Patents by Inventor Trenton M. Schrader

Trenton M. Schrader 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).

  • Patent number: 11965403
    Abstract: Methods for producing hydrocarbons from subterranean reservoirs utilizing a production well having a plurality of fluid-inlet components spaced apart to define a plurality of production-well fluid-inlet zones. An injection fluid comprising a solvent is injected into the reservoir, resulting in a drainage fluid with a liquid phase and a gas phase occupying one or more of the production-well fluid-inflow zones. The production fluid is produced at a production-flow rate via a pump, and the gas phase:liquid phase ratio of the production fluid is modulated by orchestrating variations in the pump speed and one or more of the plurality of fluid-inlet components to prioritize hydraulic communication with a subset of the plurality of production-well fluid-inlet zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Cenovus Energy Inc.
    Inventors: Amos Ben-Zvi, Amin Fardi, Simon D Gittins, Michael Miller, Ryan Miller, Trenton M Schrader
  • Patent number: 11713656
    Abstract: Methods for producing hydrocarbons from subterranean reservoirs utilize a production well having a plurality of individually-actuatable fluid-inlet components that are spaced apart to define a plurality of production-well fluid-inlet zones. An injection fluid including a non-condensable gas (NCG) is injected into the reservoir, such that a drainage fluid including at least a portion of the NCG occupies the production-well fluid-inlet zones. The gas phase:liquid phase ratio of a production fluid is modulated by identifying at least one of the production-well fluid-inlet zones as having a gas content above a threshold and thus being a higher-gas zone, and actuating variations in pump speed and the flow states of the plurality of fluid-inlet components adjacent and corresponding to the higher-gas zone to prioritize hydraulic communication with a subset of the plurality of production-well fluid-inlet zones spaced apart from the higher-gas zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Cenovus Energy Inc.
    Inventors: Amos Ben-Zvi, Amin Fardi, Simon D Gittins, Michael Miller, Ryan Miller, Trenton M Schrader
  • Publication number: 20210396106
    Abstract: Methods for producing hydrocarbons from subterranean reservoirs are disclosed herein. The methods utilize a production well that comprises a plurality of fluid-inlet components that are spaced apart to define a plurality of production-well fluid-inlet zones. The methods comprise injecting an injection fluid comprising a non-condensable gas (NCG) into the reservoir, such that a drainage fluid comprising at least a portion of the NCG occupies the production-well fluid-inlet zones. The method further comprises modulating the gas phase:liquid phase ratio of a production fluid by orchestrating variations in pump speed and the flow states of the plurality of fluid-inlet components to prioritize hydraulic communication with a subset of the plurality of production-well fluid-inlet zones that are not plagued by high NCG content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Amos Ben-Zvi, Amin Fardi, Simon D. Gittins, Michael Miller, Ryan Miller, Trenton M. Schrader
  • Publication number: 20210396110
    Abstract: Methods for producing hydrocarbons from subterranean reservoirs are disclosed herein. The methods utilize a production well that comprises a plurality of fluid-inlet components are spaced apart to define a plurality of production-well fluid-inlet zones. The methods comprise injecting an injection fluid comprising a solvent into the reservoir, such that a drainage fluid comprising a liquid phase and a gas phase occupies one or more of the production-well fluid-inflow zones. The method further comprises producing a production fluid at a production-flow rate via a pump, and modulating the gas phase:liquid phase ratio of the production fluid by orchestrating variations in the pump speed and one or more of the plurality of fluid-inlet components to prioritize hydraulic communication with a subset of the plurality of production-well fluid-inlet zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Amos BEN-ZVI, Amin FARDI, Simon D GITTINS, Michael MILLER, Ryan MILLER, Trenton M SCHRADER