
    Publication number: 20030100451
    Abstract: A method for treating a relatively permeable formation containing heavy hydrocarbons in situ may include providing heat from one or more heat sources to a portion of the formation. The heat may be allowed to transfer from the heat sources to a selected section of the formation. The transferred heat may pyrolyze at least some hydrocarbons within the selected section. A temperature proximate a selected portion of a heater well may be selectively limited to inhibit coke formation at or near the selected portion. A mixture of at least some hydrocarbons may be produced through the selected portion of the heater well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Inventors: Margaret Ann Messier, Steven Dexter Crane, Eric Pierre de Rouffignac, John Michael Karanikas, Kevin Albert Maher, Meliha Deniz Sumnu-Dindoruk, Bruce Edmunds Roberts, Harold J. Vinegar, Scott Lee Wellington
  • In situ thermal recovery from a relatively permeable formation using gas to increase mobility
    Publication number: 20030098149
    Abstract: A method for treating a relatively permeable formation containing heavy hydrocarbons in situ may include providing heat from one or more heat sources to a portion of the formation. The heat may be allowed to transfer from the heat sources to a selected section of the formation. The transferred heat may reduce the viscosity of at least some hydrocarbons within the selected section. A gas may be produced to the selected section of the formation. The gas may produce a flow of hydrocarbons within the selected section. A mixture of hydrocarbons may be produced from the selected section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Inventors: Scott Lee Wellington, Steven Dexter Crane, Eric Pierre de Rouffignac, John Michael Karanikas, Kevin Albert Maher, Margaret Ann Messier, Bruce Edmunds Roberts, Meliha Deniz Sumnu-Dindoruk, Harold J. Vinegar
  • In situ thermal recovery from a relatively permeable formation
    Publication number: 20030098605
    Abstract: A method for treating a relatively permeable formation containing heavy hydrocarbons in situ may include providing heat from a first set of heat sources to a first section of the formation. The heat provided to the first section may pyrolyze at least some hydrocarbons in the first section. Heat may also be provided from a second set of heat sources to a second section of the formation. The heat provided to the second section may mobilize at least some hydrocarbons in the second section. A portion of the hydrocarbons from the second section may be induced to flow into the first section. A mixture of hydrocarbons may be produced from the formation. The produced mixture may included at least some pyrolyzed hydrocarbons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Inventors: Harold J. Vinegar, Eric Pierre de Rouffignac, John Michael Karanikas, Meliha Deniz Sumnu-Dindoruk, Scott Lee Wellington