CA2108349A1 - Process and Apparatus for the Recovery of Hydrocarbons from a Hydrocarbon Deposit - Google Patents

Process and Apparatus for the Recovery of Hydrocarbons from a Hydrocarbon Deposit

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CA2108349A1
CA2108349A1 CA 2108349 CA2108349A CA2108349A1 CA 2108349 A1 CA2108349 A1 CA 2108349A1 CA 2108349 CA2108349 CA 2108349 CA 2108349 A CA2108349 A CA 2108349A CA 2108349 A1 CA2108349 A1 CA 2108349A1
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hydrocarbons
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hydrocarbon
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Roger M. Butler
Igor J. Mokrys
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University Technologies International Inc
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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
    • E21B43/17—Interconnecting two or more wells by fracturing or otherwise attacking the formation
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • E21B43/305—Specific pattern of wells, e.g. optimising the spacing of wells comprising at least one inclined or horizontal well

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  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)

Abstract

A method for the recovery of hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon deposit overlying an aquifer, including injecting a hydrocarbon solvent in the vapour phase into the aquifer to mobilize hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon deposit; and producing mobilized hydrocarbons from the hydrocarbon deposit. Mobilized hydrocarbons are produced from the aquifer, and the hydrocarbon solvent is injected along one or more predominantly horizontal injection wells in the aquifer that are spaced from and alternate with the production well or wells. The hydrocarbon solvent is a hydrocarbon solvent selected from the group consisting of ethane, propane, butane. Apparatus for the recovery of hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon deposit overlying an aquifer, includes at least a first and preferably several injection wells drilled into the aquifer, the injection wells having a portion open to fluid communication with the aquifer; and at least a first production well and preferably several production wells drilled into one of the aquifer and the deposit, and spaced horizontally from the injection well, the first production well including a pump for pumping oil from the well. The injection wells and production wells preferably lie parallel to each other, spaced apart and alternate. A solvent recovery system is also preferably connected between adjacent injection wells and production wells. The injection and production wells preferably have a portion lying horizontally in the aquifer. The aquifer may be created by hydraulic fracturing of the base of the deposit.
CA 2108349 1993-10-15 1993-10-15 Process and apparatus for the recovery of hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon deposit Expired - Lifetime CA2108349C (en)

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CA 2108349 CA2108349C (en) 1993-10-15 1993-10-15 Process and apparatus for the recovery of hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon deposit
US08/422,165 US5607016A (en) 1993-10-15 1995-04-14 Process and apparatus for the recovery of hydrocarbons from a reservoir of hydrocarbons

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US6318464B1 (en) 1998-07-10 2001-11-20 Vapex Technologies International, Inc. Vapor extraction of hydrocarbon deposits
US6662872B2 (en) 2000-11-10 2003-12-16 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Combined steam and vapor extraction process (SAVEX) for in situ bitumen and heavy oil production
US6708759B2 (en) 2001-04-04 2004-03-23 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Liquid addition to steam for enhancing recovery of cyclic steam stimulation or LASER-CSS
US6769486B2 (en) 2001-05-31 2004-08-03 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Cyclic solvent process for in-situ bitumen and heavy oil production
US7363973B2 (en) 2001-06-21 2008-04-29 N Solv Corp Method and apparatus for stimulating heavy oil production
US7717175B2 (en) 2005-01-26 2010-05-18 Nexen Inc. Methods of improving heavy oil production
US7527096B2 (en) 2005-01-26 2009-05-05 Nexen Inc. Methods of improving heavy oil production
US8596357B2 (en) 2006-06-07 2013-12-03 John Nenniger Methods and apparatuses for SAGD hydrocarbon production
US8776900B2 (en) 2006-07-19 2014-07-15 John Nenniger Methods and apparatuses for enhanced in situ hydrocarbon production
US8788250B2 (en) 2007-05-24 2014-07-22 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Method of improved reservoir simulation of fingering systems
US8985205B2 (en) 2009-12-21 2015-03-24 N-Solv Heavy Oil Corporation Multi-step solvent extraction process for heavy oil reservoirs
US8602098B2 (en) 2010-02-16 2013-12-10 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Hydrate control in a cyclic solvent-dominated hydrocarbon recovery process
US9488040B2 (en) 2013-12-03 2016-11-08 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Cyclic solvent hydrocarbon recovery process using an advance-retreat movement of the injectant
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