ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,560, issued on July 15, was assigned to SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY (Chengdu, China).

"Method for evaluating temporary plugging effect of fracturing in low-permeability oil-gas reservoir based on monitoring pressure" was invented by Xiyu Chen (Chengdu, China), Haiyang Tang (Chengdu, China), Yongming Li (Chengdu, China), Jinzhou Zhao (Chengdu, China), Xia Dan (Chengdu, China) and Linyao Yu (Chengdu, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a method for evaluating a temporary plugging effect of fracturing in a low-permeability oil-gas reservoir based on monitoring pressure. The method comprises: calcula...