Login| Sign Up| Help| Contact|

Patent Searching and Data


Title:
IN SITU THERMAL PROCESSING OF A HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FORMATION USING A NATURAL DISTRIBUTED COMBUSTOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003036040
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
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 combustor includes an oxidizing fluid source to provide oxidizing fluids to a reaction zone in the formation to generate heat within the reaction zone. The heat is transfered from the reaction zone to a selected section of the formation such that heat from one or more heat sources pyrolyzes some hydrocarbons within the selected section. Hydrocarbons are produced from the formation.

More Like This:
WO/1989/005778METHOD FOR CLEANING CONTAMINATED GROUNDS AND PLANT FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD
WO/1983/002446PROCESS FOR DECONTAMINATING NATURAL AND INDUSTRIAL SLUDGES
JP5938784A disposal method of metal contamination water, a disposal method of a contaminant-ed [solid-like heavy metal], and a constituent for heavy metal solvent wiping removals
Inventors:
VINEGAR HAROLD J
DE ROUFFIGNAC ERIC PIERRE
WELLINGTON SCOTT LEE
VAN HARDEVELD ROBERT MARTIJN
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/034266
Publication Date:
July 17, 2003
Filing Date:
October 24, 2002
Export Citation:
Click for automatic bibliography generation   Help
Assignee:
SHELL OIL CO (US)
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): E21B43/243; E21B36/02
Foreign References:
US3987851A1976-10-26
US4042026A1977-08-16
US4005752A1977-02-01
US3084919A1963-04-09
US5868202A1999-02-09
US4183405A1980-01-15
US4384613A1983-05-24
US4069868A1978-01-24
GB1010023A1965-11-17
US4425967A1984-01-17
US3941421A1976-03-02
US4158467A1979-06-19
US20020040778A12002-04-11
US3113623A1963-12-10
US5255742A1993-10-26
US3050123A1962-08-21
Download PDF:
View/Download PDF      PDF Help



 
Previous Patent: IN SITU PRODUCTION OF A BLENDING AGENT FROM A HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FORMATION

Next Patent: IN SITU RECOVERY FROM A HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FORMATION USING BARRIERS