Patents by Inventor Mingzhe Dong

Mingzhe Dong 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).

  • NANOPARTICLE-SURFACTANT STABILIZED FOAMS
    Publication number: 20220162497
    Abstract: Stabilized foams are provided, adapted in particular for subterranean applications in hydrocarbon recovery operations. The foams are stabilized with surfactant-decorated nanoparticles, and the decoration of the nanoparticles with surfactant may be titrated to tune the stabilization of the foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Ali Telmadarreie, Mingzhe Dong, Steven L. Bryant
  • Bottom-up gravity-assisted pressure drive
    Patent number: 10550681
    Abstract: A method is taught for producing hydrocarbons from a reservoir by drilling two or more wells located proximal a bottom of said reservoir. The method comprises initiating one or more high-mobility zones connecting said wells along the bottom of the reservoir and producing the reservoir from the bottom of said reservoir upwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Bitcan Geosciences & Engineering Inc.
    Inventors: Yanguang Yuan, Mingzhe Dong
  • BOTTOM-UP GRAVITY-ASSISTED PRESSURE DRIVE
    Publication number: 20170130572
    Abstract: A method is taught for producing hydrocarbons from a reservoir by drilling two or more wells located proximal a bottom of said reservoir. The method comprises initiating one or more high-mobility zones connecting said wells along the bottom of the reservoir and producing the reservoir from the bottom of said reservoir upwards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Yanguang Yuan, Mingzhe Dong