Inventor · Houston, TX, US

William A. Symington

19Patents
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27Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 14, 2004 → Jul 7, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.