ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,243, issued on April 14, was assigned to Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).
"Fluid injection for dehydrogenation" was invented by Sampath K Bommareddy (Sugar Land, Texas) and Harun Ates (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In-situ pyrolysis of methane includes heating, with a heater of a fluid control system, a fluid composition including hydrogen gas to a first temperature greater than or equal to 300 degrees Celsius. The heated fluid composition is directed to a subterranean reservoir, where it is disposed in contact with a reservoir fluid to cause methane pyrolysis of the reservoir fluid. A catalyst can be disposed...