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Robert Charles Ryan
Also filed as: RYAN ROBERT · RYAN ROBERT C · RYAN ROBERT CHARLES
107 granted patents·14 pending applications·19,812 citations·filing 1982–2024
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121 records- 0199US7849922B2In situ recovery from residually heated sections in a hydrocarbon containing formationSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 14, 2010·112 cites·20 claims
- 0299US7798221B2In situ recovery from a hydrocarbon containing formationSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 21, 2010·132 cites·18 claims
- 0399US7225866B2In situ thermal processing of an oil shale formation using a pattern of heat sourcesSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 5, 2007·244 cites·20 claims
- 0499US7096942B1In situ thermal processing of a relatively permeable formation while controlling pressureSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 29, 2006·321 cites·93 claims
- 0599US7086468B2In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation using heat sources positioned within open wellboresSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 8, 2006·218 cites·89 claims
- 0699US7040399B2In situ thermal processing of an oil shale formation using a controlled heating rateSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2002·Granted May 9, 2006·231 cites·37 claims
- 0799US7040397B2Thermal processing of an oil shale formation to increase permeability of the formationSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2002·Granted May 9, 2006·234 cites·42 claims
- 0899US7036583B2In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation to increase a porosity of the formationSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted May 2, 2006·217 cites·92 claims
- 0999US7004251B2In situ thermal processing and remediation of an oil shale formationSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 28, 2006·282 cites·31 claims
- 1099US6994160B2In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation to produce hydrocarbons having a selected carbon number rangeSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 7, 2006·237 cites·82 claims
- 1199US6991032B2In situ thermal processing of an oil shale formation using a pattern of heat sourcesSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 31, 2006·263 cites·52 claims
- 1299US6953087B2Thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation to increase a permeability of the formationSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 11, 2005·224 cites·87 claims
- 1399US6951247B2In situ thermal processing of an oil shale formation using horizontal heat sourcesSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 4, 2005·262 cites·42 claims
- 1499US6923257B2In situ thermal processing of an oil shale formation to produce a condensateSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 2, 2005·243 cites·55 claims
- 1599US6918443B2In situ thermal processing of an oil shale formation to produce hydrocarbons having a selected carbon number rangeSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 19, 2005·228 cites·42 claims
- 1699US6896053B2In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation using repeating triangular patterns of heat sourcesSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted May 24, 2005·232 cites·56 claims
- 1799US6880633B2In situ thermal processing of an oil shale formation to produce a desired productSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 19, 2005·292 cites·54 claims
- 1899US6877554B2In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation using pressure and/or temperature controlSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 12, 2005·204 cites·134 claims
- 1999US6820688B2In situ thermal processing of coal formation with a selected hydrogen content and/or selected H/C ratioSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 23, 2004·228 cites·25 claims
- 2099US6782947B2In situ thermal processing of a relatively impermeable formation to increase permeability of the formationSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 31, 2004·340 cites·37 claims
- 2199US6758268B2In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation using a relatively slow heating rateSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 6, 2004·251 cites·127 claims
- 2299US6752210B2In situ thermal processing of a coal formation using heat sources positioned within open wellboresSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 22, 2004·275 cites·81 claims
- 2399US6749021B2In situ thermal processing of a coal formation using a controlled heating rateSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 15, 2004·249 cites·43 claims
- 2499US6745837B2In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation using a controlled heating rateSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 8, 2004·263 cites·47 claims
- 2599US6745831B2In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation by controlling a pressure of the formationSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 8, 2004·283 cites·102 claims
- 2699US6745832B2Situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation to control product compositionSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 8, 2004·247 cites·58 claims
- 2799US6742588B2In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation to produce formation fluids having a relatively low olefin contentSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 1, 2004·294 cites·94 claims
- 2899US6742589B2In situ thermal processing of a coal formation using repeating triangular patterns of heat sourcesSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 1, 2004·238 cites·68 claims
- 2999US6739394B2Production of synthesis gas from a hydrocarbon containing formationSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted May 25, 2004·261 cites·94 claims
- 3099US6739393B2In situ thermal processing of a coal formation and tuning productionSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted May 25, 2004·241 cites·100 claims
- 3199US6732795B2In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation to pyrolyze a selected percentage of hydrocarbon materialSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted May 11, 2004·211 cites·156 claims
- 3299US6732794B2In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation to produce a mixture with a selected hydrogen contentSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted May 11, 2004·254 cites·158 claims
- 3399US6729396B2In situ thermal processing of a coal formation to produce hydrocarbons having a selected carbon number rangeSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted May 4, 2004·240 cites·99 claims
- 3499US6729395B2In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation with a selected ratio of heat sources to production wellsSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted May 4, 2004·262 cites·84 claims
- 3599US6729397B2In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation with a selected vitrinite reflectanceSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted May 4, 2004·250 cites·70 claims
- 3699US6725921B2In situ thermal processing of a coal formation by controlling a pressure of the formationSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 27, 2004·168 cites·77 claims
- 3799US6725920B2In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation to convert a selected amount of total organic carbon into hydrocarbon productsSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 27, 2004·262 cites·96 claims
- 3899US6722430B2In situ thermal processing of a coal formation with a selected oxygen content and/or selected O/C ratioSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 20, 2004·245 cites·156 claims
- 3999US6722431B2In situ thermal processing of hydrocarbons within a relatively permeable formationSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 20, 2004·305 cites·103 claims
- 4099US6722429B2In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation leaving one or more selected unprocessed areasSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 20, 2004·284 cites·51 claims
- 4199US6719047B2In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation in a hydrogen-rich environmentSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 13, 2004·272 cites·37 claims
- 4299US6715549B2In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation with a selected atomic oxygen to carbon ratioSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 6, 2004·211 cites·80 claims
- 4399US6712137B2In situ thermal processing of a coal formation to pyrolyze a selected percentage of hydrocarbon materialSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 30, 2004·251 cites·79 claims
- 4499US6712136B2In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation using a selected production well spacingSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 30, 2004·351 cites·121 claims
- 4599US6712135B2In situ thermal processing of a coal formation in reducing environmentSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 30, 2004·249 cites·155 claims
- 4699US6708758B2In situ thermal processing of a coal formation leaving one or more selected unprocessed areasSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 23, 2004·270 cites·50 claims
- 4799US6702016B2In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation with heat sources located at an edge of a formation layerSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 9, 2004·281 cites·63 claims
- 4899US6688387B1In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation to produce a hydrocarbon condensateSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 10, 2004·368 cites·109 claims
- 4999US6607033B2In Situ thermal processing of a coal formation to produce a condensateSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 19, 2003·242 cites·101 claims
- 5099US6591907B2In situ thermal processing of a coal formation with a selected vitrinite reflectanceSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 15, 2003·251 cites·69 claims
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