William A. Symington
19Patents
9h-index
27Co-inventors
68Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 14, 2004 → Jul 7, 2016
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7331385B2 | Methods of treating a subterranean formation to convert organic matter into producible hydrocarbons | Fixed Constructions | 177 | Expired |
| US7631691B2 | Methods of treating a subterranean formation to convert organic matter into producible hydrocarbons | Fixed Constructions | 88 | Active |
| US7669657B2 | Enhanced shale oil production by in situ heating using hydraulically fractured producing wells | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 78 | Active |
| US7441603B2 | Hydrocarbon recovery from impermeable oil shales | Fixed Constructions | 58 | Expired |
| US7857056B2 | Hydrocarbon recovery from impermeable oil shales using sets of fluid-heated fractures | Fixed Constructions | 43 | Active |
| US8352228B2 | Method for predicting petroleum expulsion | Fixed Constructions | 32 | Active |
| US7644993B2 | In situ co-development of oil shale with mineral recovery | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Active |
| US8596355B2 | Optimized well spacing for in situ shale oil development | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Active |
| US7941307B2 | Method for calibrating a model of in-situ formation stress distribution | Fixed Constructions | 11 | Active |
| US8082995B2 | Optimization of untreated oil shale geometry to control subsidence | Fixed Constructions | 5 | Active |
| US8146664B2 | Utilization of low BTU gas generated during in situ heating of organic-rich rock | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US9644466B2 | Method of recovering hydrocarbons within a subsurface formation using electric current | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US9739122B2 | Mitigating the effects of subsurface shunts during bulk heating of a subsurface formation | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US8151884B2 | Combined development of oil shale by in situ heating with a deeper hydrocarbon resource | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US10132143B2 | System and method for powering and deploying an electric submersible pump | Fixed Constructions | 2 | Active |
| US8616279B2 | Water treatment following shale oil production by in situ heating | Fixed Constructions | 2 | Active |
| US8230929B2 | Methods of producing hydrocarbons for substantially constant composition gas generation | Fixed Constructions | 1 | Active |
| US8641150B2 | In situ co-development of oil shale with mineral recovery | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US8875789B2 | Process for producing hydrocarbon fluids combining in situ heating, a power plant and a gas plant | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.