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WO/2006/002325A2 |
The present invention relates to a method and system for extracting and/or utilizing thermal energy from rock formations. This Abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an Abstract that allows a searcher or other reader to quic...
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WO/2005/106196A1 |
The invention provides a heater, comprising: a ferromagnetic member; an electrical conductor electrically coupled to the ferromagnetic member, wherein the electrical conductor is configured to provide heat output below the Curie temperat...
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WO/2005/106195A1 |
The invention provides a system that includes a heater comprising one or more electrical conductors. The heater is configured to generate a heat output during application of electrical current to the heater. The heater comprises a ferrom...
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WO/2005/106194A1 |
The invention provides a method comprising: applying electrical current to one or more electrical conductors located in an opening in the formation to provide an electrically resistive heat output; allowing the heat to transfer from the ...
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WO/2005/106193A1 |
The invention provides a system configured to heat at least a part of a subsurface formation. The system includes: an electrical power supply configured to provide modulated direct current (DC); and one or more electrical conductors conf...
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WO/2005/106191A1 |
The invention provides a method for using heaters to form a heated portion of the formation. A production conduit is used to direct formation fluid in a vapor phase from the heated portion of the formation towards a surface of the format...
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WO/2005/103445A1 |
The invention provides a system that includes an electrical conductor configured to generate an electrically resistive heat output during application of electrical current to the electrical conductor. An electrical insulator at least par...
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WO/2005/103444A1 |
The invention provides a method for treating a subsurface formation. The method includes providing one or more explosives into portions of one or more wellbores selected for the explosion in the formation. The wellbores formed are in one...
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WO2005048664B1 |
Methods and systems for operating integrated circuits (28) at temperatures higher than expected ambient temperatures. The heating may be of entire circuit boards (16), portions of the circuit boards (16), such as the components (30, 32, ...
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WO/2005/091883A2 |
A hydrocarbon bearing formation (304) which is heated using a variable frequency automated capacitive radio frequency dielectric heating (334) in situ process. Hydrocarbons or other substances natural to a hydrocarbonaceous formation may...
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WO/2005/090746A1 |
The invention applies to the oil-producing industry and is intended for the intensification of processes increasing the yield of oil wells developed by conventional methods during production of high viscosity oils. Both objects of said i...
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WO/2005/086736A2 |
A method and apparatus for providing a local response to a local condition in an oil well are disclosed. A sensor (210) is provided to detect a local condition in a drill string. A controllable element is provided to modulate energy (205...
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WO/2005/075790A1 |
An apparatus for providing heat energy to a fluid, including a housing adapted for connection into a working string and for inserting into a borehole, a flow path for the fluid extending within the housing, a pressure drop device positio...
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WO/2005/072289A2 |
A down hole heating system for use with oil and gas wells which exhibit less than optimally achievable flow rates because of high oil viscosity and/or blockage by paraffin (or similar meltable petroleum byproducts). The heating unit the ...
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WO/2005/061967A1 |
An apparatus for heating crude oil or any other substance as it passes through a production tubing, flow lines or field lines by incorporating the heating apparatus (10) a section or joint or the piping system. Heating apparatus (10) com...
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WO/2005/056976A1 |
Methods and apparatus for producing methane gas from a hydrate formation. A column of modified material substantially filling a wellbore extending into the hydrate formation. The column of modified material is permeable to gases. A heat ...
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WO/2005/038347A2 |
An apparatus for initiating ignition of a combustible material, the apparatus including an igniter assembly having a support, a catalytic material carried by the support, the catalytic material comprising a substance which reacts with a ...
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WO/2005/031221A2 |
A method and apparatus for heating a portion of a subsea structure is provided. The method includes pumping a fluid through a length of tubing such that the temperature of the fluid increases. The temperature increase of the fluid is cre...
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WO/2005/017302A2 |
Water that is produced during offshore hydrocarbon processing, such as hot produced water accompanying hydrocarbons taken from subsea reservoirs, or cold water resulting from heating LNG (liquified natural gas) to convert it to gas, is c...
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WO/2005/003503A2 |
A temperature management system for managing the temperature of a discrete, thermal component.The temperature management system comprises a heat exchanger in thermal contact with the thermal component.The system also comprises a fluid tr...
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WO/2004/113669A1 |
A method to clean the wellbore and the near wellbore formation adjacent to the wellbore of the gas bearing formation adjacent to the production zone of the wellbore. The method includes the steps of injecting a treatment liquid containin...
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WO/2004/092529A2 |
The instant disclosure relates to a system and method of constructing drilling and production platforms that are particularly useful in remote, inaccessible and/or environmentally sensitive operating environments. According to one aspect...
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WO/2004/085794A1 |
The invention relates to a device for heating and thermally insulating at least one main undersea pipeline (1a) for the circulation of a warm flow comprising a heat insulation coating (2) which wraps one or several main pipelines (1a) an...
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WO/2004/083595A2 |
A flowline is described for producing hydrocarbons from a subsea well that is comprised of a substantially neutrally buoyant tubular composite umbilical. The flowline may possess electrical heating apparatus within the tubular walls of t...
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WO/2004/055320A1 |
Method and apparatus for the cooling of drilling fluids (also referred to as mudcooler), characterized in that use is made of two heat exchangers, wherein the drilling fluid (or warm drilling oil) is led through the first heat exchanger ...
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WO/2004/053935A2 |
Methods and apparatus for installing electrically heated composite umbilicals (2) within subsea flowlines containing produced hydrocarbons as immersion heaters to prevent waxes and hydrates from forming within the subsea flowlines that c...
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WO/2004/042188A2 |
An induction tool for heating well casing and a method for using and manufacturing the tool. The tool comprises a magnetically permeability core (153) and an electrically conductive coil (176) surrounding the entire circumference of the ...
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WO/2004/038173A1 |
A method described includes applying an alternating electrical current to one or more electrical conductors (112). The electrical conductors may be located in a subsurface or a subsurface wellbore. The electrical conductors may provide a...
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WO/2004/038174A2 |
A method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is described. The method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation may include heating a first volume (162) of the formation using a first set of heaters (158). A second volu...
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WO/2004/038175A1 |
A method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation (122) is described. The method may include providing' heat from one or more heaters (128) to at least a portion of the formation. At least one heater may be located in at least one...
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WO/2004/025076A1 |
A thermal insulating packer fluid contains at least one water superabsorbent polymer and optionally water and/or brine, and a viscosifying polymer. The composition is capable of inhibiting unwanted heat loss from production tubing or unc...
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WO/2003/102357A1 |
There is disclosed a method of controlling the heat transfer properties of a sub-sea conduit having inner and outer walls (800, 802) and a gas-permeable space (804) between the walls providing thermal insulation. The method comprises var...
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WO/2003/093634A1 |
A method and system for the treatment and, in particular, the cooling of natural hydrocarbons originating in a hydrocarbons reservoir. A coolant fluid conduit (5) is provided and is connected to a hydrocarbon production fluid conduit (11...
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WO/2003/089751A2 |
A method for determining a depth of a wellbore is disclosed. The method includes determining change in a suspended weight of a drill string from a first time to a second time. A change in axial position of the upper portion of the drill ...
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WO/2003/089758A1 |
A method is disclosed for identifying potential drilling hazards in a wellbore, including measuring a drilling parameter, correlating the parameter to depth in the wellbore at which selected components of a drill string pass, determining...
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WO/2003/089759A1 |
A method is disclosed for determining movement mode in a drill string (32). The method includes measuring lateral acceleration of the drill string, determining lateral position of the drill string from the acceleration measurements, and ...
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WO/2003/072905A1 |
Method and apparatus for melting a material and squeezing the melted material through casing perforations into a fault within the cement or formation of an oil or gas well. A heating tool carries solid material which is melted at depth w...
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WO2003035811A9 |
A method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is provided. In one embodiment, heat from one or more heaters may be provided to at least a portion of the formation. Heat may be allowed to transfer from the one or more heaters t...
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WO2001083940A9 |
A system for heating an underground hydrocarbon containing formation, such as a coal or shale-oil deposit, comprises an elongate electrical conductor within a heater well traversing the formation to provide radiant heat to at least a por...
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WO/2003/040513A2 |
An in situ process for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is provided. The process may include providing heat from one or more heaters to at least a portion of the formation. The heat may be allowed to transfer from the one or m...
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WO/2003/036034A1 |
A system to heat a hydrocarbon containing formation includes a conduit placed within an opening in the formation. A conductor is placed within the conduit. The conductor provides heat to a portion of the formation. An electrically conduc...
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WO/2003/036040A2 |
An in situ process for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation includes providing heat from one or more heat sources to a portion of the formation. Heat sources include a natural distributed combustor. The natural distributed combust...
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WO/2003/036038A2 |
A process for producing hydrocarbons through a heater wellbore positioned in a hydrocarbon containing formation. The in situ treatment process may include providing heat from one or more heaters to at least a portion of the formation. Th...
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WO/2003/036032A2 |
A process for utilizing the heat from fluids produced from a hydrocarbon containing formation, which has been treated in situ. The in situ treatment process may include providing heat from one or more heaters to at least a portion of the...
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WO/2003/036031A2 |
A method for controlling an in situ system of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation may include monitoring an acoustic event within the formation. More than one acoustic event may be monitored. An acoustic detector placed within a ...
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WO/2003/036024A2 |
In an embodiment, a method for heating a hydrocarbon containing formation may include providing heat from one or more heaters to an opening in the formation. A first end of the opening may contact the earth's surface at a first location ...
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WO/2003/036043A2 |
A method for forming openings in a hydrocarbon containing formation is described. A plurality of magnets is provided along a portion of a first opening. A second opening in the formation is formed using magnetic tracking of the series of...
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WO/2003/036037A2 |
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 so...
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WO/2003/036033A1 |
Systems and methods of using a computer system to simulate a process for in situ treatment of a hydrocarbon containing formation are provided. The in situ process may include providing heat from one or more heat sources to at least one p...
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WO/2003/036039A1 |
An in situ process for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is provided. The process may include providing heat from one or more heaters to at least a portion of the formation. The heat may be allowed to transfer from the reaction...
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