CA1016451A - In situ recovery of hydrocarbons from tar sands - Google Patents

In situ recovery of hydrocarbons from tar sands

Info

Publication number
CA1016451A
CA1016451A CA198,917A CA198917A CA1016451A CA 1016451 A CA1016451 A CA 1016451A CA 198917 A CA198917 A CA 198917A CA 1016451 A CA1016451 A CA 1016451A
Authority
CA
Canada
Prior art keywords
hydrocarbons
tar sands
situ recovery
situ
recovery
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
CA198,917A
Other versions
CA198917S (en
Inventor
Charles B. Barry
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Parsons Government Services Inc
Original Assignee
Ralph M Parsons Co
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Ralph M Parsons Co filed Critical Ralph M Parsons Co
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of CA1016451A publication Critical patent/CA1016451A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/34—Arrangements for separating materials produced by the well
    • E21B43/40—Separation associated with re-injection of separated materials
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/16—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons
    • E21B43/24—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons using heat, e.g. steam injection
CA198,917A 1973-05-24 1974-05-03 In situ recovery of hydrocarbons from tar sands Expired CA1016451A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US363596A US3881550A (en) 1973-05-24 1973-05-24 In situ recovery of hydrocarbons from tar sands

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
CA1016451A true CA1016451A (en) 1977-08-30

Family

ID=23430856

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
CA198,917A Expired CA1016451A (en) 1973-05-24 1974-05-03 In situ recovery of hydrocarbons from tar sands

Country Status (2)

Country Link
US (1) US3881550A (en)
CA (1) CA1016451A (en)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4697642A (en) * 1986-06-27 1987-10-06 Tenneco Oil Company Gravity stabilized thermal miscible displacement process

Families Citing this family (39)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3986556A (en) * 1975-01-06 1976-10-19 Haynes Charles A Hydrocarbon recovery from earth strata
US4068716A (en) * 1975-03-20 1978-01-17 Texaco Inc. Oil recovery process utilizing aromatic solvent and steam
US4022277A (en) * 1975-05-19 1977-05-10 The Dow Chemical Company In situ solvent fractionation of bitumens contained in tar sands
US4007786A (en) * 1975-07-28 1977-02-15 Texaco Inc. Secondary recovery of oil by steam stimulation plus the production of electrical energy and mechanical power
US4149597A (en) * 1977-12-27 1979-04-17 Texaco Exploration Canada Ltd. Method for generating steam
US4158638A (en) * 1978-03-27 1979-06-19 Gulf Research & Development Company Recovery of oil from oil shale
CA1102234A (en) * 1978-11-16 1981-06-02 David A. Redford Gaseous and solvent additives for steam injection for thermal recovery of bitumen from tar sands
US4230184A (en) * 1978-12-01 1980-10-28 Shell Oil Company Sulfur extraction method
US4407367A (en) * 1978-12-28 1983-10-04 Hri, Inc. Method for in situ recovery of heavy crude oils and tars by hydrocarbon vapor injection
US4362213A (en) * 1978-12-29 1982-12-07 Hydrocarbon Research, Inc. Method of in situ oil extraction using hot solvent vapor injection
US4310049A (en) * 1979-04-17 1982-01-12 California Institute Of Technology Crude oil desulfurization
US4333529A (en) * 1979-08-31 1982-06-08 Wetcom Engineering Ltd. Oil recovery process
US4280559A (en) * 1979-10-29 1981-07-28 Exxon Production Research Company Method for producing heavy crude
US4250964A (en) * 1979-11-15 1981-02-17 Gulf Research & Development Company Process for recovering carbonaceous organic material from a subterranean formation
US4398603A (en) * 1981-01-07 1983-08-16 Hudson's Bay Oil And Gas Company Limited Steam generation from low quality feedwater
US4519454A (en) * 1981-10-01 1985-05-28 Mobil Oil Corporation Combined thermal and solvent stimulation
US4531586A (en) * 1981-10-01 1985-07-30 Mobil Oil Corporation Method of solvent stimulation of heavy oil reservoirs
US4465138A (en) * 1981-12-16 1984-08-14 Mobil Oil Corporation Cyclic thermal solvent recovery method utilizing visbroken produced crude oil
US4461350A (en) * 1981-12-16 1984-07-24 Mobil Oil Corporation Thermal solvent recovery method utilizing visbroken produced crude oil
US4475592A (en) * 1982-10-28 1984-10-09 Texaco Canada Inc. In situ recovery process for heavy oil sands
US4469177A (en) * 1982-11-29 1984-09-04 Mobil Oil Corporation Recovery of viscous oil from asphaltic oil-containing formations
GB2136034B (en) * 1983-09-08 1986-05-14 Zakiewicz Bohdan M Dr Recovering hydrocarbons from mineral oil deposits
DE3609253A1 (en) * 1986-03-19 1987-09-24 Interatom METHOD FOR TERTIAL OIL EXTRACTION FROM DEEP DRILL HOLES WITH RECOVERY OF THE LEAKING PETROLEUM GAS
US4884635A (en) * 1988-08-24 1989-12-05 Texaco Canada Resources Enhanced oil recovery with a mixture of water and aromatic hydrocarbons
US4969520A (en) * 1989-06-26 1990-11-13 Mobil Oil Corporation Steam injection process for recovering heavy oil
CA2325777C (en) * 2000-11-10 2003-05-27 Imperial Oil Resources Limited Combined steam and vapor extraction process (savex) for in situ bitumen and heavy oil production
US6540023B2 (en) * 2001-03-27 2003-04-01 Exxonmobil Research And Engineering Company Process for producing a diesel fuel stock from bitumen and synthesis gas
US7240739B2 (en) * 2004-08-04 2007-07-10 Schlumberger Technology Corporation Well fluid control
US7461693B2 (en) 2005-12-20 2008-12-09 Schlumberger Technology Corporation Method for extraction of hydrocarbon fuels or contaminants using electrical energy and critical fluids
US8096349B2 (en) * 2005-12-20 2012-01-17 Schlumberger Technology Corporation Apparatus for extraction of hydrocarbon fuels or contaminants using electrical energy and critical fluids
CA2594626C (en) * 2007-07-24 2011-01-11 Imperial Oil Resources Limited Use of a heavy petroleum fraction as a drive fluid in the recovery of hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation
CA2639997A1 (en) * 2008-10-06 2010-04-06 The Governors Of The University Of Alberta Hydrocarbon recovery process for fractured reservoirs
CA2762451C (en) * 2011-12-16 2019-02-26 Imperial Oil Resources Limited Method and system for lifting fluids from a reservoir
CA2766849C (en) * 2012-02-06 2021-02-02 Imperial Oil Resources Limited Recovery from a hydrocarbon reservoir utilizing a mixture of steam and a volatile solvent
US9963645B2 (en) * 2015-12-18 2018-05-08 Harris Corporation Modular bitumen processing system and related methods
CA2972203C (en) 2017-06-29 2018-07-17 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Chasing solvent for enhanced recovery processes
CA2974712C (en) 2017-07-27 2018-09-25 Imperial Oil Resources Limited Enhanced methods for recovering viscous hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation as a follow-up to thermal recovery processes
CA2978157C (en) 2017-08-31 2018-10-16 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Thermal recovery methods for recovering viscous hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation
CA2983541C (en) 2017-10-24 2019-01-22 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Systems and methods for dynamic liquid level monitoring and control

Family Cites Families (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3358756A (en) * 1965-03-12 1967-12-19 Shell Oil Co Method for in situ recovery of solid or semi-solid petroleum deposits
US3442332A (en) * 1966-02-01 1969-05-06 Percival C Keith Combination methods involving the making of gaseous carbon dioxide and its use in crude oil recovery
US3500910A (en) * 1967-01-26 1970-03-17 San Miguel Project Inc Solvent recovery of petroleum
US3474863A (en) * 1967-07-28 1969-10-28 Shell Oil Co Shale oil extraction process
US3528501A (en) * 1967-08-04 1970-09-15 Phillips Petroleum Co Recovery of oil from oil shale
US3593790A (en) * 1969-01-02 1971-07-20 Shell Oil Co Method for producing shale oil from an oil shale formation
US3608638A (en) * 1969-12-23 1971-09-28 Gulf Research Development Co Heavy oil recovery method
US3695354A (en) * 1970-03-30 1972-10-03 Shell Oil Co Halogenating extraction of oil from oil shale
US3768559A (en) * 1972-06-30 1973-10-30 Texaco Inc Oil recovery process utilizing superheated gaseous mixtures

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4697642A (en) * 1986-06-27 1987-10-06 Tenneco Oil Company Gravity stabilized thermal miscible displacement process

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
US3881550A (en) 1975-05-06

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
CA1016451A (en) In situ recovery of hydrocarbons from tar sands
CA1001067A (en) Method for recovering petroleum from viscous petroleum containing formations including tar sands
CA1012883A (en) Hydraulic mining technique for recovering bitumen from tar sand deposit
CA993827A (en) Tar sands bitumen froth treatment
CA1002872A (en) Petroleum recovery process
CA1004593A (en) Producing oil from tar sands
CA1010361A (en) Recovery of petroleum from viscous petroleum containing formations including tar sand deposits
CA1027855A (en) Method for recovery of bitumens from tar sands
CA1001548A (en) Hydraulic mining technique for recovering bitumen from subsurface tar sand deposits
CA1006808A (en) Sonic retorting technique for in situ mining of carbonaceous material
CA841581A (en) Recovery of oil from bituminous sands
CA986544A (en) Method of mining oils shales, tar sands, and other minerals
CA995129A (en) Tar sand recovery method
CA1031690A (en) Recovery of bitumen from tar sands
CA1016862A (en) Recovery of petroleum from viscous petroleum containing formations including tar sand deposits
CA996485A (en) Ultrasonic separation of bitumen from tar sands
CA1001066A (en) Solution mining technique for tar sand deposits
CA892547A (en) Process for separating bitumen from bituminous tar sands
CA915604A (en) Recovery of bitumen from bituminous sand
CA861580A (en) Recovery of heavy metals from bituminous sands
CA879996A (en) Recovery of heavy metals from bituminous sands
CA1005774A (en) Vessel for extracting bitumen from tar sands
CA993391A (en) Tar sands bitumen froth treatment
CA1010779A (en) Solution mining technique for recovering bitumen from subsurface tar sand deposits
CA917565A (en) Method for extracting bitumen from tar sands