Patents by Inventor Reza Barati

Reza Barati 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).

  • Publication number: 20230409778
    Abstract: Accurately predicting permeability of a material such as a rocks of a subsurface fluid reservoir is challenging. An accurate permeability prediction can be generated by receiving input data from a plurality of data sources and deriving vug attribute parameters based, at least in part, on the input data. The vug attribute parameters may be provided to a model configured to generate modelled rock property data. The modelled rock property data may include a probability indicative of vug connectedness of vugs located in rocks of the subsurface fluid reservoir. The probability of vug connectedness may be indicative of a permeability probability of rocks of the subsurface fluid reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Hassan Eltom, Eugene C. Rankey, Robert H. Goldstein, Reza Barati, Stephen Hasiotis
  • Patent number: 10876040
    Abstract: Polyelectrolyte nanoparticles are generated to stabilize foam for use in enhanced oil recovery. Stability is further enhanced by optimizing pH and a ratio of polycationic and polyanioinic materials, resulting in stronger and longer lasting foams in the presence of crude oil. Use of these nanoparticles results in negligible damage to formation permeability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
    Inventor: Reza Barati Ghahfarokhi
  • Publication number: 20190169487
    Abstract: Polyelectrolyte nanoparticles are generated to stabilize foam for use in enhanced oil recovery. Stability is further enhanced by optimizing pH and a ratio of polycationic and polyanioinic materials, resulting in stronger and longer lasting foams in the presence of crude oil. Use of these nanoparticles results in negligible damage to formation permeability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventor: REZA BARATI GHAHFAROKHI
  • Patent number: 10214680
    Abstract: Polyelectrolyte nanoparticles are generated to stabilize foam for use in enhanced oil recovery. Stability is further enhanced by optimizing pH and a ratio of polycationic and polyanioinic materials, resulting in stronger and longer lasting foams in the presence of crude oil. Use of these nanoparticles results in negligible damage to formation permeability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: The University of Kansas
    Inventor: Reza Barati Ghahfarokhi
  • Publication number: 20170044425
    Abstract: Polyelectrolyte nanoparticles are generated to stabilize foam for use in enhanced oil recovery. Stability is further enhanced by optimizing pH and a ratio of polycationic and polyanioinic materials, resulting in stronger and longer lasting foams in the presence of crude oil. Use of these nanoparticles results in negligible damage to formation permeability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventor: REZA BARATI GHAHFAROKHI
  • Publication number: 20160355727
    Abstract: Methods of hydraulic fracturing are disclosed. One method of hydraulic fracturing which is performed on a geologic stratum includes using a nano-proppant dominantly formed of particles having an average diameter of less than 1 ?m dispersed in a fracturing fluid. A material for use in hydraulic fracturing may include a fracturing fluid and a nano-proppant dominantly formed of particles having an average diameter of less than 1 ?m dispersed in the fracturing fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventor: REZA BARATI GHAHFAROKHI