Patents by Inventor Vladimir ALVARADO

Vladimir ALVARADO 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).

  • ORGANIC ACID-BASED ENHANCED WATERFLOODING
    Publication number: 20230064447
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a hydrocarbon recovery material includes an organic acid and a water material, the organic acid including a naphthenic acid, L-proline, or combinations thereof. In another embodiment, an oil recovery method includes injecting a treatment fluid into a reservoir under reservoir conditions, the reservoir containing hydrocarbons, and the treatment fluid includes an organic acid and a water material. In another embodiment, an oil recovery method includes injecting a treatment fluid into a reservoir containing hydrocarbons, the treatment fluid comprising an organic acid in one or more of an oil-in-water emulsion, a resin dispersion, or a polymer capsule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Vladimir ALVARADO, Teresa REILLY, Kelly MEYERS
  • Organic acid-based enhanced waterflooding
    Patent number: 11479712
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a hydrocarbon recovery material includes an organic acid and a water material, the organic acid including a naphthenic acid, L-proline, or combinations thereof. In another embodiment, an oil recovery method includes injecting a treatment fluid into a reservoir under reservoir conditions, the reservoir containing hydrocarbons, and the treatment fluid includes an organic acid and a water material. In another embodiment, an oil recovery method includes injecting a treatment fluid into a reservoir containing hydrocarbons, the treatment fluid comprising an organic acid in one or more of an oil-in-water emulsion, a resin dispersion, or a polymer capsule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
    Inventors: Vladimir Alvarado, Teresa Reilly, Kelly Meyers
  • ORGANIC ACID-BASED ENHANCED WATERFLOODING
    Publication number: 20210054259
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a hydrocarbon recovery material includes an organic acid and a water material, the organic acid including a naphthenic acid, L-proline, or combinations thereof. In another embodiment, an oil recovery method includes injecting a treatment fluid into a reservoir under reservoir conditions, the reservoir containing hydrocarbons, and the treatment fluid includes an organic acid and a water material. In another embodiment, an oil recovery method includes injecting a treatment fluid into a reservoir containing hydrocarbons, the treatment fluid comprising an organic acid in one or more of an oil-in-water emulsion, a resin dispersion, or a polymer capsule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Vladimir ALVARADO, Teresa REILLY, Kelly MEYERS
  • Organic acid-based enhanced waterflooding
    Patent number: 10844274
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a hydrocarbon recovery material includes an organic acid and a water material, the organic acid including a naphthenic acid, L-prolific, or a combination thereof. In another embodiment, an oil recovery method includes injecting a treatment fluid into a reservoir under reservoir conditions, the reservoir containing hydrocarbons, and the treatment fluid includes an organic acid and a water material. In another embodiment, an oil recovery method includes injecting a treatment fluid into a reservoir containing hydrocarbons, the treatment fluid comprising an organic acid in one or more of an oil-in-water emulsion, a resin dispersion, or a polymer capsule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
    Inventors: Vladimir Alvarado, Teresa Reilly, Kelly Meyers
  • ORGANIC ACID-BASED ENHANCED WATERFLOODING
    Publication number: 20190316026
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a hydrocarbon recovery material includes an organic acid and a water material, the organic acid including a naphthenic acid, L-prolific, or a combination thereof. In another embodiment, an oil recovery method includes injecting a treatment fluid into a reservoir under reservoir conditions, the reservoir containing hydrocarbons, and the treatment fluid includes an organic acid and a water material. In another embodiment, an oil recovery method includes injecting a treatment fluid into a reservoir containing hydrocarbons, the treatment fluid comprising an organic acid in one or more of an oil-in-water emulsion, a resin dispersion, or a polymer capsule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Vladimir ALVARADO, Teresa REILLY, Kelly MEYERS