Patents by Inventor SANDRA N. HOPKO

SANDRA N. HOPKO 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).

  • System And Method For Recovering Hydrocarbons From A Subsurface Formation That Minimizes Surface Disturbance
    Publication number: 20170081949
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for recovering hydrocarbons that minimize surface disturbance. The system includes an electrical heater within the subsurface formation that heats hydrocarbons within the subsurface formation and a heater wellbore within the subsurface formation that has been reclaimed for surface use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: SANDRA N. HOPKO, SHAQUIIRIA S. HOWELL