Apparatus and method for igniting an in situ oil shale retort
Abstract
A method and apparatus for conducting such method are disclosed for igniting a fragmented permeable mass of formation particles in an in situ oil shale retort. The method is conducted by forming a hole through unfragmented formation to the fragmented mass. An oxygen-containing gas is introduced into the hole. A fuel is introduced into a portion of the hole spaced apart from the fragmented mass. The fuel and oxygen-containing gas mix forming a combustible mixture which is ignited for establishing a combustion zone in a portion of the hole spaced apart from the fragmented mass. The hot gas generated in the combustion zone is conducted from the hole into the fragmented mass for heating a portion of the fragmented mass above an ignition temperature of oil shale.
- Inventors:
-
- (Grand Junction, CO)
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Occidental Oil Shale, Inc. (Grand Junction, CO)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863778
- Patent Number(s):
- 4245701
- Assignee:
- Occidental Oil Shale, Inc. (Grand Junction, CO) OSTI
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC20-78LC10036
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- apparatus; method; igniting; situ; oil; shale; retort; conducting; disclosed; fragmented; permeable; mass; formation; particles; conducted; forming; unfragmented; oxygen-containing; gas; introduced; fuel; portion; spaced; apart; mix; combustible; mixture; ignited; establishing; combustion; zone; hot; generated; heating; ignition; temperature; combustible mixture; gas generated; ignition temperature; permeable mass; formation particles; fragmented permeable; fragmented mass; oxygen-containing gas; situ oil; shale retort; combustion zone; oil shale; spaced apart; hot gas; unfragmented formation; containing gas; /166/
Citation Formats
Chambers, Carlon C. Apparatus and method for igniting an in situ oil shale retort. United States: N. p., 1981.
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"Apparatus and method for igniting an in situ oil shale retort". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863778.
@article{osti_863778,
title = {Apparatus and method for igniting an in situ oil shale retort},
author = {Chambers, Carlon C.},
abstractNote = {A method and apparatus for conducting such method are disclosed for igniting a fragmented permeable mass of formation particles in an in situ oil shale retort. The method is conducted by forming a hole through unfragmented formation to the fragmented mass. An oxygen-containing gas is introduced into the hole. A fuel is introduced into a portion of the hole spaced apart from the fragmented mass. The fuel and oxygen-containing gas mix forming a combustible mixture which is ignited for establishing a combustion zone in a portion of the hole spaced apart from the fragmented mass. The hot gas generated in the combustion zone is conducted from the hole into the fragmented mass for heating a portion of the fragmented mass above an ignition temperature of oil shale.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1981},
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