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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2009
Vincent Benischek, Shrub Oak, NY (US);
Michael Currie, Clay, NY (US);
Rajneeta Basantkumar, Mineola, NY (US);
Gennady Lyasko, Freehold, NJ (US);
Vincent Benischek, Shrub Oak, NY (US);
Michael Currie, Clay, NY (US);
Rajneeta Basantkumar, Mineola, NY (US);
Gennady Lyasko, Freehold, NJ (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods of enhancing crude oil recovery include radiating electromagnetic energy in the form of focused electromagnetic pulses into a permeable formation containing the crude oil and/or fluid via an array of antennae transmitting immediately in the far field. The electromagnetic pulses are focused at the depth of the fluid reservoir. Pulses will be reflected by the fluid according to the fluid material (e.g. oil vs. water) and/or the strata (e.g. rock, sand, etc.). An array of receiver antennae may be used to initially establish a reference of the reflected electromagnetic pattern, and then operated in conjunction with the transmit array to monitor the relative horizontal movement of oil and/or water within the subterranean reservoir.