Recovering oil from nuclear chimneys in oil-yielding solids

Patent · Tue Aug 12 00:00:00 EDT 1969

OSTI ID:7155010

Parker, H W

Air- or other oxygen-containing gas is injected into the lower portion of a previously retorted nuclear chimney to burn coke and raise the temperature to a level at which the compressive strength of the shale rubble is substantially reduced. Reduction of the compressive strength of the shale results in compaction of the spent shale and consequent loss of support of the roof of the chimney, causing sloughing of raw shale onto the retorted mass where it is then retorted by hot combustion gases rising through the rubble. (7 claims)

• Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co.
• Patent Number(s): US 3460620
• OSTI ID: 7155010
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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040401* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- In Situ Methods
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45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
450201 -- Military Technology
Weaponry
& National Defense-- Nuclear Explosions & Explosives-- Containment
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CAVITIES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHIMNEYS
COMPRESSION STRENGTH
COST
DECOMPOSITION
ENERGY SOURCES
EXCAVATION
EXPLOSIONS
FLUID INJECTION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GAS INJECTION
IN-SITU PROCESSING
IN-SITU RETORTING
MATERIALS
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
MINING
NUCLEAR EXCAVATION
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
OIL SHALE MINING
OIL SHALES
OIL YIELDS
OPERATING COST
PROCESSING
RETORTING
ROCKS
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
STIMULATION
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
USES
WELL STIMULATION
YIELDS