Mark A Emanuele, 6511780 W La De Da Ln, Prescott, AZ 86305

2003003, Feb 27, 2003

Aug 24, 2001

09/935608

Mark Emanuele - The Woodlands TX, US
David Underdown - Conroe TX, US

E21B043/34

166/265000

The volume of a water strata in an oil production reservoir is controlled by reinjecting separated water into that water strata. A production string is extended into a portion of a wellbore that extends laterally within the oil strata of the reservoir. A liquid flow including a hydrocarbon phase and a water phase is conducted from the oil strata into the laterally extending portion of the wellbore at a production zone. The water phase is separated from the liquid hydrocarbon phase within the production string, and then reinjected back into the water strata of the same reservoir from which it came, at a reinjection zone disposed below the production zone.

2002018, Dec 19, 2002

Jun 19, 2001

09/885424

Mark Emanuele - The Woodlands TX, US
David Underdown - Conroe TX, US

Chevron U.S.A. Inc. a corporation of Pennsylvania - San Ramon CA

E21B043/38

166/266000, 166/105500

A method and system for the downhole separation of a water and oil mixture and disposal of separated water utilizing a hydrostatic pressure head is disclosed. A separator apparatus is located in a wellbore at a depth substantially above a water disposal formation. A mixture of oil and water is received from an oil producing formation and delivered to the separator apparatus. The oil and water mixture is separated into separated water and separated oil by the separator apparatus. The separated oil is delivered to the well surface. The separated water is discharged from the separator apparatus into the wellbore creating a column of water above the water disposal formation. The hydrostatic pressure created by the column of water is ideally sufficient to cause the separated water to dissipate into the water disposal formation. Alternatively, an auxiliary disposal pump may also be used to augment the hydrostatic pressure in the wellbore to further cause dissipation of the separated water into the water disposal formation.

2020024, Jul 30, 2020

Oct 12, 2018

16/651221

- Pasadena CA, US
- San Ramon CA, US
Dyung Tien VO - THE WOODLANDS TX, US
Mark Anthony EMANUELE - PRESCOTT AZ, US

E21B 47/26
G01N 33/28
E21B 47/06
E21B 47/07
E21B 47/10
E21B 49/08
G01V 9/00

Systems and methods for delivering detailed information about physical properties, including inflow data, in a downhole of a well to the surface without the need of providing cabling to the downhole are presented. Such information can be based on data captured by sensors placed within the downhole of the well, and subsequently stored into memory of ruggedized buoyant memory modules (RBMMs) that are physically injected into the fluid flow of the well. The RBMMs use the flow of the fluid inside of the well to deliver the data to a location where the data can be extracted. Data stored in the RBMMs can be extracted either directly from the RBMMs or remotely via, for example, a wireless interface.

2014015, Jun 12, 2014

May 16, 2013

13/896242

Sujin Yean - Houston TX, US
Darrell Lynn Gallup - Meridian ID, US
Lyman Arnold Young - Oakland CA, US
Russell Evan Cooper - Martinez CA, US
Matthew Bernard Zielinski - Missouri City TX, US
Mark Anthony Emanuele - Bellaire TX, US
Brian Christopher Llewellyn - Kingwood TX, US
Dennis John O'Rear - Petaluma CA, US

E21B 43/38
E21B 43/40
E21B 43/34
E21B 43/16
E21B 43/26

166266, 166271

Methods and systems relate to the in-situ removal of heavy metals such as mercury, arsenic, etc., from produced fluids such as gases and crudes from a subterranean hydrocarbon-bearing formation. A sufficient amount of a fixing agent is injected into formation with a dilution fluid. The fixing agent reacts with the heavy metals forming precipitate, or is extracted heavy metals into the dilution fluid as soluble complexes. In one embodiment, the heavy metal precipitates remain in the formation. After the recovery of the produced fluid, the dilution fluid containing the heavy metal complexes is separated from the produced fluid, generating a treated produced fluid having a reduced concentration of heavy metals. In one embodiment, the dilution fluid is water, and the wastewater containing the heavy metal complexes after recovery can be recycled by injection into a reservoir.

2014015, Jun 5, 2014

May 16, 2013

13/896255

Sujin Yean - Houston TX, US
Darrell Lynn Gallup - Meridian ID, US
Lyman Arnold Young - Oakland CA, US
Russell Evan Cooper - Martinez CA, US
Matthew Bernard Zielinski - Missouri City TX, US
Mark Anthony Emanuele - Bellaire TX, US
Brian Christopher Llewellyn - Kingwood TX, US
Dennis John O'Rear - Petaluma CA, US

E21B 43/38
E21B 43/40
E21B 43/34
E21B 43/16
E21B 43/26

166266, 166268, 166275, 166271

Methods and systems relate to the in-situ removal of heavy metals such as mercury, arsenic, etc., from produced fluids such as gases and crudes from a subterranean hydrocarbon-bearing formation. A sufficient amount of a fixing agent is injected into formation with a dilution fluid. The fixing agent reacts with the heavy metals forming precipitate, or is extracted heavy metals into the dilution fluid as soluble complexes. In one embodiment, the heavy metal precipitates remain in the formation. After the recovery of the produced fluid, the dilution fluid containing the heavy metal complexes is separated from the produced fluid, generating a treated produced fluid having a reduced concentration of heavy metals. In one embodiment, the dilution fluid is water, and the wastewater containing the heavy metal complexes after recovery can be recycled by injection into a reservoir.