Oil shale retort flue gas cooling and cleaning

Patent · Tue Oct 28 04:00:00 EST 1975

OSTI ID:6554905

Burton, III, R S; French, G B

A technique is described for cooling the flue gas or off gas from the bottom of an in situ oil shale retort. The gas is collected in a conduit that has a vertical portion through which the gas flows upward. It is then withdrawn from the retort through a gas-tight bulkhead. Water is sparged downward through the vertical portion of the conduit for cooling and cleaning the gas. Means are provided for draining the sparged water into a sump at the bottom of the retort wherein oil and water are collected. Water and oil are separated, and the water may be recycled for additional cooling. (6 claims)

• Assignee: Occidental Petroleum Corp
• Patent Number(s): US 3915498
• OSTI ID: 6554905
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040401* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- In Situ Methods
True & Modified
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMICAL REACTORS
CLEANING
DECOMPOSITION
DESIGN
DISTILLATION EQUIPMENT
ENERGY SOURCES
ENGINEERING
ENHANCED RECOVERY
EQUIPMENT
FLUE GAS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GASEOUS WASTES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
IN-SITU PROCESSING
IN-SITU RETORTING
MATERIALS
MINING
OIL SHALE MINING
OIL SHALES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PROCESSING
PRODUCTION
RECOVERY
RETORTING
RETORTS
WASTES
WATER