← Back to Patent Explorer
US3108438A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Methods of and apparatus for operation of storage wells

Assignee: ExxonMobil Oil Corp
•
Filing: 1958-08-08
•
Granted: 1963-10-29
•
Expires: 1978-08-08
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Raymond D Harvey

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 14:02
CPC Classifications
F; F17; F17C; F17C13/00; F17C13/02; F17C2205/00; F17C2205/03; F17C2205/0302; F17C2205/0352; F17C2205/0358; F17C2221/00; F17C2221/03; F17C2221/032; F17C2221/035; F17C2223/00; F17C2223/01; F17C2223/0146; F17C2223/0153; F17C2223/03; F17C2223/033; F17C2265/00; F17C2265/01; F17C2265/015; F17C2270/00; F17C2270/01; F17C2270/0142; F17C2270/0144; F17C2270/0149; F17C2270/0152; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/402

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 63 words
IN A SALT-CAVITY STORAGE WELL FOR LIQUIDS OF THE TYPE IN WHICH LIQUD PETROLEUM PRODUCTS ARE ADDED UNDER PRESSURE AT THE TOP OF THE CAVITY AND DISPLACE A LIQUID SOLUTION OF BRINE BY WAY OF AN OPEN-ENDED PIPE EXTENDING FROM A POINT NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE STORAGE WELL TO A POINT AT THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH, THE METHOD OF FILLING THE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 63 words
IN A SALT-CAVITY STORAGE WELL FOR LIQUIDS OF THE TYPE IN WHICH LIQUD PETROLEUM PRODUCTS ARE ADDED UNDER PRESSURE AT THE TOP OF THE CAVITY AND DISPLACE A LIQUID SOLUTION OF BRINE BY WAY OF AN OPEN-ENDED PIPE EXTENDING FROM A POINT NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE STORAGE WELL TO A POINT AT THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH, THE METHOD OF FILLING THE

References Cited (Backward Citations)

CA612818A Cited
US1008830A Cited
US1906834A Cited
US2627745A Cited
US2659209A Cited
US2787125A Cited
US2869328A Cited
US2713775A Cited
US2772564A Cited
US2928247A Cited
US2752776A Cited
US2938383A Cited
US2880593A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-10-28 1967-04-29 1967-10-29 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-10-28 1971-04-29 1971-10-29 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-10-28 1975-04-29 1975-10-29 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag