Patent Portfolio

World Energy System’s patent portfolio is both comprehensive and novel, covering various combinations of recovery enhancing techniques and combining insight shared across scientific and engineering disciplines.

delivery systems

Downhole Steam Generation

Surface Supercritical Steam Generation

Resource applicability

Light, Tight & Shale Oil Resources

            Shallow

            Deep

Heavy Oil Resources

            Shallow

            Deep

Injectants

High Quality Steam

Supercritical Steam

Oxygen/Rich Air/Air

CO2 / optionally N2

Flue Gas

EOR Additives & Catalysts.·    

Mechanisms of action

Pressurization

Oil Viscosity Reduction

Surface Tension Reduction

Miscible Displacement

Dilation

Kerogen Conversion

Thermal Fracturing

Hydraulic Fracturing

The Company’s patent portfolio includes a total of 35 issued patents and 7 pending patents.  Coverage includes 17 issued patents in the US, 7 in Canada, 5 in Mexico, and 3 in each of Russia, China, and Venezuela, not including patents pending.   The range of coverage includes “umbrella”/general systems patents, hardware design patents, process patents, blending and mixing of various injectants and catalysts, thermal stimulation, control systems, etc.   Functional EOR domains covered by the patent portfolio include each of the Enhanced Oil Recovery Technologies shown.