Rick A. McGee
Engineering at Alexander Xing Ln, Katy, TX
License number
Louisiana PE.0024274
Issued Date
Jan 22, 1991
Expiration Date
Sep 30, 2009
Category
Civil Engineer
Type
Petroleum Engineer
Address
Address
24515 Alexander Crossing Ln, Katy, TX 77494
Professional information
Sonic Enhanced Oil Recovery System And Method
US Patent:
2012006, Mar 15, 2012
Filed:
Aug 18, 2011
Appl. No.:
13/212595
Inventors:
Michael Fraim - Corrales NM, US
Rick Alan McGee - Katy TX, US
Rick Alan McGee - Katy TX, US
Assignee:
Legacy Energy, Inc. - Carpinteria CA
International Classification:
E21B 43/00, E21B 28/00
US Classification:
166249, 1661771
Abstract:
To increase oil recovery from an oil reservoir, an acoustic transmitter is disposed in a source well and an acoustic receiver is disposed in a producing well. A portion of the oil reservoir is disposed between the source well and the producing well. An acoustic signal is transmitted from the acoustic transmitter at frequencies of 30 Hz and greater. The transmitted acoustic signal is received by the acoustic receiver and a resonant frequency of the portion of the oil reservoir is determined based on attenuation of the transmitted signal. The acoustic signal is transmitted from the acoustic transmitter at the determined resonant frequency to reduce a boundary layer effect between oil in the oil reservoir and a surface of a substrate in the oil reservoir and between the oil and a brine interface in the oil reservoir.