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Title Filing Date Publication Date Grant Date
Fluid flow control in a hydrocarbon recovery operation 2022-11-23 2023-3-23
End-of-life recovery of mobilized hydrocarbons 2022-8-12 2023-2-16
Steam-enhanced hydrocarbon recovery using hydrogen sulfide-sorbent particles to … 2022-8-03 2023-2-16
Carbon dioxide or hydrogen sulfide sequestration in a subterranean reservoir … 2022-8-03 2023-2-16
Apparatus for viscous hydrocarbon transportation 2022-5-06 2022-10-20
System and method for monitoring subsurface steam chamber development using … 2022-4-06 2022-10-16
System and process for installing a hydrocarbon production system 2022-3-01 2022-9-03
Process for preparing a well for a hydrocarbon recovery operation 2022-1-12 2022-7-21
Coiled tubing injector and method of controlling same 2021-12-14 2022-7-28
Methods of hydrocarbon production enhanced by in-situ solvent de-asphalting 2021-12-14 2023-6-06 2023-6-06
System and process for producing diluent from dilbit, transportation, and … 2021-11-25 2022-5-27
Hydrocarbon-production methods employing multiple solvent processes across a … 2021-11-04 2022-5-05
Mechanically resilient bitumen microcapsules for midstream transport 2021-11-03 2022-5-05
Process for providing steam for a hydrocarbon recovery process 2021-10-28 2022-6-16
Process for providing steam for a hydrocarbon recovery process 2021-10-21 2022-4-22
Mass liquid fluidity meter and process for determining water cut in hydrocarbon … 2021-8-23 2022-2-24
Process for producing steam for a hydrocarbon recovery process 2021-8-18 2022-2-26
Apparatus and method for oil production forecasting 2021-6-25 2022-12-25
Apparatus and method for oil production forecasting 2021-6-25 2022-12-29
Methods for recovering solvent and producing hydrocarbons from subteranean … 2021-6-18 2021-12-23
Conformance control in hydrocarbon recovery 2021-6-18 2021-12-23
Gas-phase solvent management during production of in-situ hydrocarbons 2021-6-18 2021-12-18
Non-condensable gas management during production of in-situ hydrocarbons 2021-6-18 2021-12-18
System and Method for Solid Catalyst Separation In Slurry Reactors 2021-5-19 2021-11-25
Methods for producing hydrocarbons from thin, heterogenous pay reservoirs using … 2021-5-19 2023-5-30 2023-5-30
Process for producing hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir 2021-1-28 2021-7-30
Process for producing hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir 2021-1-26 2021-9-16
Systems and methods for hydrovisbreaking heavy oil 2020-12-18 2021-6-23
Solvent-driven recovery process with abbreviated steam boost 2020-12-18 2021-6-20
Forced solvent cycling in oil recovery 2020-12-18 2021-6-20
Dynamic solvent:steam management in heavy oil recovery 2020-12-17 2021-6-20
Dynamic diluent-aided bitumen recovery from heterolithic reservoirs 2020-11-13 2021-5-15
Process for producing hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir 2020-11-12 2021-5-15
Adjustment of solvent injection rate based on storage temperature fluctuation … 2020-11-02 2021-5-04
Method for in situ hydrocarbon recovery from challenging reservoirs 2020-10-29 2021-5-07
System and method for analyzing reservoir changes during production 2020-9-15 2023-8-08 2023-8-08
Hydrocarbon storage in situ 2020-5-21 2020-11-22
System and method for online cleaning of heat exchangers 2020-5-19 2020-11-30
Methods and systems for two-stage steam generation 2020-5-13 2020-11-14
Process for determining a composition of a hydrocarbon sample obtained from a … 2020-5-01 2020-11-15
Well production optimization using hyperspectral imaging 2020-2-27 2022-7-19 2022-7-19
Process for producing hydrocarbons from a subterranean hydrocarbon-bearing … 2020-2-14 2020-8-20
Membrane separation of emulsions produced from hydrocarbon recovery processes 2020-2-13 2020-8-19
Dense aqueous gravity displacement of heavy oil 2020-1-31 2020-8-06
Process for producing hydrocarbons from a subterranean hydrocarbon-bearing … 2019-12-04 2019-12-04
Method of inhibiting deposition of silicon-based inorganic deposits during in- … 2019-12-02 2020-6-03
Process for producing fluids from a hydrocarbon-bearing formation 2019-11-04 2020-5-07
Producing hydrocarbons from subterranean reservoir with solvent injection at … 2019-10-29 2020-5-09
Catalytic caustic desulfonylation 2019-10-11 2021-5-18 2021-5-18
Process for hydrocarbon recovery from a hydrocarbon-bearing formation 2019-10-09 2020-4-10
System and method for shortened-path processing of produced fluids and steam … 2019-9-27 2022-3-01 2022-3-01
Hydrocarbon recovery with controlled injection rates of solvent and steam 2019-8-19 2020-2-21
Process for producing hydrocarbons from a subterranean hydrocarbon-bearing … 2019-8-16 2020-2-17
Solvent production control method in solvent-steam processes 2019-7-04 2020-1-05
Injection control in steam-solvent assisted process for hydrocarbon recovery 2019-6-13 2020-12-13
System, method and apparatus for reduced water usage for fracturing hydrocarbon … 2019-6-07 2019-12-12
Cementitous nanocomposite material and related methods 2019-5-10 2019-11-11
Process for developing fracture network and hydrocarbon recovery method 2019-3-20 2019-11-09
System and method for fluid flow control in a hydrocarbon recovery operation 2019-3-13 2019-9-14
Efficient system and method of determining a permeability ratio curve 2019-3-01 2020-9-01
Adsorbents and methods of use 2019-2-26 2019-8-20 2019-8-20
Foam displacement process for solvent driven hydrocarbon recovery process 2019-1-18 2019-7-19
Process for producing hydrocarbons from a subterranean hydrocarbon-bearing … 2018-12-21 2020-6-21
Bitumen processing and transport 2018-12-13 2019-4-25
Hydrocarbon recovery with injected solvent and steam at selected ratios 2018-12-12 2019-6-20
Methods and systems for water treatment by flocculation 2018-12-12 2019-6-22
Method for producing hydrocarbons from subterranean reservoir with varying … 2018-12-11 2019-6-22
Process and system for processing a produced stream from a solvent hydrocarbon … 2018-10-31 2019-5-30
Process for producing hydrocarbons from a subterranean hydrocarbon-bearing … 2018-10-24 2019-6-21
System, method and apparatus for creating virtual point sources within a … 2018-10-09 2021-5-04 2021-5-04
Method for producing hydrocarbons from subterranean reservoir with solvent and … 2018-9-27 2019-3-29
Bitumen solidification and prilling 2018-9-19 2019-1-17
Processes for treating hydrocarbon recovery produced fluids 2018-9-07 2019-3-08
In-situ carbon dioxide generation for heavy oil recovery method 2018-8-30 2020-2-29
Process for producing hydrocarbons from a subterranean hydrocarbon-bearing … 2018-8-17 2019-8-26
Process for producing hydrocarbons from a subterranean hydrocarbon-bearing … 2018-8-17 2019-8-26
Methods and systems for recycling recovered gas 2018-8-16 2019-2-18
Process for producing hydrocarbons from a subterranean hydrocarbon-bearing … 2018-8-15 2019-2-18
Process for removing scale in a steam generator for use in hydrocarbon recovery 2018-8-08 2019-2-28
Process for producing hydrocarbons from a subterranean hydrocarbon-bearing … 2018-7-04 2019-1-05
Heavy oil solvent recovery processes using artificially injected composite … 2018-6-15 2018-12-27
Process for in-situ upgrading of hydrocarbons within a reaction zone of a … 2018-5-30 2018-12-02
Staging production well depth 2018-5-08 2018-11-26
Transportable bitumen blends having a seperable high-octane low vapor pressure … 2018-4-11 2018-10-11
Method and apparatus for generating steam 2017-12-18 2018-6-20
Thermal hydrocarbon recovery method 2017-11-16 2022-6-07 2022-6-07
Process and system to separate diluent 2017-10-26 2018-5-03
Steam generator apparatus including a helical tubing circuit 2017-10-12 2018-4-13
Metallosilicate catalyst compositions (msc), preparation methods and methods of … 2017-9-01 2017-11-21
Method and system for generating steam from a feedwater stream including … 2017-8-31 2018-5-07
Processes and systems for generating steam from produced water 2017-7-05 2018-11-20 2018-11-20
Blowdown pressure maintenance with foam 2017-6-16 2017-12-16
Blowdown pressure maintenance with foam 2017-6-16 2019-11-12 2019-11-12
Load control system and method for hydrocarbon pump engine 2017-3-24 2018-9-24
Heel to toe thermal hydrocarbon recovery 2017-3-22 2017-9-22
Method and apparatus for drilling a wellbore for recovery of hydrocarbons from … 2017-2-22 2017-8-23
Methods of recovering heavy hydrocarbons by hybrid steam-solvent processes 2017-1-31 2017-8-01
Removal of non-condensing gas from steam chamber with co-injection of steam and … 2016-12-29 2017-6-30
Process and system for recovering water from an emulsion produced from a … 2016-12-28 2017-6-29
Hot water injection stimulation method for chops wells 2016-12-13 2017-6-18