Irregular spacing of heat sources for treating hydrocarbon containing formations
Abstract
A method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation includes providing heat input to a first section of the formation from one or more heat sources located in the first section. Fluids are produced from the first section through a production well located at or near the center of the first section. The heat sources are configured such that the average heat input per volume of formation in the first section increases with distance from the production well.
- Inventors:
-
- Katy, TX
- Houston, TX
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1055709
- Patent Number(s):
- 8196658
- Application Number:
- US patent applicaiton 12/250,364
- Assignee:
- Shell Oil Company (Houston, TX)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
-
E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21B - EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01F - MAGNETS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Miller, David Scott, and Uwechue, Uzo Philip. Irregular spacing of heat sources for treating hydrocarbon containing formations. United States: N. p., 2012.
Web.
Miller, David Scott, & Uwechue, Uzo Philip. Irregular spacing of heat sources for treating hydrocarbon containing formations. United States.
Miller, David Scott, and Uwechue, Uzo Philip. Tue .
"Irregular spacing of heat sources for treating hydrocarbon containing formations". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1055709.
@article{osti_1055709,
title = {Irregular spacing of heat sources for treating hydrocarbon containing formations},
author = {Miller, David Scott and Uwechue, Uzo Philip},
abstractNote = {A method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation includes providing heat input to a first section of the formation from one or more heat sources located in the first section. Fluids are produced from the first section through a production well located at or near the center of the first section. The heat sources are configured such that the average heat input per volume of formation in the first section increases with distance from the production well.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {2012},
month = {6}
}
Save to My Library
You must Sign In or Create an Account in order to save documents to your library.
Works referenced in this record:
The Thermal and Structural Properties of a Hanna Basin Coal
journal, June 1984
- Glass, R. E.
- Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Vol. 106, Issue 2
Converter-fed subsea motor drives
journal, January 1996
- Raad, R. O.; Henriksen, T.; Raphael, H. B.
- IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Vol. 32, Issue 5
Kinetics of oil generation from Colorado oil shale
journal, June 1978
- Campbell, J.; Koskinas, G.; Stout, N.
- Fuel, Vol. 57, Issue 6, p. 372-376
Some Effects of Pressure on Oil-Shale Retorting
journal, September 1969
- Bae, J. H.
- Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal, Vol. 9, Issue 03
The case for frequency domain PD testing in the context of distribution cable
journal, July 2003
- Boggs, S.
- IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, Vol. 19, Issue 4
Molecular Mechanism of Oil Shale Pyrolysis in Nitrogen and Hydrogen Atmospheres
book, August 1983
- Hershkowitz, F.; Olmstead, W. N.; Rhodes, R. P.
- ACS Symposium Series
Application of a Microretort to Problems in Shade Pyrolysis
journal, July 1970
- Weitkamp, A. W.; Gutberlet, L. C.
- Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Process Design and Development, Vol. 9, Issue 3
An Analog Computer for Studying Heat Transfer During a Thermal Recovery Process
journal, December 1955
- Vogel, L. C.; Krueger, R. F.
- Transactions of the AIME, Vol. 204, Issue 01
The Characteristics of a Low Temperature In Situ Shale Oil
conference, April 2013
- Hill, George R.; Dougan, Paul
- Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
Evaluation of downhole electric impedance heating systems for paraffin control in oil wells
journal, January 1992
- Bosch, F. G.; Schmitt, K. J.; Eastlund, B. J.
- IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Vol. 28, Issue 1
Electrical Heating With Horizontal Wells, The Heat Transfer Problem
conference, April 2013
- McGee, Bruce C. W.; Vermeulen, Frederick E.
- International Conference on Horizontal Well Technology
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
- Reynolds, John G.; Crawford, Richard W.; Burnham, Alan K.
- Energy & Fuels, Vol. 5, Issue 3
Monitoring oil shale retorts by off-gas alkenealkane ratios
journal, June 1980
- Raley, John H.
- Fuel, Vol. 59, Issue 6, p. 419-424
Direct Production of Low Pour Point High Gravity Shale Oil
journal, March 1967
- Hill, G. R.; Johnson, D. J.; Miller, Lowell
- Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Product Research and Development, Vol. 6, Issue 1
Methods and Energy Sources for Heating Subsurface Geological Formation, Task 1: Heat Delivery Systems
report, January 2003
- Moreno, James B.; Rawlinson, Kim Scott; Jones, Scott A.