AU2008257396B2 - Utilization of low BTU gas generated during in situ heating of organic-rich rock - Google Patents

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AU2008257396B2
AU2008257396B2 AU2008257396A AU2008257396A AU2008257396B2 AU 2008257396 B2 AU2008257396 B2 AU 2008257396B2 AU 2008257396 A AU2008257396 A AU 2008257396A AU 2008257396 A AU2008257396 A AU 2008257396A AU 2008257396 B2 AU2008257396 B2 AU 2008257396B2
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Robert D. Kaminsky
C. Stan Speed
Loren K. Starcher
William A. Symington
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