US Patent Issued to Chevron U.S.A. on June 3 for "In-situ downhole separation for oil and gas reservoirs" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,245, issued on June 3, was assigned to Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (San Ramon, Calif.).

"In-situ downhole separation for oil and gas reservoirs" was invented by Abdenour Kemoun (Orinda, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of separating gas and liquid within a well bore includes positioning a production tube within the well bore such that the production tube extends from a subterranean reservoir, traverses a gas cap, and out of the production well bore. An in-situ downhole separation system is configured such that during production, produced fluid enters a separation zone formed in the well bore. The fluid flows within the separatio...