Hot effluent from partial oxidation of natural gas injected in oil recovery process
Patent
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OSTI ID:6054546
Natural gas is subjected to partial oxidation with the hot effluent from the oxidation injected into an underground formation to provide hot contact fluid, solvent liquids, and drive force for recovering oil from the formation. In one embodiment liquid product, including methanol, is recovered from the hot oxidation effluent before injection of the effluent into the underground formation.
- Assignee:
- Phillips Petroleum Co.
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4113017
- OSTI ID:
- 6054546
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: Filed date 9 Dec 1976
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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