Inventor
BROWN ALFRED
38 patents
Patents
38 patentsUS4718485AJan 12, 1988
Patterns having horizontal and vertical wells
TEXACO INC143 citations97
US4688418AAug 25, 1987
Method and apparatus for determining mass flow rate and quality in a steam line
TEXACO INC96 citations95
US4007785AFeb 15, 1977
Heated multiple solvent method for recovering viscous petroleum
TEXACO INC74 citations95
US3954141AMay 4, 1976
Multiple solvent heavy oil recovery method
TEXACO INC74 citations95
US4727937AMar 1, 1988
Steamflood process employing horizontal and vertical wells
TEXACO INC102 citations94
US4085799AApr 25, 1978
Oil recovery process by in situ emulsification
TEXACO INC90 citations94
US4004636AJan 25, 1977
Combined multiple solvent and thermal heavy oil recovery
TEXACO INC69 citations94
US4617993AOct 21, 1986
Carbon dioxide stimulated oil recovery process
TEXACO INC29 citations93
US4558742ADec 17, 1985
Method and apparatus for gravel packing horizontal wells
TEXACO INC43 citations93
US4553595ANov 19, 1985
Method for forming a gravel packed horizontal well
TEXACO INC46 citations93
US4653583AMar 31, 1987
Optimum production rate for horizontal wells
TEXACO INC51 citations92
US4175618ANov 27, 1979
High vertical and horizontal conformance thermal oil recovery process
TEXACO INC33 citations92
US4119149AOct 10, 1978
Recovering petroleum from subterranean formations
TEXACO INC31 citations92
US3983939AOct 5, 1976
Method for recovering viscous petroleum
TEXACO INC44 citations92
US4727489AFeb 23, 1988
Apparatus for analyzing the annulus effluent of a well
TEXACO INC50 citations90
US4577688AMar 25, 1986
Injection of steam foaming agents into producing wells
TEXACO INC28 citations90
US4491180AJan 1, 1985
Tapered steam injection process
TEXACO INC30 citations90
US4589486AMay 20, 1986
Carbon dioxide flooding with a premixed transition zone of carbon dioxide and crude oil components
TEXACO INC26 citations88
US4535845AAug 20, 1985
Method for producing viscous hydrocarbons from discrete segments of a subterranean layer
TEXACO INC23 citations81
US4495994AJan 29, 1985
Thermal injection and in situ combustion process for heavy oils
TEXACO INC22 citations81
US4299284ANov 10, 1981
High sweep efficiency enhanced oil recovery process
TEXACO INC23 citations81
US4166503ASep 4, 1979
High vertical conformance steam drive oil recovery method
TEXACO INC27 citations81
US4166501ASep 4, 1979
High vertical conformance steam drive oil recovery method
TEXACO INC25 citations81
US4166504ASep 4, 1979
High vertical conformance steam drive oil recovery method
TEXACO INC23 citations81
US4141415AFeb 27, 1979
Method of recovering hydrocarbons by improving the vertical conformance in heavy oil formations
TEXACO INC25 citations81
US4050513ASep 27, 1977
Method of treating a high temperature formation to permit the use therein of temperature sensitive hydrophilic, viscosity increasing polymers
TEXACO INC22 citations81
US4501325AFeb 26, 1985
Method for predicting workovers and shut-ins from analyzing the annulus effluent of a well
TEXACO INC25 citations80
US4166502ASep 4, 1979
High vertical conformance steam drive oil recovery method
TEXACO INC19 citations73
US4736792AApr 12, 1988
Viscous oil recovery method
TEXACO INC15 citations72
US4592424AJun 3, 1986
Secondary recovery procedure
TEXACO INC11 citations72
US4547078AOct 15, 1985
Method and device for measuring steam quality
TEXACO INC12 citations72
US4207945AJun 17, 1980
Recovering petroleum from subterranean formations
TEXACO INC12 citations72
US4159037AJun 26, 1979
High conformance oil recovery process
TEXACO INC16 citations72
US3951210AApr 20, 1976
Sand control method employing asphaltenes
TEXACO INC8 citations72
US4177752ADec 11, 1979
High vertical conformance steam drive oil recovery method
TEXACO INC11 citations71
US5225674AJul 6, 1993
Method of delineating naturally fractured intervals in subterranean formations
TEXACO INC13 citations64
US4046196ASep 6, 1977
Secondary oil recovery process
TEXACO INC6 citations56
US4425968AJan 17, 1984
Selective water exclusion
TEXACO INC0 citations52