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UNCONVENTIONAL OIL. Latest published applications 2017-2019. Underground reservoir exploration More details Patent Statistical Bulletin Summary Assessing the potential yield of unconventional hydrocarbon deposits is a comprehensive process including an extensive examination of the reservoir to analyse the feasibility of cost-efficient production over a certain period of...
CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER. Latest published applications 2017-2019. Optics More details Patent Statistical Bulletin Summary Optical elements take centre stage in harvesting solar energy as they are responsible for the efficiency of sun concentration and its conversion into electricity. Solar optics usually consists of lenses and mirrors, and their...
CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER. Latest published applications 2017-2019. Solar Tower More details Patent Statistical Bulletin Summary Solar tower (ST) systems for concentrating solar energy employ a collection of individually-tracked mirrors (heliostats) to focus solar radiation on a receiver located at the top of a tower. A fluid heated in the receiver is used...
CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER. Latest published applications 2017-2019. Experimental CSP More details Patent Statistical Bulletin Summary Experimental CSPs are innovative technological solutions that improve the efficiency of existing plants, or expand the range of applications for concentrated solar energy. These include, for example, polymer solar concentrators or...
UNCONVENTIONAL OIL. Latest published applications 2017-2019. Chemical Stimulation Get to the Publication (Free) Patent Statistical Bulletin Summary Unconventional oil enhanced recovery (EOR) technologies can be generally divided into thermal and non-thermal. The latter are mostly represented by chemical stimulation methods, such as surfactant flooding, polymer flooding, alkali...
SYNTHETIC FUELS. Latest published applications 2017-2019. Microchannel GTL technologies Get to the Publication (Free) Patent Statistical Bulletin Summary Microchannel technologies for the production of synthetic fuel are viewed primarily as the most promising options for the useful utilization of associated petroleum gas in oilfields. In contrast to large-capacity GTL technologies,...
OIL&GAS FROM LOW PERMEABILITY PLAYS. Latest published applications 2017-2019. Propping agents More details Patent Statistical Bulletin Summary Hydraulic fracturing is a term used for operations where a liquid is employed to fracture reservoir rock. The fracture is formed by pumping fracturing fluid into a wellbore. This fluid contains proppants – a granular substance...
SYNTHETIC FUELS. Latest published applications 2017-2019. Fischer-Tropsch catalysts More details Patent Statistical Bulletin Summary Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS) is a process used for transforming organic matter into hydrocarbons. Originally designed in the 1920s, interest in this reaction has grown considerably in recent years due to worldwide efforts to...
SYNTHETIC FUELS. Latest published applications 2017-2019. Methanol & products More details Patent Statistical Bulletin Summary Methanol, consisting of hydrogen, oxygen and carbon, is a colourless, poisonous liquid that is highly soluble in water. Most of methanol is obtained from syngas, which in turn is produced from natural gas through steam reforming....
ASSOCIATED PETROLEUM GAS. Latest published applications 2017-2019. Associated Petroleum Gas More details Patent Statistical Bulletin Summary Associated petroleum gas (APG) is a hydrocarbon component dissolved in oil and released in the process of its extraction and preparation. For a long time APG was treated like an unwanted by-product and simply burnt in the field of...