Inventor · Houston, TX, US

John Michael Karanikas

96Patents
74h-index
74Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 12, 1992 → Jul 19, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6056057A Heater well method and apparatus Fixed Constructions 371 Expired
US6079499A Heater well method and apparatus Fixed Constructions 355 Expired
US5862858A Flameless combustor Fixed Constructions 350 Expired
US5899269A Flameless combustor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 346 Expired
US6019172A Flameless combustor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 332 Expired
US7011154B2 In situ recovery from a kerogen and liquid hydrocarbon containing formation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 330 Expired
US5404952A Heat injection process and apparatus Fixed Constructions 324 Expired
US5226961A High temperature wellbore cement slurry Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 319 Expired
US7104319B2 In situ thermal processing of a heavy oil diatomite formation Fixed Constructions 291 Expired
US7040400B2 In situ thermal processing of a relatively impermeable formation using an open wellbore Fixed Constructions 288 Expired
US6688387B1 In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation to produce a hydrocarbon condensate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 285 Expired
US6722431B2 In situ thermal processing of hydrocarbons within a relatively permeable formation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 271 Expired
US6932155B2 In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation via backproducing through a heater well Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 268 Expired
US7066254B2 In situ thermal processing of a tar sands formation Fixed Constructions 266 Expired
US6752210B2 In situ thermal processing of a coal formation using heat sources positioned within open wellbores Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 264 Expired
US7073578B2 Staged and/or patterned heating during in situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation Electricity 259 Expired
US6739394B2 Production of synthesis gas from a hydrocarbon containing formation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 252 Expired
US6769483B2 In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation using conductor in conduit heat sources Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 251 Expired
US6588504B2 In situ thermal processing of a coal formation to produce nitrogen and/or sulfur containing formation fluids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 251 Expired
US6736215B2 In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation, in situ production of synthesis gas, and carbon dioxide sequestration Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 250 Expired
US6698515B2 In situ thermal processing of a coal formation using a relatively slow heating rate Fixed Constructions 246 Expired
US6588503B2 In Situ thermal processing of a coal formation to control product composition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 243 Expired
US7096953B2 In situ thermal processing of a coal formation using a movable heating element Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 243 Expired
US6591907B2 In situ thermal processing of a coal formation with a selected vitrinite reflectance Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 241 Expired
US6708758B2 In situ thermal processing of a coal formation leaving one or more selected unprocessed areas Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 241 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.