Production of oil from a nuclear chimney in an oil shale by in situ combustion
Patent
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OSTI ID:5466565
A nuclear chimney in an oil shale is produced by direct drive in situ combustion from one or more wells outside and adjacent the chimney by providing passageways from the wells into the chimney, optionally, at different levels, igniting the shale through the wells, driving the resulting combustion zones through the shale, and recovering oil in liquid and vapor form by a production well communicating with the bottom of the chimney. This displaces cool gases from the upper portion of the chimney with hot gases from the combustion zone, thereby retorting the shale in the chimney above the combustion zones. (7 claims)
- Assignee:
- Phillips Petroleum Co.
- Patent Number(s):
- US 3490529
- OSTI ID:
- 5466565
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040401* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- In Situ Methods
True & Modified
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
450201 -- Military Technology
Weaponry
& National Defense-- Nuclear Explosions & Explosives-- Containment
AIR
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
DECOMPOSITION
ENERGY SOURCES
ENHANCED RECOVERY
EXPLOSIONS
EXPLOSIVE STIMULATION
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GASES
IN-SITU COMBUSTION
IN-SITU PROCESSING
INJECTION
INTAKE
MATERIALS
MINERAL OILS
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
OIL SHALES
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
PROCESSING
PYROLYSIS
RECOVERY
SHALE OIL
STIMULATION
THERMAL RECOVERY
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WELL STIMULATION
040401* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- In Situ Methods
True & Modified
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
450201 -- Military Technology
Weaponry
& National Defense-- Nuclear Explosions & Explosives-- Containment
AIR
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
DECOMPOSITION
ENERGY SOURCES
ENHANCED RECOVERY
EXPLOSIONS
EXPLOSIVE STIMULATION
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GASES
IN-SITU COMBUSTION
IN-SITU PROCESSING
INJECTION
INTAKE
MATERIALS
MINERAL OILS
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
OIL SHALES
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
PROCESSING
PYROLYSIS
RECOVERY
SHALE OIL
STIMULATION
THERMAL RECOVERY
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WELL STIMULATION