Title:
INSTALLATION AND USE OF REMOVABLE HEATERS IN A HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FORMATION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003036037
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A system includes a heater placed in an opening in a formation to heat hydrocarbons contained in that formation. The system allows heat to transfer from the heater to a part of the formation. The transferred heat may pyrolyze at least some hydrocarbons in the formation. The heater may be removable from the opening in the formation and redeployable in at least one alternative opening in the formation. The heater may be installed and/or removed using a spool or coiled tubing installation.
Inventors:
VINEGAR HAROLD J
WELLINGTON SCOTT LEE
DE ROUFFIGNAC ERIC PIERRE
COLES JOHN MATTHEW
CARL JR FREDERICK GORDON
MENOTTI JAMES LOUIS
HUNSUCKER BRUCE GERARD
COLE ANTHONY THOMAS
PRATT CHRISTOPHER ARNOLD
WELLINGTON SCOTT LEE
DE ROUFFIGNAC ERIC PIERRE
COLES JOHN MATTHEW
CARL JR FREDERICK GORDON
MENOTTI JAMES LOUIS
HUNSUCKER BRUCE GERARD
COLE ANTHONY THOMAS
PRATT CHRISTOPHER ARNOLD
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/034384
Publication Date:
May 21, 2004
Filing Date:
October 24, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SHELL INT RESEARCH (NL)
SHELL CANADA LTD (CA)
SHELL CANADA LTD (CA)
International Classes:
B09C1/02; B09C1/06; C10G9/24; C10G45/00; E21B17/02; E21B36/00; E21B43/16; E21B43/24; E21B43/243; E21B43/30; E21B44/00; E21B47/022; G01V3/26; (IPC1-7): E21B43/24; E21B19/22; E21B36/00; E21B36/04
Foreign References:
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| US4585066A | 1986-04-29 | |||
| US4412585A | 1983-11-01 | |||
| US5318116A | 1994-06-07 | |||
| US6015015A | 2000-01-18 | |||
| US4570715A | 1986-02-18 |
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