Patents by Inventor Yufen Shao

Yufen Shao 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).

  • Publication number: 20240018854
    Abstract: A methodology using an interwell connectivity model for hydrocarbon management is disclosed. The interwell connectivity model may include interwell connectivity metrics indicative of fluid interconnectivity amongst pairs of wells and may be used as predictive or prescriptive for enhanced oil recovery (EOR). As predictive, the interwell connectivity model may be used to determine an effect of gas injection into the reservoir on one or more aspects of EOR, such as reservoir pressure or production rates. As prescriptive, the interwell connectivity model may be used to improve or optimize various stages of EOR, such as during drilling or construction of the extraction site, during primary depletion, or during one or more huff-and-puff cycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Shreerang S. CHHATRE, Jai MANIK, Amr S. EL-BAKRY, Yufen SHAO, Ti ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10878349
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for generating an optimized ship schedule to deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG) from one or more LNG liquefaction terminals to one or more LNG regasification terminals using a fleet of ships. The method involves modeling the ship schedule via an LNG ship scheduling model and a LNG ship rescheduling model to provide optimized decisions for the LNG supply chain. The LNG supply chain includes the one or more LNG liquefaction terminals, the one or more LNG regasification terminals, and the fleet of ships.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Yufen Shao, Vikas Goel, Joshua R. Lowry, Bora Tarhan, Kevin C. Furman
  • Patent number: 10867261
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for generating an optimized ship schedule to deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG) from one or more LNG liquefaction terminals to one or more LNG regasification terminals using a fleet of ships. The method involves modeling the ship schedule via an LNG ship scheduling model and a LNG ship rescheduling model to provide optimized decisions for the LNG supply chain. The LNG supply chain includes the one or more LNG liquefaction terminals, the one or more LNG regasification terminals, and the fleet of ships.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Yufen Shao, Vikas Goel, Joshua R. Lowry, Bora Tarhan, Kevin C. Furman
  • Publication number: 20150324740
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for generating an optimized ship schedule to deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG) from one or more LNG liquefaction terminals to one or more LNG regasification terminals using a fleet of ships. The method involves modeling the ship schedule via an LNG ship scheduling model and a LNG ship rescheduling model to provide optimized decisions for the LNG supply chain. The LNG supply chain includes the one or more LNG liquefaction terminals, the one or more LNG regasification terminals, and the fleet of ships.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Yufen Shao, Vikas Goel, Joshua R. Lowry, Bora Tarhan, Kevin C. Furman
  • Publication number: 20150324714
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for generating an optimized ship schedule to deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG) from one or more LNG liquefaction terminals to one or more LNG regasification terminals using a fleet of ships. The method involves modeling the ship schedule via an LNG ship scheduling model and a LNG ship rescheduling model to provide optimized decisions for the LNG supply chain. The LNG supply chain includes the one or more LNG liquefaction terminals, the one or more LNG regasification terminals, and the fleet of ships.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Yufen Shao, Vikas Goel, Joshua R. Lowry, Bora Tarhan, Kevin C. Furman
  • Publication number: 20150178649
    Abstract: A system, including: a memory that stores computer executable instructions; and processing circuitry that executes the instructions in order to, generate a graphical user interface, which includes an intelligent Gantt chart that displays a working schedule of a task assigned to a resource, receive a command to change the working schedule, integrate the change into the working schedule, and update and display a performance metric based on the change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Kevin C. Furman, Vikas Goel, Joshua R. Lowry, Yufen Shao