Patents by Inventor Timothy Richard HARPER

Timothy Richard HARPER 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 and apparatus for reservoir analysis and fracture design in a rock layer
    Patent number: 10851633
    Abstract: A method of hydraulic fracturing of a hydrocarbon reservoir in a rock layer uses a method of providing a reservoir description. Firstly, a reservoir description is provided for the hydrocarbon reservoir. This reservoir description comprises a distribution of stresses within a rock layer affecting propagation of a hydraulic fracture. This reservoir description can be used to calculate a fracture plan to for hydraulic fracture of the hydrocarbon reservoir according to the distribution of stresses in the reservoir description to provide one or more predetermined fracture properties. Hydraulic fracturing of the hydrocarbon reservoir can then follow according to the fracture plan. A method determines minimum horizontal stress in a rock region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignees: Ikon Science Innovation Limited, Geosphere Limited
    Inventor: Timothy Richard Harper
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESERVOIR ANALYSIS AND FRACTURE DESIGN IN A ROCK LAYER
    Publication number: 20180128091
    Abstract: A method of hydraulic fracturing of a hydrocarbon reservoir in a rock layer uses a method of providing a reservoir description. Firstly, a reservoir description is provided for the hydrocarbon reservoir. This reservoir description comprises a distribution of stresses within a rock layer affecting propagation of a hydraulic fracture. This reservoir description can be used to calculate a fracture plan to for hydraulic fracture of the hydrocarbon reservoir according to the distribution of stresses in the reservoir description to provide one or more predetermined fracture properties. Hydraulic fracturing of the hydrocarbon reservoir can then follow according to the fracture plan. A method of determining minimum horizontal stress in a rock region is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventor: Timothy Richard HARPER