Michael M Gibson

US Patent:

49484770, Aug 14, 1990

Filed:

Nov 6, 1987

Appl. No.:

7/118414

Inventors:

Michael A. Gibson - Houston TX
Christian W. Knudsen - Houston TX

Assignee:

Carbotek, Inc. - Houston TX

International Classification:

C25B 102

US Classification:

204129

Abstract:

A manufacturing plant and process for production of oxygen on the moon uses lunar minerals as feed and a minimum of earth-imported, process materials. Lunar feed stocks are hydrogen-reducible minerals, ilmenite and lunar agglutinates occurring in numerous, explored locations mixed with other minerals in the pulverized surface layer of lunar soil known as regolith. Ilmenite (FeTiO. sub. 3) and agglutinates contain ferrous (Fe. sup. +2) iron reducible by hydrogen to yield H. sub. 2 O and metallic Fe at about 700. degree. -1,200. degree. C. The H. sub. 2 O is electrolyzed in gas phase to yield H. sub. 2 for recycle and O. sub. 2 for storage and use. Hydrogen losses to lunar vacuum are minimized, with no net hydrogen (or any other earth-derived reagent) consumption except for small leaks. Feed minerals are surface-mined by front shovels and transported in trucks to the processing area. The machines are manned or robotic.

US Patent:

39996077, Dec 28, 1976

Filed:

Jan 22, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/651661

Inventors:

Robert E. Pennington - Baytown TX
Michael A. Gibson - Houston TX
George T. Arnold - Baytown TX

Assignee:

Exxon Research and Engineering Company - Linden NJ

International Classification:

E21B 4324
E21B 4326

US Classification:

166259

Abstract:

Coal liquids and gases are recovered from a thick underground coal seam by drilling one or more boreholes from the earth's surface into the lower part of the seam, burning out the coal over a limited area near the bottom of the seam, collapsing the overlying coal to form a rubblized zone extending vertically to a point near the upper boundary of the seam, driving a flame front vertically through the rubblized zone to liberate hydrocarbon liquids and produce gases, and recovering the liquids and gases from the rubblized zone.

US Patent:

43668640, Jan 4, 1983

Filed:

Nov 24, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/209560

Inventors:

Michael A. Gibson - Houston TX
Robert E. Pennington - Baytown TX
George T. Arnold - Baytown TX

Assignee:

Exxon Research And Engineering Co. - Florham Park NJ

International Classification:

E21B 43247

US Classification:

166259

Abstract:

Hydrocarbon liquids and/or gases are recovered from thick underground deposits of oil-bearing limestone or dolomite by drilling two or more boreholes from the earth's surface into the lower part of the deposit, establishing communication between the boreholes, burning the oil in said limestone or dolomite in an area between the boreholes to decompose the alkaline earth carbonate into alkaline earth oxide, flushing out the alkaline earth oxide formed by the combustion with water to form a cavity, collapsing the overlying oil-bearing limestone or dolomite into the cavity to form a rubblized zone extending vertically to a point near the upper boundary of the deposit, driving a flame front vertically through the rubblized zone to liberate hydrocarbon liquids and produce gases, and recovering the liquids and/or gases from the rubblized zone.

US Patent:

53486960, Sep 20, 1994

Filed:

Feb 12, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/479419

Inventors:

Michael A. Gibson - Houston TX
Christian W. Knudsen - Houston TX

Assignee:

Carbotek Inc. - Houston TX

International Classification:

C04B 3564
C04B 3546

US Classification:

264 65

Abstract:

A feed material which is a mixture of chemically reduced lunar ilmenite and lunar agglutinates having a particle size in the range of 20-200 microns produced by hydrogen reduction in a fine particulate state is compacted into a shape and sintered to produce structural, radiation shielding construction blocks or bricks.

US Patent:

55363784, Jul 16, 1996

Filed:

Sep 20, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/309990

Inventors:

Michael A. Gibson - Houston TX
Christian W. Knudsen - Houston TX

Assignee:

Carbotek Inc. - Houston TX

International Classification:

C25B 102

US Classification:

204234

Abstract:

A reactor apparatus for production of Lunar oxygen uses feed stocks comprising a particulate hydrogen-reducible enriched feed in the size range from about 20-200 microns, containing 80-90% Lunar ilmenite (FeTiO. sub. 3) and ferrous Lunar agglutinates. The reactor apparatus has three vertically spaced fluidized zones with downcomers from the upper to the central fluidized zone and openings for introducing a hydrogen-containing gas stream through the lower fluidized zone. A solid-to-gas RF-dielectric heater has a ceramic honeycomb with small parallel channels separated by thin, ceramic walls and electrodes surrounding the honeycomb connected to an external RF power source for heating the gas stream to a reducing reaction temperature. A top inlet introduces the enriched feed into the upper fluidized zone for fluidization therein and flow into middle and lower fluidized zones countercurrent to the flow of the gas stream. A solid-state electrolyzer is composed of calcium oxide- or yttrium oxide-stabilized zirconia ceramic fabricated by sintering or slipcasting into a perforated cylindrical shape having platinum electrodes on outer and inner longitudinal surfaces thereof.

US Patent:

49389467, Jul 3, 1990

Filed:

Apr 13, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/181318

Inventors:

Michael A. Gibson - Houston TX
Christian W. Knudsen - Houston TX

Assignee:

Carbotek, Inc. - Houston TX

International Classification:

C01B 302

US Classification:

4236481

Abstract:

A manufacturing plant and process for production of hydrogen on the moon uses lunar minerals as feed and a minimum of earth-imported, process materials. Lunar feedstock is the pulverized surface layer of lunar soil known as regolith. The regolith contains up to about 150 ppm (wt. ) hydrogen presumably derived from the "solar wind". The regolith is screened and fines of less than 200 micron size are recovered. The 200 micron, and smaller, particles are introduced into a fluidized bed reactor and fluidized in a hydrogen gas stream at a temperature of about 600. degree. C. The off-gas is passed through an absorber to separate by-product gases, such as hydrogen sulfide, which may be generated in the process, part of the hydrogen is removed to storage, and the remainder is recycled to fluidize the reactor. The recovered raw product gas is preferably further treated using combinations of selected membrane permeations and cryogenic distillations to purify product hydrogen and recover byproduct. sup. 3 He,. sup. 4 He, N. sub. 2, carbon oxides, hydrogen sulfide and other species desorbed with the hydrogen.

US Patent:

20170145762, May 25, 2017

Filed:

Nov 23, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/360765

Inventors:

Michael Charles GIBSON - Spring TX, US

International Classification:

E21B 21/06

Abstract:

A method of remediation is disclosed. The method may include combining mud cuttings with bacteria-containing soil and water to form a feed mixture. The mud cuttings include a hydrocarbon. The method further includes combining the feed mixture with a surfactant blend containing a surfactant to form a feed/surfactant mixture and shearing the feed/surfactant mixture to form a micro-emulsion. The method may also include reducing the hydrocarbon content of the mud cuttings to form disposable cuttings.

Address:

2620 Pilgrim Est Dr, Texas City, TX 77590

VIN:

1GTHK23DX7F147294

Make:

GMC

Model:

HK23

Year:

2007