Patents by Inventor Robert J. Bodnar

Robert J. Bodnar 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).

  • Method to evaluate the hydrocarbon potential of sedimentary basins from fluid inclusions
    Patent number: 6393906
    Abstract: A method for evaluating sedimentary basins for hydrocarbon potential using aqueous fluid inclusions. Aqueous fluid inclusions are identified in a rock sample. The homogenization temperatures of the fluid inclusions are determined, the optical spectra of the water and methane in the fluid inclusions are measured, and the formation pressures are estimated from the relationship of homogenization temperature and optical spectrum to formation pressure. Formation pressure of the fluid inclusions can be combined with history of the fluid inclusion formation to reconstruct the paleo-history of the basin to evaluate hydrocarbon potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Maxim O. Vityk, Robert H. Pottorf, Robert J. Chimenti, Patricia H. Kalamaras, Robert J. Bodnar, Jing Leng