Patents by Inventor Mikes G. Nicholis

Mikes G. Nicholis 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).

  • Electrically Conductive Methods For Heating A Subsurface Formation To Convert Organic Matter Into Hydrocarbon Fluids
    Publication number: 20100101793
    Abstract: A method and system for heating a subsurface formation using electrical resistance heating is provided. In one aspect, two or more wellbores are provided that penetrate an interval of solid organic-rich rock within the subsurface formation. At least one fracture is established in the organic-rich rock from at least one of the wellbores, and electrically conductive material is provided in the fracture. In this way electrical communication is provided between the two or more wellbores. The electrically conductive material may include a first portion placed in contact with each of the two or more wellbores, and a second portion intermediate the two or more wellbores. The first portion has a first bulk resistivity while the second portion has a second bulk resistivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: William A. Symington, Mikes G. Nicholis, Glenn A. Otten