Double barrier system for an in situ conversion process

McKinzie, Billy John; Vinegar, Harold J; Cowan, Kenneth Michael; Deeg, Wolfgang Friedrich Johann; Wong, Sau-Wai

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Title: Double barrier system for an in situ conversion process

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A barrier system for a subsurface treatment area is described. The barrier system includes a first barrier formed around at least a portion of the subsurface treatment area. The first barrier is configured to inhibit fluid from exiting or entering the subsurface treatment area. A second barrier is formed around at least a portion of the first barrier. A separation space exists between the first barrier and the second barrier.

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McKinzie, Billy John ^[1]; Vinegar, Harold J ^[2]; Cowan, Kenneth Michael ^[3]; Deeg, Wolfgang Friedrich Johann ^[1]; Wong, Sau-Wai ^[4]

Houston, TX
Bellaire, TX
Sugar land, TX
Rijswijk, NL

Issue Date:: 2009-05-05

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 988165

Patent Number(s):: 7527094

Application Number:: 11/409,557

Assignee:: Shell Oil Company (Houston, TX)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: C - CHEMISTRY C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS

E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21B - EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING

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C - CHEMISTRY C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
C07C4/02 - by cracking a single hydrocarbon or a mixture of individually defined hydrocarbons or a normally gaseous hydrocarbon fraction
C07C9/04 - Methane

E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21B - EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
E21B17/028 - {Electrical or electro-magnetic connections}
E21B36/001 - {Cooling arrangements}
E21B36/04 - using electrical heaters
E21B43/24 - using heat, e.g. steam injection
E21B43/243 - Combustion in situ

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
Y10T29/49179 - by metal fusion bonding

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DOE Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING

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The Viscosity of Air, Water, Natural Gas, Crude Oil and Its Associated Gases at Oil Field Temperatures and Pressures journal, December 1946

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

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Salt and Water Movement in Unsaturated Frozen Soil journal, July 1972

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

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Production Report
journal, April 1960

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journal, November 1953

The Viscosity of Air, Water, Natural Gas, Crude Oil and Its Associated Gases at Oil Field Temperatures and Pressures
journal, December 1946

An Analog Computer for Studying Heat Transfer During a Thermal Recovery Process
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Salt and Water Movement in Unsaturated Frozen Soil
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journal, December 1989