US Patent Issued to Oxy Low Carbon Ventures on Aug. 25 for "Refrigeration-integrated hydrocarbon collection system and method of operation" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,649, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Oxy Low Carbon Ventures LLC (Houston).

"Refrigeration-integrated hydrocarbon collection system and method of operation" was invented by John M. Repasky (New Braunfels, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for recovering associated gaseous hydrocarbons from a well for producing liquid hydrocarbons, the method comprising (i) providing gaseous hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon well; (ii) providing a cryogenic liquid from an air separation unit or an associated nitrogen liquefaction facility within proximity of the hydrocarbon well; (iii) liquefying the gaseous hydrocarbons at a hydrocarbon ...