DR. CLARENCE KENNETH MILLER, PH.D.
Social Work at Highway 6, Sugar Land, TX

6695055, Feb 24, 2004

Nov 15, 2001

09/999292

George J. Hirasaki - Bellaire TX
Clarence A. Miller - Houston TX

Wm. Marsh Rice University - Houston TX

E21B 4326

166294, 166281

Methods of reducing the water permeability of a water producing zone in a subterranean formation are provided. The methods basically comprise introducing a polymeric surfactant and an inert gas into the water producing zone to thereby form a water permeability reducing foam therein. The polymeric surfactant has the property of facilitating the formation of the foam and the additional property of stabilizing the foam in the presence of flowing formation water.

2010024, Sep 30, 2010

Mar 26, 2009

12/411793

YIN MING SAMSON NG - Sherwood Park, CA
BRIAN ALLEN KNAPPER - Edmonton, CA
KEVIN MORAN - Edmonton, CA
GEORGE JIRO HIRASAKI - Bellaire TX, US
CLARENCE A. MILLER - Houston TX, US
TIANMIN JIANG - Houston TX, US

C10G 1/04

208390

A method for processing a bitumen froth comprising bitumen, water and solids including fine solids for reducing the solids concentration in diluted bitumen is provided comprising diluting the bitumen froth with a hydrocarbon diluent to form a dilfroth; adding a sufficient amount of a silicate to the dilfroth to cause a substantial amount of fine solids to associate with the water instead of the diluted bitumen; and allowing the diluted bitumen to separate from the water containing the substantial amount of fine solids to produce a dilbit having less than 3 percent by weight solids.

2013019, Aug 1, 2013

Feb 10, 2011

13/578638

Julian Richard Barnes - HW Amsterdam, NL
George J. Hirasaki - Bellaire TX, US
Clarence A. Miller - Houston TX, US
Maura Puerto - Houston TX, US

C09K 8/584

507255

The invention relates to a hydrocarbon recovery composition comprising a combination of an internal olefin sulfonate and an alkoxy glycidyl sulfonate, more specifically a hydrocarbon recovery composition comprising surfactant and water, wherein the surfactant comprises a combination of an internal olefin sulfonate with a chain length of greater than C20 and an alkoxy glycidyl sulfonate selected from an ethoxylated glycidyl sulfonate and a propoxylated glycidyl sulfonate. Further, the invention relates to a method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation, comprising (a) providing a hydrocarbon recovery composition to at least a portion of the hydrocarbon containing formation, wherein the composition comprises a blend of an internal olefin sulfonate and an alkoxy glycidyl sulfonate; and (b) allowing the composition to interact with hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon containing formation.

2011024, Oct 13, 2011

Apr 8, 2010

12/757008

Olina G. Raney - Houston TX, US
John Hera, JR. - Sugar Land TX, US
Duy T. Nguyen - Houston TX, US
Michael K. Poindexter - Sugar Land TX, US
George J. Hirasaki - Bellaire TX, US
Clarence A. Miller - Houston TX, US

NALCO COMPANY - Naperville IL
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY - Houston TX

C10G 33/04, C07C 229/06, C07C 211/03, C07C 239/00, B01D 17/05, C07C 211/04

208188, 516143, 564291, 564289, 564301, 562575

A composition and method demulsify a produced emulsion from anionic surfactants and polymer (SP) and alkali, surfactants, and polymer (ASP). The produced emulsion is demulsified into oil and water. In one embodiment, the composition includes a surfactant. The surfactant comprises a cationic surfactant, an amphoteric surfactant, or any combinations thereof.