Parallel heater system for subsurface formations

Harris, Christopher Kelvin; Karanikas, John Michael; Nguyen, Scott Vinh

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Title: Parallel heater system for subsurface formations

Abstract

A heating system for a subsurface formation is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of substantially horizontally oriented or inclined heater sections located in a hydrocarbon containing layer in the formation. At least a portion of two of the heater sections are substantially parallel to each other. The ends of at least two of the heater sections in the layer are electrically coupled to a substantially horizontal, or inclined, electrical conductor oriented substantially perpendicular to the ends of the at least two heater sections.

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Harris, Christopher Kelvin ^[1]; Karanikas, John Michael ^[1]; Nguyen, Scott Vinh ^[1]

Houston, TX

Issue Date:: Tue Oct 25 00:00:00 EDT 2011

Research Org.:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1028658

Patent Number(s):: 8042610

Application Number:: 12/106,078

Assignee:: Shell Oil Company (Houston, TX)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: C - CHEMISTRY C09 - DYES C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE

C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS

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C - CHEMISTRY C09 - DYES C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
C09K8/845 - {containing inorganic compounds}
C09K8/86 - containing organic compounds

C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS
C10G1/008 - {Controlling or regulating of liquefaction processes
C10G1/02 - by distillation
C10G1/04 - by extraction
C10G1/042 - {by the use of hydrogen-donor solvents}

E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21B - EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
E21B36/04 - using electrical heaters
E21B43/16 - Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons
E21B43/24 - using heat, e.g. steam injection
E21B43/2401 - {by means of electricity}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
Y10T29/49083 - Heater type

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DOE Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING

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The Thermal and Structural Properties of a Hanna Basin Coal journal, June 1984

On the mechanism of kerogen pyrolysis journal, October 1984

The case for frequency domain PD testing in the context of distribution cable journal, July 2003

Pyrolysis kinetics for Green River oil shale from the saline zone journal, October 1983

Identification by 13C n.m.r. of carbon types in shale oil and their relation to pyrolysis conditions journal, July 1984

Operating Laboratory Oil Shale Retorts In An In-Situ Mode conference, April 2013

Direct Production of Low Pour Point High Gravity Shale Oil journal, March 1967

Application of a self-adaptive detector system on a triple quadrupole MS/MS to high explosives and sulfur-containing pyrolysis gases from oil shale journal, September 1984

Methods and Energy Sources for Heating Subsurface Geological Formation, Task 1: Heat Delivery Systems report, January 2003

Retorting and Combustion Processes in Surface Oil-Shale Retorts journal, November 1981

Production Report journal, April 1960

Kinetics of oil generation from Colorado oil shale journal, June 1978

Converter-fed subsea motor drives journal, January 1996

Some Effects of Pressure on Oil-Shale Retorting journal, September 1969

Molecular Mechanism of Oil Shale Pyrolysis in Nitrogen and Hydrogen Atmospheres book, August 1983

Application of a Microretort to Problems in Shade Pyrolysis journal, July 1970

An Analog Computer for Studying Heat Transfer During a Thermal Recovery Process journal, December 1955

The Benefits of In Situ Upgrading Reactions to the Integrated Operations of the Orinoco Heavy-Oil Fields and Downstream Facilities conference, April 2013

The Characteristics of a Low Temperature In Situ Shale Oil conference, April 2013

Coproduction of oil and electric power from Colorado oil shale☆ journal, April 1992

Evaluation of downhole electric impedance heating systems for paraffin control in oil wells journal, January 1992

Analysis of oil shale and petroleum source rock pyrolysis by triple quadrupole mass spectrometry: comparisons of gas evolution at the heating rate of 10.degree.C/min journal, May 1991

Electrical Heating With Horizontal Wells, The Heat Transfer Problem conference, April 2013

Monitoring oil shale retorts by off-gas alkenealkane ratios journal, June 1980

The Thermal and Structural Properties of a Hanna Basin Coal
journal, June 1984

On the mechanism of kerogen pyrolysis
journal, October 1984

The case for frequency domain PD testing in the context of distribution cable
journal, July 2003

Pyrolysis kinetics for Green River oil shale from the saline zone
journal, October 1983

Identification by ¹³C n.m.r. of carbon types in shale oil and their relation to pyrolysis conditions
journal, July 1984

Operating Laboratory Oil Shale Retorts In An In-Situ Mode
conference, April 2013

Direct Production of Low Pour Point High Gravity Shale Oil
journal, March 1967

Application of a self-adaptive detector system on a triple quadrupole MS/MS to high explosives and sulfur-containing pyrolysis gases from oil shale
journal, September 1984

Methods and Energy Sources for Heating Subsurface Geological Formation, Task 1: Heat Delivery Systems
report, January 2003

Retorting and Combustion Processes in Surface Oil-Shale Retorts
journal, November 1981

Production Report
journal, April 1960

Kinetics of oil generation from Colorado oil shale
journal, June 1978

Converter-fed subsea motor drives
journal, January 1996

Some Effects of Pressure on Oil-Shale Retorting
journal, September 1969

Molecular Mechanism of Oil Shale Pyrolysis in Nitrogen and Hydrogen Atmospheres
book, August 1983

Application of a Microretort to Problems in Shade Pyrolysis
journal, July 1970

An Analog Computer for Studying Heat Transfer During a Thermal Recovery Process
journal, December 1955

The Benefits of In Situ Upgrading Reactions to the Integrated Operations of the Orinoco Heavy-Oil Fields and Downstream Facilities
conference, April 2013

The Characteristics of a Low Temperature In Situ Shale Oil
conference, April 2013

Coproduction of oil and electric power from Colorado oil shale☆
journal, April 1992

Evaluation of downhole electric impedance heating systems for paraffin control in oil wells
journal, January 1992

Analysis of oil shale and petroleum source rock pyrolysis by triple quadrupole mass spectrometry: comparisons of gas evolution at the heating rate of 10.degree.C/min
journal, May 1991

Electrical Heating With Horizontal Wells, The Heat Transfer Problem
conference, April 2013

Monitoring oil shale retorts by off-gas alkenealkane ratios
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