Method for in situ heating of hydrocarbonaceous formations
Abstract
A method for extracting valuable constituents from underground hydrocarbonaceous deposits such as heavy crude tar sands and oil shale is disclosed. Initially, a stratum containing a rich deposit is hydraulically fractured to form a horizontally extending fracture plane. A conducting liquid and proppant is then injected into the fracture plane to form a conducting plane. Electrical excitations are then introduced into the stratum adjacent the conducting plate to retort the rich stratum along the conducting plane. The valuable constituents from the stratum adjacent the conducting plate are then recovered. Subsequently, the remainder of the deposit is also combustion retorted to further recover valuable constituents from the deposit. Various R.F. heating systems are also disclosed for use in the present invention.
- Inventors:
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- Morgantown, WV
- Laramie, WY
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866412
- Patent Number(s):
- 4705108
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21B - EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; situ; heating; hydrocarbonaceous; formations; extracting; valuable; constituents; underground; deposits; heavy; crude; tar; sands; oil; shale; disclosed; initially; stratum; containing; rich; deposit; hydraulically; fractured; form; horizontally; extending; fracture; plane; conducting; liquid; proppant; injected; electrical; excitations; introduced; adjacent; plate; retort; recovered; subsequently; remainder; combustion; retorted; recover; various; systems; electrical excitation; heavy crude; conducting liquid; oil shale; tar sands; situ heating; horizontally extending; conducting plate; tar sand; /166/
Citation Formats
Little, William E, and McLendon, Thomas R. Method for in situ heating of hydrocarbonaceous formations. United States: N. p., 1987.
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Little, William E, & McLendon, Thomas R. Method for in situ heating of hydrocarbonaceous formations. United States.
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"Method for in situ heating of hydrocarbonaceous formations". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866412.
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title = {Method for in situ heating of hydrocarbonaceous formations},
author = {Little, William E and McLendon, Thomas R},
abstractNote = {A method for extracting valuable constituents from underground hydrocarbonaceous deposits such as heavy crude tar sands and oil shale is disclosed. Initially, a stratum containing a rich deposit is hydraulically fractured to form a horizontally extending fracture plane. A conducting liquid and proppant is then injected into the fracture plane to form a conducting plane. Electrical excitations are then introduced into the stratum adjacent the conducting plate to retort the rich stratum along the conducting plane. The valuable constituents from the stratum adjacent the conducting plate are then recovered. Subsequently, the remainder of the deposit is also combustion retorted to further recover valuable constituents from the deposit. Various R.F. heating systems are also disclosed for use in the present invention.},
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year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987},
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