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Title: Heating subsurface formations by oxidizing fuel on a fuel carrier

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1079402
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A method of heating a portion of a subsurface formation includes drawing fuel on a fuel carrier through an opening formed in the formation. Oxidant is supplied to the fuel at one or more locations in the opening. The fuel is combusted with the oxidant to provide heat to the formation.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000Sa
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company (Houston, TX)
Patent Number(s):
8,276,661
Application Number:
12/250,393
OSTI ID:
1079402
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Application of a Microretort to Problems in Shade Pyrolysis journal July 1970
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The Characteristics of a Low Temperature In Situ Shale Oil conference April 2013
Evaluation of downhole electric impedance heating systems for paraffin control in oil wells journal January 1992
Analysis of oil shale and petroleum source rock pyrolysis by triple quadrupole mass spectrometry: comparisons of gas evolution at the heating rate of 10.degree.C/min journal May 1991
Electrical Heating With Horizontal Wells, The Heat Transfer Problem conference April 2013
Monitoring oil shale retorts by off-gas alkenealkane ratios journal June 1980
Direct Production of Low Pour Point High Gravity Shale Oil journal March 1967

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