Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Thermal processes for subsurface formations
- Patent Title (中): 地下地层热处理
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Application No.: US12080928Application Date: 2008-04-07
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Publication No.: US07640980B2Publication Date: 2010-01-05
- Inventor: Harold J. Vinegar , Mark Gregory Picha , Lanny Gene Schoeling
- Applicant: Harold J. Vinegar , Mark Gregory Picha , Lanny Gene Schoeling
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Shell Oil Company
- Current Assignee: Shell Oil Company
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Main IPC: E21B36/00
- IPC: E21B36/00 ; E21B43/16 ; E21B43/18
Abstract:
A process may include providing heat from one or more heaters to at least a portion of a subsurface formation. Heat may transfer from one or more heaters to a part of a formation. In some embodiments, heat from the one or more heat sources may pyrolyze at least some hydrocarbons in a part of a subsurface formation. Hydrocarbons and/or other products may be produced from a subsurface formation. Certain embodiments describe apparatus, methods, and/or processes used in treating a subsurface or hydrocarbon containing formation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090071647A1 Thermal processes for subsurface formations Public/Granted day:2009-03-19
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