This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation. Active years: 1994.
Company Filing History:
Years Active: 1994
Title: Innovations of Ronnie E Gilliland
Introduction
Ronnie E Gilliland is an accomplished inventor based in New Orleans, LA (US). He has made significant contributions to the field of measuring relative permeability and capillary pressure in porous rocks. His innovative approach has implications for understanding fluid dynamics in subterranean reservoirs.
Latest Patents
Ronnie E Gilliland holds a patent for an "Apparatus and method for measuring relative permeability and capillary." This invention involves placing a core sample of porous rock from a subterranean reservoir in a pressure cell holder. The sample undergoes desaturation with a second fluid through a porous plate that is preferentially wet to only the first fluid. The process includes flooding the sample with various ratios of first and second fluids. Core pressure is measured at different differential pressure plateaus during the initial desaturation and fluid flooding. A computed tomography (CT) scanning system is utilized to provide images of the density distribution within the core sample during flooding. The fluid saturation, determined from these CT images, along with pressure measurements, is used to ascertain the relative permeability and capillary pressure responses of the fluids within the subterranean reservoir. Ronnie E Gilliland has 1 patent to his name.
Career Highlights
Ronnie E Gilliland is currently employed at Mobil Oil Corporation, where he applies his expertise in fluid dynamics and reservoir engineering. His work has contributed to advancements in the oil and gas industry, particularly in optimizing extraction processes.
Collaborations
One of his notable collaborators is Daniel R Maloney, with whom he has worked on various projects related to fluid measurement and analysis.
Conclusion
Ronnie E Gilliland's innovative contributions to measuring relative permeability and capillary pressure have made a significant impact in the field of reservoir engineering. His work continues to influence practices in the oil and gas industry.