Patents by Inventor Quinn R. Passey

Quinn R. Passey 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).

  • Capillary-based calibration standards for measurement of permeability
    Patent number: 9091622
    Abstract: A calibration standard or check plug provides calibration standards in the permeability range of 10-10,000 nanoDarcy. The check plug is of similar exterior dimensions to a core sample that would be used with existing permeameters. The check plug is constructed from an impermeable material that is insensitive to moisture. The check plug has one or more channels of known diameter from which the permeability may be calculated. Methods for use thereof and methods of manufacture thereof are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Somnath Sinha, Edward M. Braun, Quinn R. Passey, Sergio A. Leonardi, Alexander C. Wood, III, Timothy E. Zirkle, Ryan A. Kudva
  • Method for remote identification and characterization of hydrocarbon source rocks using seismic and electromagnetic geophysical data
    Patent number: 8729903
    Abstract: Method for assessing hydrocarbon source rock potential of a subsurface region without well log information. The method uses surface electromagnetic (121) and seismic (122) survey data to obtain vertical profiles of resistivity and velocity (123), which are then analyzed in the same way as well log data are analyzed by the well known Delta Log R method (124).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Leonard J. Srnka, Quinn R. Passey, Kevin M. Bohacs, David R. Converse, Yaping Zhu
  • Capillary-Based Calibration Standards For Measurement of Permeability
    Publication number: 20130152671
    Abstract: A calibration standard or check plug provides calibration standards in the permeability range of 10-10,000 nanoDarcy. The check plug is of similar exterior dimensions to a core sample that would be used with existing permeameters. The check plug is constructed from an impermeable material that is insensitive to moisture. The check plug has one or more channels of known diameter from which the permeability may be calculated. Methods for use thereof and methods of manufacture thereof are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Somnath Sinha, Edward M. Braun, Quinn R. Passey, Sergio A. Leonardi, Alexander C. Wood, III, Timothy E. Zirkle, Ryan A. Kudva
  • Method For Remote Identification And Characterization of Hydrocarbon Source Rocks Using Seismic and Electromagnetic Geophysical Data
    Publication number: 20110108283
    Abstract: Method for assessing hydrocarbon source rock potential of a subsurface region without well log information. The method uses surface electromagnetic (121) and seismic (122) survey data to obtain vertical profiles of resistivity and velocity (123), which are then analyzed in the same way as well log data are analyzed by the well known DeltaLogR method (124).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Leonard J. Srnka, Quinn R. Passey, Kevin M. Bohacs, David R. Converse, Yaping Zhu
  • Methods of treating a subterranean formation to convert organic matter into producible hydrocarbons
    Patent number: 7331385
    Abstract: Methods are provided that include the steps of providing wells in a formation, establishing one or more fractures (12) in the formation, such that each fracture intersects at least one of the wells (16, 18), placing electrically conductive material in the fractures, and generating electric current through the fractures and through the material such that sufficient heat (10) is generated by electrical resistivity within the material to pyrolyze organic matter in the formation into producible hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: William A. Symington, Michele M. Thomas, Quinn R. Passey, Abdel Wadood M. El-Rabaa, Jeff H. Moss, Robert D. Kaminsky
  • Method for production of hydrocarbons from organic-rich rock
    Patent number: 6918444
    Abstract: A method for accelerating the conversion of kerogen to hydrocarbons in a subterranean formation containing organic-rich rock that is located in the vicinity of reservoir-quality strata. Sufficient heat is generated in the reservoir-quality strata such that it heats the organic-rich rock in the subterranean formation and accelerates the conversion of kerogen to hydrocarbons in the formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Quinn R. Passey, Michele M. Thomas, Kevin M. Bohacs
  • Method for production of hydrocarbons from organic-rich rock
    Publication number: 20010049342
    Abstract: A method for accelerating the conversion of kerogen to hydrocarbons in a subterranean formation containing organic-rich rock that is located in the vicinity of reservoir-quality strata. Sufficient heat is generated in the reservoir-quality strata such that it heats the organic-rich rock in the subterranean formation and accelerates the conversion of kerogen to hydrocarbons in the formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Inventors: Quinn R. Passey, Michele M. Thomas, Kevin M. Bohacs