CA2147079A1 - Process and apparatus for the recovery of hydrocarbons from a reservoir of hydrocarbons - Google Patents

Process and apparatus for the recovery of hydrocarbons from a reservoir of hydrocarbons

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CA2147079A1
CA2147079A1 CA002147079A CA2147079A CA2147079A1 CA 2147079 A1 CA2147079 A1 CA 2147079A1 CA 002147079 A CA002147079 A CA 002147079A CA 2147079 A CA2147079 A CA 2147079A CA 2147079 A1 CA2147079 A1 CA 2147079A1
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hydrocarbons
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Roger M. Butler
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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

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Abstract

A method for the recovery of hydrocarbons from a reservoir of hydrocarbons including injecting a hydrocarbon solvent into the reservoir along with a displacement gas to mobilize hydrocarbons in the reservoir of hydrocarbons; and producing mobilized hydrocarbons from the reservoir of hydrocarbons. The hydrocarbon solvent is injected along one or more predominantly horizontal injection wells in the aquifer that are spaced from 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 reservoir of hydrocarbons includes at least a first and preferably several injection wells drilled into the reservoir, the injection wells having a portion open to fluid communication with the reservoir; and at least a first production well and preferably several production wells drilled into the reservoir, and spaced below the injection wells, the first production well including a pump for pumping oil from the well. A solvent recovery system is also preferably connected between adjacent injection wells and production wells.
CA002147079A 1995-04-13 1995-04-13 Process and apparatus for the recovery of hydrocarbons from a reservoir of hydrocarbons Expired - Lifetime CA2147079C (en)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
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
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
US7703519B2 (en) 2006-11-14 2010-04-27 L'air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'etude Et L'exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude Combined hydrogen production and unconventional heavy oil extraction
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
US8770289B2 (en) 2011-12-16 2014-07-08 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Method and system for lifting fluids from a reservoir
US9534483B2 (en) 2013-09-09 2017-01-03 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Recovery from a hydrocarbon reservoir
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
US10041340B2 (en) 2013-12-19 2018-08-07 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Recovery from a hydrocarbon reservoir by conducting an exothermic reaction to produce a solvent and injecting the solvent into a hydrocarbon reservoir

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