An Analysis of the Intellectual Property Market in the Field of Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods
Violetta A. Vasilenko,
Vasili A. Vasilenko,
Evgenia A. Skichko,
Dmitriy A. Sakharov,
Ruslan R. Safarov,
Mariia G. Gordienko,
Andrei V. Oleinik
Affiliations
Violetta A. Vasilenko
Department of Informational Computing Technologies, D. Mendeleev University of Chemical-Technology of Russia, 9, Miusskaya sq., 125047 Moscow, Russia
Vasili A. Vasilenko
Department of Informational Computing Technologies, D. Mendeleev University of Chemical-Technology of Russia, 9, Miusskaya sq., 125047 Moscow, Russia
Evgenia A. Skichko
Department of Informational Computing Technologies, D. Mendeleev University of Chemical-Technology of Russia, 9, Miusskaya sq., 125047 Moscow, Russia
Dmitriy A. Sakharov
Rector’s Office, D. Mendeleev University of Chemical-Technology of Russia, 9, Miusskaya sq., 125047 Moscow, Russia
Ruslan R. Safarov
Science-Research Department, D. Mendeleev University of Chemical-Technology of Russia, 9, Miusskaya sq., 125047 Moscow, Russia
Mariia G. Gordienko
Science-Research Department, D. Mendeleev University of Chemical-Technology of Russia, 9, Miusskaya sq., 125047 Moscow, Russia
Andrei V. Oleinik
Department of Management and Informatics in Technical Systems, Moscow State University of Technology STANKIN, 3A, Vadkovsky lane, 127055 Moscow, Russia
The article presents an analysis of the intellectual property market in the field of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods. The search retrospectively covers the period from 2010 to 2020. Russia, China, and the United States are the leading countries in enhanced oil recovery methods. Canada, Germany, and Saudi Arabia also have a high level of patent activity compared with other countries. Semantic and statistical analysis of the obtained sample of documents made it possible to highlight the areas of intensive patenting, high competitiveness, as well as mainstream methods of enhanced oil recovery. The analysis of the leading companies’ patent portfolios revealed the similarities and differences in their structure. Tatneft, ConocoPhillips Co., Sinopec, and PetroChina Co. are actively patenting in the field of thermal enhanced oil recovery, which has been identified as the mainstream. BASF SE is focused on the production of chemicals, including chemicals for oil production. The Saudi Arabian Oil Company produces light oil using waterflooding and physicochemical methods. Software dominates the patent collection sector in the EORs of Gazpromneft STC and Lukoil.
