Injection well with high-pressure, high-temperature in situ down-hole steam formation

Patent · Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:5604366

Marr, A W

A portion of an injection well adjacent an oil-bearing earth formation is sealed off by spaced-apart high-pressure-resistant plugs, and water is charged into the bore-hole space between the plugs at a sufficient rate to effect sustained water pressure in the range of from 400 to 25,000 psi. Under such pressure sufficient current is passed between two electrodes in the water to convert from 10 to 33 barrels of water per hour into steam.

• Assignee: IFI; EDB-82-076026
• Patent Number(s): US 4303128
• OSTI ID: 5604366
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 4 Dec 1979; Other Information: PAT-APPL-100704
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
OIL WELLS
STEAM INJECTION
PETROLEUM
ENHANCED RECOVERY
BOREHOLES
ELECTRIC CURRENTS
ELECTRODES
HIGH PRESSURE
HIGH TEMPERATURE
IN-SITU PROCESSING
INJECTION WELLS
CAVITIES
CURRENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUID INJECTION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
PROCESSING
RECOVERY
THERMAL RECOVERY
WELLS
020300* - Petroleum- Drilling & Production
040401 - Oil Shales & Tar Sands- In Situ Methods
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