Patents by Inventor Sergei A. FILATYEV

Sergei A. FILATYEV 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).

  • Accelerated interval communication using openholes
    Patent number: 11125063
    Abstract: Described herein are methods for accelerating the start-up in SAGD type processes wherein the volume between the injector and the producer is preheated utilizing open-holes drilled between wells. The recovery of hydrocarbons is also improved due to a viscous fluid drive in the open-holes during SAGD operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
    Inventors: Sergei A. Filatyev, Pradeep A. Govind, Thomas J. Wheeler
  • Thermal conditioning of fishbone well configurations
    Patent number: 10370949
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a particularly effective well configuration that can be used for SAGD and other steam based oil recovery methods. Fishbone multilateral wells are combined with SAGD, effectively expanding steam coverage, but the fishbones are preheated to mitigate plugging problems, with e.g., resistive heating, EM heating or chemical heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
    Inventors: Sergei A. Filatyev, Pradeep Ananth Govind, Thomas J. Wheeler
  • Accelerated Interval Communication Using Openholes
    Publication number: 20190024488
    Abstract: Described herein are methods for accelerating the start-up in SAGD type processes wherein the volume between the injector and the producer is preheated utilizing open-holes drilled between wells. The recovery of hydrocarbons is also improved due to a viscous fluid drive in the open-holes during SAGD operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Sergei A. FILATYEV, Pradeep A. GOVIND, Thomas J. WHEELER
  • THERMAL CONDITIONING OF FISHBONES
    Publication number: 20170081950
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a particularly effective well configuration that can be used for SAGD and other steam based oil recovery methods. Fishbone multilateral wells are combined with SAGD, effectively expanding steam coverage, but the fishbones are preheated to mitigate plugging problems, with e.g., resistive heating, EM heating or chemical heating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Sergei A. FILATYEV, Pradeep Ananth Govind, Thomas J. WHEELER