Eugene F Thomas

US Patent:

8298997, Oct 30, 2012

Filed:

Jun 14, 2007

Appl. No.:

12/305636

Inventors:

Ramesh Varadaraj - Flemington NJ, US
Eugene R. Thomas - Houston TX, US

Assignee:

ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company - Houston TX

International Classification:

C09K 8/58

US Classification:

507259, 507258, 507263, 507265, 507276, 1663051

Abstract:

A method is provided for enhancing the shear stability of a high-viscosity fluid-water flow system, such as a core annular flow system. The method employs a family of demulsifier additives for maintaining separation of the fluids in biphasic flow. The additive family is sodium salts of polynuclear aromatic sulfonic acids. In one aspect, the high-viscosity fluid is heavy oil. A method of transporting heavy oil through a tubular body is also provided. The method includes pumping the heavy oil through the tubular body within an annular flow of water, and subjecting the water in the tubular body to a salt of a polynuclear, aromatic sulfonic acid additive so as to improve shear stability of the heavy oil and water.

US Patent:

8444750, May 21, 2013

Filed:

Apr 4, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/080661

Inventors:

Harry W. Deckman - Clinton NJ, US
Ronald R. Chance - Annandale NJ, US
Sebastian C. Reyes - Branchburg NJ, US
Gregory J. DeMartin - Flemington NJ, US
Eugene R. Thomas - Houston TX, US
Paul S. Northrop - Spring TX, US
Bruce T. Kelley - Kingwood TX, US

Assignee:

ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company - Annandale NJ

International Classification:

B01D 53/02

US Classification:

95 96, 95148, 96130

Abstract:

The present invention relates to the separation of one or more of CO, N, and HS gas components from a gas mixture containing at least a second gas using a swing adsorption process unit. The adsorbent contactors of the swing adsorption process unit are engineered structured adsorbent contactors having a plurality of flow channels wherein 20 volume percent or less of the open pore volume of the contactors is in the mesopore and macropore range.

US Patent:

8529663, Sep 10, 2013

Filed:

Apr 4, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/080782

Inventors:

Sebastian C. Reyes - Branchburg NJ, US
Harry W. Deckman - Clinton NJ, US
Ronald R. Chance - Annandale NJ, US
Gregory J. DeMartin - Flemington NJ, US
Frank Hershkowitz - Liberty Corner NJ, US
Eugene R. Thomas - Houston TX, US
Paul S. Northrop - Spring TX, US
Bruce T. Kelley - Kingwood TX, US

Assignee:

ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company - Annandale NJ

International Classification:

B01D 53/047

US Classification:

95 96, 95148, 96130

Abstract:

The present invention relates the separation of a target gas from a mixture of gases through the use of engineered structured adsorbent contactors in pressure swing adsorption and thermal swing adsorption processes. Preferably, the contactors contain engineered and substantially parallel flow channels wherein 20 volume percent or less of the open pore volume of the contactor, excluding the flow channels, is in the mesopore and macropore range.

US Patent:

8529664, Sep 10, 2013

Filed:

May 16, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/152874

Inventors:

Harry W. Deckman - Clinton NJ, US
Bruce T. Kelley - Kingwood TX, US
Eugene R. Thomas - Houston TX, US
Ronald R. Chance - Annandale NJ, US
Paul S. Northrop - Spring TX, US

Assignee:

ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company - Annandale NJ

International Classification:

B01D 53/02

US Classification:

95 96, 95148, 96130

Abstract:

The separation of a target gas selected from a high pressure gas mixture containing said target gas as well as a product gas using a swing adsorption process unit. A turboexpander is used upstream of the swing adsorber to reduce the pressure of the high pressure gas mixture. A compressor is optionally used downstream of the swing adsorber to increase the pressure of the target gas-containing stream for injecting into a subterranean formation.

US Patent:

8545602, Oct 1, 2013

Filed:

Apr 4, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/080783

Inventors:

Ronald R. Chance - Annandale NJ, US
Sebastian C. Reyes - Branchburg NJ, US
Harry W. Deckman - Clinton NJ, US
Gregory J. DeMartin - Flemington NJ, US
Bruce T. Kelley - Kingwood TX, US
Paul S. Northrop - Spring TX, US
Eugene R. Thomas - Houston TX, US

Assignee:

ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company - Annandale NJ

International Classification:

B01D 53/047

US Classification:

95 96, 95148, 96130

Abstract:

The removal of one or more of the gases CO, Nand HS from gas mixtures containing at least one of said gases with use of an 8-ring zeolite having a Si:Al ratio from about 1:1 to about 1000:1. The preferred gas mixture is a natural gas feedstream and the preferred 8-ring zeolite is DDR.

US Patent:

20140076410, Mar 20, 2014

Filed:

Sep 17, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/621692

Inventors:

Ramesh Varadaraj - Flemington NJ, US
Eugene R. Thomas - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

F17D 1/16

US Classification:

137 13

Abstract:

A method is provided for enhancing the shear stability of a high-viscosity fluid-water flow system, such as a core annular flow system. The method employs a family of demulsifier additives for maintaining separation of the fluids in biphasic flow. The additive family is sodium salts of polynuclear aromatic sulfonic acids. In one aspect, the high-viscosity fluid is heavy oil. A method to flow oil through a biphasic flow system is also provided. The method includes locating an oil in the biphasic flow system; placing water within the biphasic flow system; flowing the oil through the biphasic flow system within an annular flow of water; and subjecting the water in the biphasic flow system to a salt of a polynuclear aromatic sulfonic acid additive so as to improve shear stability of the oil and water.

US Patent:

20150314235, Nov 5, 2015

Filed:

May 2, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/268174

Inventors:

Pavel Kortunov - Flemington NJ, US
Michael Siskin - Westfield NJ, US
Eugene R. Thomas - Pittstown NJ, US
Hans Thomann - Bedminster NJ, US

Assignee:

EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY - Annandale NJ

International Classification:

B01D 53/62
B01D 53/14

Abstract:

A cyclic process for separating COfrom a gas stream by contacting the gas stream at a first temperature and typically at a pressure of at least 30 barg with a COsorbent comprising an ionic liquid containing a potentially nucleophilic carbon atom bearing a relatively acidic hydrogen atom bonded to a potentially nucleophilic carbon atom to sorb COinto the solution and regenerating the ionic liquid absorbent by treating the sorbent under conditions including a second, typically higher, temperature, to cause desorption of at least a portion of the COand to regenerate the ionic liquid.