Patents by Inventor Youwei He

Youwei He 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: 12624275
    Abstract: A temperature-resistant and salt-tolerant in-situ plugging-enhanced gel composition, a gel, and their preparation method and application are provided. The gel composition includes a first monomer, a second monomer, a first crosslinking agent, a second crosslinking agent, an initiator, an enhancer, and water; optionally, the composition further includes a third monomer. The gel can undergo re-crosslinking under stimulation by high temperature and CO2-acidic conditions to form the bulk gel, thereby avoiding issues associated with in-situ gel systems such as crosslinking uncertainty, chromatographic separation, and susceptibility to reservoir damage, while simultaneously achieving enhanced plugging capability under in-situ reservoir conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2025
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: China University of Petroleum-Beijing
    Inventors: Zhenhua Rui, Yang Zhao, Jun Ni, Xin Wen, Liu Yang, Youwei He, Jirui Zou, Fengyuan Zhang, Ting Hu
  • Publication number: 20250003945
    Abstract: The present disclosure presents a device and method for calculating a change in CO2 storage capacity before and after drying, wherein the method comprises the following steps: S1: acquire a target stratum core and prepare a formation water sample and a gaseous CO2 sample; S2: measure the content of the saturated condensate water of the gaseous CO2 sample under a target formation condition; S3: saturate formation water for the target stratum core; S4: perform displacement experiments until a water saturation of a core at the target stratum reaches saturation of irreducible water in an actual stratum, and record a core porosity ?0 at this time; S5: continue the displacement experiment until all the formation water in the core of the target stratum has evaporated, and record the core porosity ?1 at this time; S6: calculate a drying radius of reservoir and the change of CO2 storage capacity after reservoir drying.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2023
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: Southwest Petroleum University
    Inventors: Jiazheng QIN, Ning WANG, Yong TANG, Youwei HE, Zhenhua RUI, Yueliang LIU, Maohan YUAN
  • Patent number: 12117385
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for evaluating the underground hydrogen storage (UHS) capacity in porous media of depleted gas reservoirs using CO2 as cushion gas, including the following steps: S1: obtaining physical parameters required for UHS capacity evaluation based on geological and production data of the target depleted gas reservoir; S2: calculating the cap-rock breakthrough pressure and fault-slip pressure of the UHS based on the cap and fault properties of the target depleted gas reservoir to further estimate the highest operating pressure of the UHS; S3: developing the H2—CO2—CH4 multi-component material balance equation in underground porous media by considering the dissolution of three components in formation water; S4: substituting the parameters obtained from S1 and S2 into the multi-component material balance equation to calculate the proportion of different gas components in the pore space to finally determine the UHS capacity of the target depleted gas reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Southwest Petroleum University
    Inventors: Youwei He, Yu Qiao, Jiazheng Qin, Yong Tang, Ning Wang, Guoqing Zhao
  • Publication number: 20240319066
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for evaluating the underground hydrogen storage (UHS) capacity in porous media of depleted gas reservoirs using CO2 as cushion gas, including the following steps: S1: obtaining physical parameters required for UHS capacity evaluation based on geological and production data of the target depleted gas reservoir; S2: calculating the cap-rock breakthrough pressure and fault-slip pressure of the UHS based on the cap and fault properties of the target depleted gas reservoir to further estimate the highest operating pressure of the UHS; S3: developing the H2—CO2—CH4 multi-component material balance equation in underground porous media by considering the dissolution of three components in formation water; S4: substituting the parameters obtained from S1 and S2 into the multi-component material balance equation to calculate the proportion of different gas components in the pore space to finally determine the UHS capacity of the target depleted gas reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: Southwest Petroleum University
    Inventors: Youwei HE, Yu QIAO, Jiazheng QIN, Yong TANG, Ning WANG, Guoqing ZHAO
  • Patent number: 11982182
    Abstract: Methods and systems for testing retrograde condensation damage in a near well zone of a condensate gas reservoir with a high condensate content are provided. The device comprises a long rock core holder, a first two-way valve, a second two-way valve, a first single-way valve, a second single-way valve, a third single-way valve, a fourth single-way valve, a first three-way valve, a second three-way valve, a third three-way valve, a confining pressure pump, a confining pressure gauge, a vacuum pump, a high-pressure high-precision displacement pump, a first intermediate container, an outlet pressure gauge, a displacement pump, a back pressure valve, a gas meter, a second intermediate container, an inlet pressure gauge, a test tube, a constant temperature oven, a gas flowmeter, a gas chromatograph, a six-way valve, a sample preparation device, and a thermostatic chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Youwei He, Shuai Qiu, Jiazheng Qin, Yong Tang, Keji Long, Zhenhua Rui