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GB2391891B - In situ recovery from a hydrocarbon containing formation - Google Patents

In situ recovery from a hydrocarbon containing formation

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Publication number
GB2391891B
GB2391891B GB0327060A GB0327060A GB2391891B GB 2391891 B GB2391891 B GB 2391891B GB 0327060 A GB0327060 A GB 0327060A GB 0327060 A GB0327060 A GB 0327060A GB 2391891 B GB2391891 B GB 2391891B
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Prior art keywords
hydrocarbon containing
containing formation
situ recovery
situ
recovery
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB0327060A
Other versions
GB2391891A (en
GB0327060D0 (en
Inventor
Ilya Emil Berchenko
Thomas David Fowler
Rouffignac Eric Pierre De
Harold J Vinegar
Scott Lee Wellington
Etuan Zhang
Robert Charles Ryan
Gordon Thomas Shahin
George Leo Stegemeier
John M Karanikas
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SHELL INT RESEARCH
Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij BV
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SHELL INT RESEARCH
Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij BV
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Priority claimed from GB0224444A external-priority patent/GB2379469B/en
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Publication of GB2391891A publication Critical patent/GB2391891A/en
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Publication of GB2391891B publication Critical patent/GB2391891B/en
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Classifications

    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/16—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons
    • E21B43/24—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons using heat, e.g. steam injection
    • E21B43/243—Combustion in situ
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09K—MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • C09K8/00—Compositions for drilling of boreholes or wells; Compositions for treating boreholes or wells, e.g. for completion or for remedial operations
    • C09K8/58—Compositions for enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons, i.e. for improving the mobility of the oil, e.g. displacing fluids
    • C09K8/592—Compositions used in combination with generated heat, e.g. by steam injection
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B36/00—Heating, cooling or insulating arrangements for boreholes or wells, e.g. for use in permafrost zones
    • E21B36/04—Heating, cooling or insulating arrangements for boreholes or wells, e.g. for use in permafrost zones using electrical heaters
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B41/00—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
    • E21B41/005—Waste disposal systems
    • E21B41/0057—Disposal of a fluid by injection into a subterranean formation
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/30—Specific pattern of wells, e.g. optimising the spacing of wells

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
  • Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)
GB0327060A 2000-04-24 2001-04-24 In situ recovery from a hydrocarbon containing formation Expired - Fee Related GB2391891B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US19921300P 2000-04-24 2000-04-24
US19921400P 2000-04-24 2000-04-24
US19921500P 2000-04-24 2000-04-24
GB0224444A GB2379469B (en) 2000-04-24 2001-04-24 In situ recovery from a hydrocarbon containing formation

Publications (3)

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GB0327060D0 GB0327060D0 (en) 2003-12-24
GB2391891A GB2391891A (en) 2004-02-18
GB2391891B true GB2391891B (en) 2004-09-29

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US7809538B2 (en) 2006-01-13 2010-10-05 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Real time monitoring and control of thermal recovery operations for heavy oil reservoirs
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US3766982A (en) * 1971-12-27 1973-10-23 Justheim Petrol Co Method for the in-situ treatment of hydrocarbonaceous materials
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US4886118A (en) * 1983-03-21 1989-12-12 Shell Oil Company Conductively heating a subterranean oil shale to create permeability and subsequently produce oil

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US3599714A (en) * 1969-09-08 1971-08-17 Roger L Messman Method of recovering hydrocarbons by in situ combustion
US3766982A (en) * 1971-12-27 1973-10-23 Justheim Petrol Co Method for the in-situ treatment of hydrocarbonaceous materials
US4043393A (en) * 1976-07-29 1977-08-23 Fisher Sidney T Extraction from underground coal deposits
US4384613A (en) * 1980-10-24 1983-05-24 Terra Tek, Inc. Method of in-situ retorting of carbonaceous material for recovery of organic liquids and gases
US4886118A (en) * 1983-03-21 1989-12-12 Shell Oil Company Conductively heating a subterranean oil shale to create permeability and subsequently produce oil

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7640987B2 (en) 2005-08-17 2010-01-05 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Communicating fluids with a heated-fluid generation system
US7809538B2 (en) 2006-01-13 2010-10-05 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Real time monitoring and control of thermal recovery operations for heavy oil reservoirs
US7770643B2 (en) 2006-10-10 2010-08-10 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Hydrocarbon recovery using fluids
US7832482B2 (en) 2006-10-10 2010-11-16 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Producing resources using steam injection

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GB2391890B (en) 2004-09-29
GB2391890A (en) 2004-02-18
GB0327045D0 (en) 2003-12-24
GB0327060D0 (en) 2003-12-24

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