In situ oil shale retort with a generally T-shaped vertical cross section
Abstract
An in situ oil shale retort is formed in a subterranean formation containing oil shale. The retort contains a fragmented permeable mass of formation particles containing oil shale and has a production level drift in communication with a lower portion of the fragmented mass for withdrawing liquid and gaseous products of retorting during retorting of oil shale in the fragmented mass. The principal portion of the fragmented mass is spaced vertically above a lower production level portion having a generally T-shaped vertical cross section. The lower portion of the fragmented mass has a horizontal cross sectional area smaller than the horizontal cross sectional area of the upper principal portion of the fragmented mass above the production level.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Occidental Oil Shale, Inc., Grand Junction, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864061
- Patent Number(s):
- 4303273
- Application Number:
- 06/090561
- Assignee:
- Occidental Oil Shale, Inc. (Grand Junction, CO)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21B - EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21C - MINING OR QUARRYING
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC20-78LC10036
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1979 Nov 02
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- situ; oil; shale; retort; t-shaped; vertical; section; formed; subterranean; formation; containing; contains; fragmented; permeable; mass; particles; production; level; drift; communication; portion; withdrawing; liquid; gaseous; products; retorting; principal; spaced; vertically; horizontal; sectional; upper; subterranean formation; permeable mass; formation particles; fragmented permeable; production level; particles containing; containing oil; fragmented mass; situ oil; shale retort; oil shale; gaseous product; gaseous products; formation containing; level drift; spaced vertically; retort contains; withdrawing liquid; particles contain; /299/
Citation Formats
Ricketts, Thomas E. In situ oil shale retort with a generally T-shaped vertical cross section. United States: N. p., 1981.
Web.
Ricketts, Thomas E. In situ oil shale retort with a generally T-shaped vertical cross section. United States.
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"In situ oil shale retort with a generally T-shaped vertical cross section". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864061.
@article{osti_864061,
title = {In situ oil shale retort with a generally T-shaped vertical cross section},
author = {Ricketts, Thomas E.},
abstractNote = {An in situ oil shale retort is formed in a subterranean formation containing oil shale. The retort contains a fragmented permeable mass of formation particles containing oil shale and has a production level drift in communication with a lower portion of the fragmented mass for withdrawing liquid and gaseous products of retorting during retorting of oil shale in the fragmented mass. The principal portion of the fragmented mass is spaced vertically above a lower production level portion having a generally T-shaped vertical cross section. The lower portion of the fragmented mass has a horizontal cross sectional area smaller than the horizontal cross sectional area of the upper principal portion of the fragmented mass above the production level.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981}
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