| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7261766 |
Supersonic fluid separation enhanced by spray injection |
August 28, 2007 |
| The separation of liquid and/or solid components from a multiphase fluid stream passing through a supersonic fluid separator is enhanced by injecting a surface active agent into the fluid stream passing through the separator. Preferably the spray is injected via an injection tube tha |
| 7259688 |
Wireless reservoir production control |
August 21, 2007 |
| A reservoir production control system includes a plurality of wells for producing a reservoir linked to a central computer over a downhole communication network and a surface communication network. Both the downhole and the surface communication networks are wireless communications p |
| 7259129 |
Silver-containing catalysts, the manufacture of such silver-containing catalysts, and the use th |
August 21, 2007 |
| A high activity and high selectivity silver catalyst comprising silver and, optionally, one or more promoters supported on a suitable support material having the form of a shaped agglomerate. The structure of the shaped agglomerate is that of a hollow cylinder having a relatively small |
| 7259123 |
Catalytic trimerization and tetramerization of olefinic monomers |
August 21, 2007 |
| A catalyst precursor composition comprising a) a source of chromium, molybdenum or tungsten; b) a first ligand having the general formula (I); (R.sup.1)(R.sup.2)P--X--P(R.sup.3)(R.sup.4) (I) wherein X is a bivalent organic bridging group; R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 are independently selected |
| 7257050 |
Through tubing real time downhole wireless gauge |
August 14, 2007 |
| A telemetry system having: a pipe; a SCADA box acoustically coupled to the pipe; and a gauge inserted in the pipe, the gauge comprising: an acoustic wave generator; a coupler mechanically connected to the acoustic wave generator, wherein the coupler is engageable and disengageable with t |
| 7256706 |
Hybrid well communication system |
August 14, 2007 |
| A hybrid, hardwired and wireless well communication system having a fiber optical, electrical or other signal transmission conduit extending from the wellhead into the well and one or more wireless signal transducers that are located at a distance from the conduit and transmit wireless |
| 7255926 |
Barrier layer made of a curable resin containing polymeric polyol |
August 14, 2007 |
| A component involving a substrate, a layered structure arranged on the substrate, and a barrier layer arranged over the layered structure, wherein the barrier layer has the reaction product of an epoxy resin and a polymeric polyol. |
| 7255791 |
In situ method and apparatus for biodegradation of alkyl ethers and tertiary butyl alcohol |
August 14, 2007 |
| A method and apparatus for the in situ purification of aquifers contaminated with ethers and/or alcohols using a bacterial culture, a method of delivering the culture to the subsurface, and an oxygen delivery system. |
| 7252162 |
Method and device for injecting a fluid into a formation |
August 7, 2007 |
| A method of injecting a stream of treatment fluid into an earth formation in the course of drilling a borehole into the earth formation, using an assembly having a drill string provided with at least one sealing means arranged to selectively isolate a selected part of the borehole from t |
| 7250538 |
Process for the hydroformylation of an ethylenically unsaturated compound |
July 31, 2007 |
| Process for the hydroformylation of an optionally substituted ethylenically unsaturated compound by reaction thereof with carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a specific catalyst system which includes a source of Group VIII metal cations; a diphosphine ligand having the ge |
| 7250450 |
Process for the production of hydrocarbons from gaseous hydrocarbonaceous feed |
July 31, 2007 |
| A process for the production of hydrocarbons from gaseous hydrocarbonaceous feed involving the steps of: i) partial oxidation conversion of the gaseous hydrocarbonaceous feed and oxygen containing gas at elevated temperature and pressure into synthesis gas; ii) catalytical conversi |
| 7250140 |
FCC reactor |
July 31, 2007 |
| A fluid catalytic reactor vessel having at its upper end a single centrally positioned primary cyclone having a gas-solids inlet fluidly connected to the downstream end of a fluid catalytic riser, which riser is positioned externally from a fluid catalytic reactor vessel. The primary |
| 7247600 |
Catalyst composition |
July 24, 2007 |
| There is provided a catalyst carrier comprising a refractory inorganic material having a sodium solubilization rate no greater than 5 ppmw/5 minutes. There is further a catalyst comprising a refractory inorganic material carrier having a sodium solubilization rate no greater than 5 p |
| 7246667 |
Radial expansion of tubular members |
July 24, 2007 |
| An apparatus and method for coupling a tubular member to a preexisting structure. |
| 7245791 |
Compaction monitoring system |
July 17, 2007 |
| Methods for determining a preferred application of a plurality of transducers or sensors to a structure are disclosed for monitoring and imaging deformation of the structure as it is subjected to various forces. |
| 7244868 |
Process for the dehydrogenation of an unsaturated hydrocarbon |
July 17, 2007 |
| A process for the catalytic dehydrogenation of a first unsaturated hydrocarbon to form a second unsaturated hydrocarbon which has one olefinically unsaturated bond more than the first unsaturated hydrocarbon and otherwise an unchanged carbon skeleton, which process comprises contacti |
| 7244522 |
Lubricant for magnetic recording medium and use thereof |
July 17, 2007 |
| A magnetic recording medium and method for forming the magnetic recording medium are described. The magnetic recording medium includes a magnetic layer formed on a non-magnetic support, and a lubricant layer over the magnetic layer. The lubricant layer includes a compound selected from t |
| 7244350 |
Process to prepare a hydrocarbon product having a sulphur content below 0.05 wt |
July 17, 2007 |
| A process to continuously prepare a hydrocarbon product having a specified desired sulphur content lower than 0.05 wt %, starting from at least two or more high-sulphur hydrocarbon feedstocks having a sulphur content of above 0.05 wt %, by (a) blending the two or more of the high-sulphur |
| 7243743 |
Drilling assembly and method for drilling a barehole into geological formations |
July 17, 2007 |
| A drilling assembly for drilling a borehole into geological formations. The assembly comprises a drilling shaft and a pump device, both placable in the borehole. The drilling shaft comprises a drilling head, and the pump device comprises a sealing device for sealing a first borehole part |
| 7243720 |
Inhibiting breakthrough of driving fluid via a permeable geological layer into an oil production |
July 17, 2007 |
| A method for selectively reducing the permeability of one or more relatively permeable geological layers of an oil-bearing formation, to inhibit breakthrough of driving fluid from a driving fluid injection well via at least one of said layers into an oil production well, which method |
| 7243714 |
Well provided with flexible production tubing |
July 17, 2007 |
| A well having a bore hole extending from surface to an underground formation, a casing arranged in the borehole, a tubing hanger supported on the top of the casing, a packer arranged in the casing at a predetermined depth, and a tubing extending from the tubing hanger to the packer, |
| 7242637 |
Time-lapse seismic survey of a reservoir region |
July 10, 2007 |
| A method of investigating a reservoir region in a subsurface formation by a time-lapse seismic survey. The subsurface formation comprises a further formation region adjacent to the reservoir region. Data are obtained from a time-lapse seismic survey and includes seismic data of the subsu |
| 7240729 |
Apparatus for expanding a tubular member |
July 10, 2007 |
| An apparatus for expanding a tubular member. |
| 7240728 |
Expandable tubulars with a radial passage and wall portions with different wall thicknesses |
July 10, 2007 |
| A tubular liner including a first tubular portion, a second tubular portion, and an intermediate tapered tubular portion coupled to, and positioned between, the first and second tubular portions. |
| 7238847 |
Apparatus and method for determining and controlling the hydrogen-to-carbon ratio of a pyrolysis |
July 3, 2007 |
| A process and apparatus for determining the hydrogen-to-carbon ratio of the liquid fraction of a pyrolysis product by determining the hydrogen-to-carbon ratio of the pyrolysis product gas fraction and subtracting the thus determined value from the determined hydrogen-to-carbon of the |
| 7238764 |
Process for the co-oligomerisation of ethylene and alpha olefins |
July 3, 2007 |
| A process for production of higher linear alpha olefins and/or alkyl-branched alpha olefins, which comprises the co-oligomerisation of one or more alpha olefins with ethylene in the presence of a metal catalyst system employing one or more bis-aryliminepyridine MX.sub.a complexes and |
| 7235684 |
Process for preparing (branched-alkyl) arylsulfonates and a (branched-alkyl) arylsulfonate compo |
June 26, 2007 |
| A process for preparing branched alkyl aromatic hydrocarbons, which process comprises contacting branched olefins with an aromatic hydrocarbon under alkylating conditions, which branched olefins have been obtained by a process which comprises dehydrogenating an isoparaffinic composit |
| 7235677 |
Method of improving the operation of an existing ethylene oxide manufacturing process and system |
June 26, 2007 |
| Described is a method of improving the process and operation of an existing system for manufacturing ethylene oxide. The ethylene oxide manufacturing system includes an epoxidation reactor system containing a volume of high activity epoxidation catalyst. The method includes replacing |
| 7234518 |
Adjustable well screen assembly |
June 26, 2007 |
| An adjustable well screen assembly having a sand screen which is wrapped around a perforated base pipe and a perforated sleeve which is movably disposed concentrically inside the base pipe between a first, closed, and a second, open, position. In the first position of the sleeve the |
| 7232918 |
Catalyst composition |
June 19, 2007 |
| There is provided a catalyst carrier comprising a refractory inorganic material having a sodium solubilization rate no greater than 5 ppmw/5 minutes. There is further a catalyst comprising a refractory inorganic material carrier having a sodium solubilization rate no greater than 5 p |
| 7232786 |
Catalyst composition |
June 19, 2007 |
| There is provided a catalyst carrier comprising a refractory inorganic material having a sodium solubilization rate no greater than 5 ppmw/5 minutes. There is further a catalyst comprising a refractory inorganic material carrier having a sodium solubilization rate no greater than 5 p |
| 7232532 |
Catalytic partial oxidation process using a catalyst system having an upstream and a downstream |
June 19, 2007 |
| The invention relates to a process for the catalytic partial oxidation of a hydrocarbonaceous feedstock, wherein a feed mixture having the hydrocarbonaceous feedstock and a molecular-oxygen containing gas is contacted with a catalyst system having an upstream part and a downstream pa |
| 7232115 |
Gas-liquid contacting tray |
June 19, 2007 |
| A gas-liquid contacting tray equipped with downcomers having sidewalls with liquid outlet openings, which openings are provided with a liquid guiding device such as a lip or a spout. In one embodiment the contacting tray constitutes an upper tray having downcomer(s) which are arranged in |
| 7231985 |
Radial expansion of tubular members |
June 19, 2007 |
| An apparatus and method for coupling a tubular member to a preexisting structure. The tubular member is anchored to the preexisting structure and an expansion member is displaced relative to the tubular member to radially expand the tubular member. |
| 7230148 |
Process for hydrogenation of aromatics in hydrocarbon feedstocks containing thiopheneic compound |
June 12, 2007 |
| The present invention relates to an improved process for the hydrogenation of aromatics in hydrocarbon feedstocks containing thiopheneic compounds as impurities, the aromatics hydrogenation being conducted in a hydrogenation reactor in the presence of a nickel based catalyst. The imp |
| 7229950 |
Method and composition for enhanced hydrocarbons recovery |
June 12, 2007 |
| A method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is described. The method may include providing a hydrocarbon recovery composition to the hydrocarbon containing formation. Hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon containing formation may interact with the hydrocarbon recovery compositi |
| 7229481 |
Diesel fuel compositions |
June 12, 2007 |
| A water-in-fuel emulsion composition containing a Fischer-Tropsch derived fuel and water, and its use in a compression ignition engine is provided. Emissions, for example of NO.sub.x, black smoke and/or particulate matter, are lower as compared to conventional fuels but without lengt |
| 7227045 |
Process for the preparation of linear olefins and use thereof to prepare linear alcohols |
June 5, 2007 |
| Process for the preparation of a mixture comprising C.sub.5+ linear olefins, which process comprises the steps of (a) reacting carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of an effective amount of Fischer-Tropsch catalyst under Fischer-Tropsch reaction conditions; (b) separating f |
| 7225887 |
Method of drilling an ultra-short radius borehole |
June 5, 2007 |
| A method of drilling a borehole into an earth formation using a drill string having an upper part and a lower part which is more flexible than the upper part, the method involving drilling a first section of the borehole, drilling a second section of the borehole from the first boreh |
| 7225866 |
In situ thermal processing of an oil shale formation using a pattern of heat sources |
June 5, 2007 |
| A oil shale formation may be treated using an in situ thermal process. A mixture of hydrocarbons, H.sub.2, and/or other formation fluids may be produced from the formation. Heat may be applied to the formation to raise a temperature of a portion of the formation to a pyrolysis temper |
| 7222542 |
Method, system, controller and computer program product for controlling the flow of a multiphase |
May 29, 2007 |
| A method, system, controller and computer program product, for controlling the flow of a multiphase fluid comprising gas and liquid in a conduit, which conduit is provided at a downstream side with a flow restriction and a valve having a variable aperture, which method comprises the step |
| 7219734 |
Inhibiting wellbore deformation during in situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing fo |
May 22, 2007 |
| A method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is described. The method may include providing heat from one or more heaters to at least a portion of the formation. At least one heater may be located in at least one wellbore in the formation. At least one wellbore may be sized, |
| 7216701 |
Apparatus for expanding a tubular member |
May 15, 2007 |
| An apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member includes a support member comprising a fluid passage, an expansion device for radially expanding and plastically deforming the tubular member movably coupled to the support member for longitudinal displace |
| 7213567 |
Process and apparatus for controlling the performance of a Homogeneous Charge Compression Igniti |
May 8, 2007 |
| A process for controlling the performance of a homogeneous charge compression (HCCI) engine in a vehicle having a hydrocarbon fuel reservoir which process is provided. The octane or cetane number of hydrocarbon fuel being supplied to the HCCI engine is adjusted by: (a) converting a p |
| 7208606 |
Hydroformylation process for the conversion of an ethylenically unsaturated compound to an alcoh |
April 24, 2007 |
| The invention pertains to a hydroformylation process for the conversion of an ethylenically unsaturated compound to an alcohol comprising a first step of reacting at an elevated temperature in a reactor the ethylenically unsaturated compound, carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and a phosphin |
| 7207398 |
Steerable rotary drill bit assembly with pilot bit |
April 24, 2007 |
| A rotary drill bit assembly suitable for directionally drilling a borehole into an underground formation, the drill bit assembly having a bit body extending along a central longitudinal bit-body axis, and having a bit-body face at its front end, wherein an annular portion of the bit- |
| 7205442 |
Method of making high purity phenol |
April 17, 2007 |
| A method of manufacturing a phenol product having a reduced concentration of a contaminating reaction by-product. The method includes contacting a phenol stream, having a concentration of the contaminating by-product, by contacting the phenol stream with an acidic catalyst under suitable |
| 7204007 |
Method and apparatus for forming a mono-diameter wellbore casing |
April 17, 2007 |
| A mono-diameter wellbore casing. The mono-diameter wellbore casing is formed by plastically deforming and radially expanding a first tubular member within a wellbore. A second tubular member is then plastically deformed and radially expanded in overlapping relation to the first tubul |
| 7202193 |
Process for the carbonylation of an ethylenically unsaturated compound and catalyst therefore |
April 10, 2007 |
| A process for the carbonylation of an ethylenically unsaturated compound with carbon monoxide and a co-reactant. The carbonylation reaction is carried out in the presence of a novel catalyst involving: a) a source of a group VIII metal; b)a bidentate diphosphine of formula I, ##STR00001# |
| 7201223 |
Method and apparatus for forming a mono-diameter wellbore casing |
April 10, 2007 |
| A mono-diameter wellbore casing. The mono-diameter wellbore casing is formed by plastically deforming and radially expanding a first tubular member within a wellbore. A second tubular member is then plastically deformed and radially expanded in overlapping relation to the first tubul |
