In situ recovery from a kerogen and liquid hydrocarbon containing formation
KA Maher, IE Berchenko, EP De Rouffignac… - US Patent …, 2006 - Google Patents
In an embodiment, a method of treating a kerogen and liquid hydrocarbon containing
formation in situ may include providing heat from one or more heat sources to at least a …
formation in situ may include providing heat from one or more heat sources to at least a …
In situ thermal processing of an oil reservoir formation
HJ Vinegar, IE Berchenko, EP De Rouffignac… - US Patent …, 2006 - Google Patents
An in situ process for treating an oil containing formation is provided. The process may
include providing heat from one or more heaters to at least a portion of the formation. The …
include providing heat from one or more heaters to at least a portion of the formation. The …
Thermal processes for subsurface formations
HJ Vinegar, P Veenstra, SP Giles, CL Sandberg… - US Patent …, 2006 - Google Patents
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 …
subsurface formation. Heat may transfer from one or more heaters to a part of a formation. In …
In situ thermal processing of a heavy oil diatomite formation
HJ Vinegar, IE Berchenko, EP De Rouffignac… - US Patent …, 2006 - Google Patents
An in situ process for treating a diatomite 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 …
providing heat from one or more heaters to at least a portion of the formation. The heat may …
In situ thermal processing of a tar sands formation
HJ Vinegar, EP De Rouffignac, JM Karanikas… - US Patent …, 2006 - Google Patents
An in situ process for treating a tar sands 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 …
providing heat from one or more heaters to at least a portion of the formation. The heat may …
In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation to produce heated fluids
SL Wellington - US Patent 7,090,013, 2006 - Google Patents
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 …
formation, which has been treated in situ. The in situ treatment process may include …
In situ recovery from a hydrocarbon containing formation using conductor-in-conduit heat sources with an electrically conductive material in the overburden
HJ Vinegar, RM Bass - US Patent 7,165,615, 2007 - Google Patents
In an embodiment, a system may be used to heat a hydrocarbon containing formation. The
system may include a conduit placed within an opening in the formation. A conductor may …
system may include a conduit placed within an opening in the formation. A conductor may …
Staged and/or patterned heating during in situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation
HJ Vinegar, JM Karanikas, KS Hansen - US Patent 7,073,578, 2006 - Google Patents
A method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is described. The method for
treating a hydrocarbon containing formation may include heating a first volume of the …
treating a hydrocarbon containing formation may include heating a first volume of the …
Treatment of a hydrocarbon containing formation after heating
HJ Vinegar, EP De Rouffignac, AM Madgavkar… - US Patent …, 2006 - Google Patents
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 …
heat from one or more heaters may be provided to at least a portion of the formation. Heat …
In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation using a natural distributed combustor
HJ Vinegar, EP De Rouffignac, SL Wellington… - US Patent …, 2006 - Google Patents
An in situ process for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is provided. The process
may include providing heat from one or more heat sources to at least a portion of the …
may include providing heat from one or more heat sources to at least a portion of the …