Thermal recovery of hydrocarbon from tar sands
Patent
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OSTI ID:7325071
A method is described for the recovery of low API gravity viscous oils or bitumens from a subterranean formation by the injection of a mixture of an oxygen-containing gas and steam at a temperature of saturated steam at the pressure of the formation. 8 claims.
- Assignee:
- Texaco Exploration Canada Ltd.
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4006778
- OSTI ID:
- 7325071
- 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
AIR
BITUMENS
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUID INJECTION PROCESSES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GASES
HYDROCARBONS
INJECTION WELLS
NONMETALS
OIL SANDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN
RECOVERY
STEAM
TAR
WELLS
040401* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- In Situ Methods
True & Modified
AIR
BITUMENS
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUID INJECTION PROCESSES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GASES
HYDROCARBONS
INJECTION WELLS
NONMETALS
OIL SANDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN
RECOVERY
STEAM
TAR
WELLS