Patents by Inventor Yan Kou

Yan Kou 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: 11687693
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for evaluating fracture connectivity and optimizing fracture parameters based on complex network theory, comprising the following steps: obtaining natural fracture distribution laws and characteristic parameters of the formation based on previous knowledge of natural fractures in the formation and statistical analysis of fractures in the core, and establishing a discrete fracture network model of natural fractures based on the previous step; setting up hydraulic fractures, determining intersection relations in the fracture network and coordinates of intersection points of fractures: converting the actual fracture network into a complex network dual topology diagram based on complex network theory, and calculating evaluative indexes of the complex network to realize the evaluation of fracture network connectivity; changing the hydraulic fracture parameters to get the evaluation indexes of different hydraulic fracture schemes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Southwest Petroleum University
    Inventors: Youshi Jiang, Lirui Zhong, Yan Kou, Yongming Li, Xiyu Chen, Jingkai Hu
  • Publication number: 20230169244
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for evaluating fracture connectivity and optimizing fracture parameters based on complex network theory, comprising the following steps: obtaining natural fracture distribution laws and characteristic parameters of the formation based on previous knowledge of natural fractures in the formation and statistical analysis of fractures in the core, and establishing a discrete fracture network model of natural fractures based on the previous step; setting up hydraulic fractures, determining intersection relations in the fracture network and coordinates of intersection points of fractures; converting the actual fracture network into a complex network dual topology diagram based on complex network theory, and calculating evaluative indexes of the complex network to realize the evaluation of fracture network connectivity; changing the hydraulic fracture parameters to get the evaluation indexes of different hydraulic fracture schemes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Southwest Petroleum University
    Inventors: Youshi JIANG, Lirui ZHONG, Yan KOU, Yongming LI, Xiyu CHEN, Jingkai HU
  • Publication number: 20220290529
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a gas flow rate analysis and prediction method for wellhead choke of gas well based on Gaussian process regression, comprising the following steps of Step 1) acquiring basic data of the wellhead choke on site, Step 2) selecting a kernel function, Step 3) calculating a covariance matrix, Step 4) testing the Gaussian process regression model with the test data sample to calculate a prediction deviation, Step 5) selecting different kernel functions, repeating Steps 2-4, comparing prediction deviations of the different kernel functions, and Step 6) analyzing and predicting the gas flow rate of the wellhead choke of the gas well to be tested. According to the method, the data of the wellhead choke of the gas well can be processed effectively, and the gas flow rate can be predicted accurately under the condition that there is gas-liquid flow rate in the wellhead choke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: Southwest Petroleum University
    Inventors: Youshi JIANG, Yan KOU, Yongming LI, Jing JIA, Jinzhou ZHAO
  • Patent number: 11125068
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a channel fracturing method with alternative injection of conventional and capsule-type soluble proppants. The method includes the following steps: injecting pad fluid into a wellbore to break a formation and form fractures in the formation; alternately injecting a sand-carrying fluid containing conventional proppant and a sand-carrying fluid containing capsule-type soluble proppant into the wellbore in sequence to support fractures in the formation and continue to fracture the formation; injecting displacement fluid into the wellbore to completely displace the sand-carrying fluids in the wellbore into the fractures. The conventional proppant of less dosage is used. The capsule-type soluble proppant is less difficult to be developed and its solubility is sensitive to the fracture closure, which is conducive to the quick flowback after fracturing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Youshi Jiang, Yan Kou, Yongming Li, Zhibin He, Jing Jia, Wang Tang, Ang Luo, Bo Chen
  • Publication number: 20210222537
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a channel fracturing method with alternative injection of conventional and capsule-type soluble proppants. The method includes the following steps: injecting pad fluid into a wellbore to break a formation and form fractures in the formation; alternately injecting a sand-carrying fluid containing conventional proppant and a sand-carrying fluid containing capsule-type soluble proppant into the wellbore in sequence to support fractures in the formation and continue to fracture the formation; injecting displacement fluid into the wellbore to completely displace the sand-carrying fluids in the wellbore into the fractures. The conventional proppant of less dosage is used. The capsule-type soluble proppant is less difficult to be developed and its solubility is sensitive to the fracture closure, which is conducive to the quick flowback after fracturing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Youshi Jiang, Yan Kou, Yongming Li, Zhibin He, Jing Jia, Wang Tang, Ang Luo, Bo Chen
  • Patent number: 8198091
    Abstract: A method for assaying the antioxidant capacity of a skin care product, the method including preparing an emulsion base, dissolving a sample of a skin care product into the emulsion base to form a homogeneous emulsion mixture, adding a detection probe to the homogeneous emulsion mixture, adding reactive oxygen species generator and/or reactive nitrogen species generator to the homogeneous emulsion mixture, measuring the fluorescence intensity change of the detection probe in the presence of the sample over time, in the presence of the standard over time, and in the presence of a blank over time, and calculating the initial rate of oxidation of the detection probe to determine the antioxidant capacity of the sample of the skin care product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Brunswick Laboratories, LLC
    Inventors: Boxin Ou, Liliang Zhang, Miwako Kondo, Hongping Ji, Yan Kou
  • Publication number: 20100159613
    Abstract: A method for assaying the antioxidant capacity of a skin care product, the method including preparing an emulsion base, dissolving a sample of a skin care product into the emulsion base to form a homogeneous emulsion mixture, adding a detection probe to the homogeneous emulsion mixture, adding reactive oxygen species generator and/or reactive nitrogen species generator to the homogeneous emulsion mixture, measuring the fluorescence intensity change of the detection probe in the presence of the sample over time, in the presence of the standard over time, and in the presence of a blank over time, and calculating the initial rate of oxidation of the detection probe to determine the antioxidant capacity of the sample of the skin care product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Boxin Ou, Liliang Zhang, Miwako Kondo, Hongping Ji, Yan Kou