Process and apparatus for thermal enhancement
Abstract
Thermal treatment apparatus for downhole deployment comprising a combustion stage with an elongated hot wall combustion zone for the substantially complete combustion of the fuel-air mixture and an ignition zone immediately upstream from the combustion zone in which a mixture of atomized liquid fuel and air at or below stoichiometric ratio is ignited; together with a water injection stage immediately downstream from the combustion zone through which essentially partuculate free high temperature combustion products flow from the combustion zone and into which water is sprayed. The resulting mixture of steam and combustion products is injected into an oil formation for enhancing the speed and effectiveness of reservoir response due to physical, chemical, and/or thermal stimulation interactions.
- Inventors:
-
- (Billerica, MA)
- Brimfield, MA
- Newton Upper Falls, MA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865063
- Patent Number(s):
- 4456068
- Application Number:
- 06/296,321
- Assignee:
- Foster-Miller Associates, Inc. (Waltham, MA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21B - EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
- DOE Contract Number:
- 13-0246A
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- process; apparatus; thermal; enhancement; treatment; downhole; deployment; comprising; combustion; stage; elongated; hot; wall; zone; substantially; complete; fuel-air; mixture; ignition; immediately; upstream; atomized; liquid; fuel; air; below; stoichiometric; ratio; ignited; water; injection; downstream; essentially; partuculate; free; temperature; products; flow; sprayed; resulting; steam; injected; oil; formation; enhancing; speed; effectiveness; reservoir; response; due; physical; chemical; stimulation; interactions; temperature combustion; resulting mixture; combustion products; combustion zone; liquid fuel; air mixture; fuel-air mixture; combustion product; thermal treatment; substantially complete; complete combustion; stoichiometric ratio; water injection; atomized liquid; combustion stage; downhole deployment; /166/60/
Citation Formats
Burrill, Jr., Charles E., Smirlock, Martin E, and Krepchin, Ira P. Process and apparatus for thermal enhancement. United States: N. p., 1984.
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Burrill, Jr., Charles E., Smirlock, Martin E, & Krepchin, Ira P. Process and apparatus for thermal enhancement. United States.
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"Process and apparatus for thermal enhancement". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865063.
@article{osti_865063,
title = {Process and apparatus for thermal enhancement},
author = {Burrill, Jr., Charles E. and Smirlock, Martin E and Krepchin, Ira P},
abstractNote = {Thermal treatment apparatus for downhole deployment comprising a combustion stage with an elongated hot wall combustion zone for the substantially complete combustion of the fuel-air mixture and an ignition zone immediately upstream from the combustion zone in which a mixture of atomized liquid fuel and air at or below stoichiometric ratio is ignited; together with a water injection stage immediately downstream from the combustion zone through which essentially partuculate free high temperature combustion products flow from the combustion zone and into which water is sprayed. The resulting mixture of steam and combustion products is injected into an oil formation for enhancing the speed and effectiveness of reservoir response due to physical, chemical, and/or thermal stimulation interactions.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jun 26 00:00:00 EDT 1984},
month = {Tue Jun 26 00:00:00 EDT 1984}
}