CA1022064A - Method of recovering oil from an underground formation and oil recovered by such method - Google Patents

Method of recovering oil from an underground formation and oil recovered by such method

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CA1022064A
CA1022064A CA232,720A CA232720A CA1022064A CA 1022064 A CA1022064 A CA 1022064A CA 232720 A CA232720 A CA 232720A CA 1022064 A CA1022064 A CA 1022064A
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oil
underground formation
recovered
recovering
recovering oil
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CA232,720A
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French (fr)
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Jan Offeringa
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Shell Canada Ltd
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Shell Canada Ltd
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK 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
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK 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
    • E21B43/243—Combustion in situ
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK 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
    • E21B43/30—Specific pattern of wells, e.g. optimising the spacing of wells

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)
CA232,720A 1975-03-14 1975-08-01 Method of recovering oil from an underground formation and oil recovered by such method Expired CA1022064A (en)

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GB1073175A GB1504193A (en) 1975-03-14 1975-03-14 Method of recovering oil from an underground formation and oil recovered by such method

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CA1022064A true CA1022064A (en) 1977-12-06

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4396063A (en) * 1981-11-16 1983-08-02 Mobil Oil Corporation Process and system for providing multiple streams of wet steam having substantially equal quality for recovering heavy oil
US5267615A (en) * 1992-05-29 1993-12-07 Christiansen Richard L Sequential fluid injection process for oil recovery from a gas cap
WO2009012374A1 (en) * 2007-07-19 2009-01-22 Shell Oil Company Methods for producing oil and/or gas

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4396063A (en) * 1981-11-16 1983-08-02 Mobil Oil Corporation Process and system for providing multiple streams of wet steam having substantially equal quality for recovering heavy oil
US5267615A (en) * 1992-05-29 1993-12-07 Christiansen Richard L Sequential fluid injection process for oil recovery from a gas cap
WO2009012374A1 (en) * 2007-07-19 2009-01-22 Shell Oil Company Methods for producing oil and/or gas

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