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Method and apparatus for the destructive distillation of kerogen in situ

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5602552
This patent describes an in situ method for the extracting of oil from the impermeable shales by destructive distillation of the kerogen. It comprises: boring at least one injection well in said oil shale; boring an extraction well in said oil shale, injecting super heated steam or air into said injection well; heating said oil shale to a temperature sufficient to cause the kerogen in said oil shale to breakdown into oil and gas, said super heated steam being heated using a high pressure boiler and focusing the sun on said boiler, said focusing of the sun being accomplished by a solar collector connected to an arc of track wherein said solar collector is selectively positioned between the two end of said track and wherein said high pressure boiler is located at the center of said arc; and extracting the oil and gas through said extraction well.
Assignee:
NOV; EDB-92-066356; NOV-92-016260
Patent Number(s):
A; US 5058675
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-604219A
OSTI ID:
5602552
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
020300 -- Petroleum-- Drilling & Production
03 NATURAL GAS
030300 -- Natural Gas-- Drilling
Production
& Processing
04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040401* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- In Situ Methods
True & Modified
040500 -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Properties & Composition
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
DESTRUCTIVE DISTILLATION
DISTILLATION
ENERGY SOURCES
ENHANCED RECOVERY
FLUID INJECTION
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GASES
IN-SITU PROCESSING
IN-SITU RETORTING
INJECTION WELLS
KEROGEN
MATERIALS
MATTER
MINERAL OILS
OIL SHALES
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC MATTER
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PERMEABILITY
PROCESSING
PYROLYSIS PRODUCTS
PYROLYTIC OILS
RECOVERY
RETORTING
ROCKS
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SHALE GAS
SHALE OIL
SHALE OIL FRACTIONS
SHALES
STEAM INJECTION
SYNTHETIC FUELS
SYNTHETIC PETROLEUM
THERMAL RECOVERY
WELLS