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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022

Filed:

Aug. 20, 2019
Applicant:

Locus Oil Ip Company, Llc, Solon, OH (US);

Inventors:

Sean Farmer, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);

Ken Alibek, Solon, OH (US);

Karthik N. Karathur, Solon, OH (US);

Andrew R. Lefkowitz, Solon, OH (US);

Anthony Nerris, Solon, OH (US);

Tyler Dixon, Kent, OH (US);

Alibek Moldakozhayev, Solon, OH (US);

Martin R. Shumway, Solon, OH (US);

Assignee:

LOCUS OIL IP COMPANY, LLC, Solon, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/524 (2006.01); E21B 33/13 (2006.01); C09K 8/584 (2006.01); C09K 8/594 (2006.01); E21B 37/06 (2006.01); E21B 43/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/524 (2013.01); C09K 8/584 (2013.01); C09K 8/594 (2013.01); E21B 33/13 (2013.01); E21B 37/06 (2013.01); E21B 43/16 (2013.01);
Abstract

The subject invention provides a three-part method for increasing the amount of oil recovered from an oil well, the method comprising (1) paraffin removal; (2) gas release; and (3) plugging. The combination of parts provides for enhanced oil recovery over an extended period of time, for example two weeks or longer. In preferred embodiments, the subject invention utilizes microorganisms and/or their growth by-products, as well as other environmentally-friendly compounds, to enhance oil recovery by removing paraffin deposits from a well and providing controlled production of carbon dioxide in the well.


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