WO2009114146A3 - In-situ low-temperature hydrocarbon recovery from tar sands - Google Patents

In-situ low-temperature hydrocarbon recovery from tar sands Download PDF

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WO2009114146A3
WO2009114146A3 PCT/US2009/001550 US2009001550W WO2009114146A3 WO 2009114146 A3 WO2009114146 A3 WO 2009114146A3 US 2009001550 W US2009001550 W US 2009001550W WO 2009114146 A3 WO2009114146 A3 WO 2009114146A3
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tar sands
hydrocarbon recovery
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George E. Hoag
John Collins
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John Collins
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    • 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
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09K—MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • C09K8/00—Compositions for drilling of boreholes or wells; Compositions for treating boreholes or wells, e.g. for completion or for remedial operations
    • C09K8/58—Compositions for enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons, i.e. for improving the mobility of the oil, e.g. displacing fluids
    • C09K8/584—Compositions for enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons, i.e. for improving the mobility of the oil, e.g. displacing fluids characterised by the use of specific surfactants
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09K—MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • C09K8/00—Compositions for drilling of boreholes or wells; Compositions for treating boreholes or wells, e.g. for completion or for remedial operations
    • C09K8/58—Compositions for enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons, i.e. for improving the mobility of the oil, e.g. displacing fluids
    • C09K8/594—Compositions used in combination with injected gas, e.g. CO2 orcarbonated gas
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
    • C10G27/00—Refining of hydrocarbon oils in the absence of hydrogen, by oxidation
    • C10G27/04—Refining of hydrocarbon oils in the absence of hydrogen, by oxidation with oxygen or compounds generating oxygen

Abstract

A method for performing in-situ extraction of bitumen from tar sands using an injection fluid including hydrogen peroxide.
PCT/US2009/001550 2008-03-11 2009-03-11 In-situ low-temperature hydrocarbon recovery from tar sands WO2009114146A2 (en)

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US20030175081A1 (en) * 2001-11-06 2003-09-18 Bor-Jier Shiau In-situ surfactant and chemical oxidant flushing for complete remediation of contaminants and methods of using same
WO2006090115A1 (en) * 2005-02-25 2006-08-31 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Methods and compositions for the in-situ thermal stimulation of hydrocarbons using peroxide-generating compounds
WO2007126779A2 (en) * 2006-03-27 2007-11-08 Verutek Technologies, Inc. Soil remediation method and composition

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US3757861A (en) * 1971-04-01 1973-09-11 Dow Chemical Co Oil recovery employing peroxides and alkalis
US4440651A (en) * 1980-09-08 1984-04-03 Standard Oil Company Use of peroxide in waterflood oil recovery
US4867238A (en) * 1988-05-18 1989-09-19 Novatec Production Systems, Inc. Recovery of viscous oil from geological reservoirs using hydrogen peroxide
US20030175081A1 (en) * 2001-11-06 2003-09-18 Bor-Jier Shiau In-situ surfactant and chemical oxidant flushing for complete remediation of contaminants and methods of using same
WO2006090115A1 (en) * 2005-02-25 2006-08-31 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Methods and compositions for the in-situ thermal stimulation of hydrocarbons using peroxide-generating compounds
WO2007126779A2 (en) * 2006-03-27 2007-11-08 Verutek Technologies, Inc. Soil remediation method and composition

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