CA2730284A1 - Systems and methods for producing oil and/or gas - Google Patents
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- CA2730284A1 CA2730284A1 CA2730284A CA2730284A CA2730284A1 CA 2730284 A1 CA2730284 A1 CA 2730284A1 CA 2730284 A CA2730284 A CA 2730284A CA 2730284 A CA2730284 A CA 2730284A CA 2730284 A1 CA2730284 A1 CA 2730284A1
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- BWGNESOTFCXPMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N Dihydrogen disulfide Chemical compound SS BWGNESOTFCXPMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 238000010795 Steam Flooding Methods 0.000 description 1
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- QGJOPFRUJISHPQ-NJFSPNSNSA-N carbon disulfide-14c Chemical compound S=[14C]=S QGJOPFRUJISHPQ-NJFSPNSNSA-N 0.000 description 1
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- TXKMVPPZCYKFAC-UHFFFAOYSA-N disulfur monoxide Inorganic materials O=S=S TXKMVPPZCYKFAC-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
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Classifications
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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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- 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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- 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)
- Solid Fuels And Fuel-Associated Substances (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US8040508P | 2008-07-14 | 2008-07-14 | |
| US61/080,405 | 2008-07-14 | ||
| PCT/US2009/050530 WO2010009118A1 (en) | 2008-07-14 | 2009-07-14 | Systems and methods for producing oil and/or gas |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA2730284A1 true CA2730284A1 (en) | 2010-01-21 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA2730284A Abandoned CA2730284A1 (en) | 2008-07-14 | 2009-07-14 | Systems and methods for producing oil and/or gas |
Country Status (9)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US20110180254A1 (ru) |
| EP (1) | EP2318651A1 (ru) |
| CN (1) | CN102119258A (ru) |
| AU (1) | AU2009271072B2 (ru) |
| BR (1) | BRPI0916419A2 (ru) |
| CA (1) | CA2730284A1 (ru) |
| MX (1) | MX2011000563A (ru) |
| RU (1) | RU2510454C2 (ru) |
| WO (1) | WO2010009118A1 (ru) |
Families Citing this family (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA2761321C (en) * | 2011-02-11 | 2014-08-12 | Cenovus Energy, Inc. | Selective displacement of water in pressure communication with a hydrocarbon reservoir |
| CA2739953A1 (en) * | 2011-02-11 | 2012-08-11 | Cenovus Energy Inc. | Method for displacement of water from a porous and permeable formation |
| CN106545321B (zh) * | 2015-09-18 | 2019-06-07 | 中国石油化工股份有限公司 | 一种重力辅助驱油的方法及其应用 |
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| US3101782A (en) * | 1960-06-13 | 1963-08-27 | Pure Oil Co | Reverse-flow solvent flooding method |
| US3402768A (en) * | 1967-03-29 | 1968-09-24 | Continental Oil Co | Oil recovery method using a nine-spot well pattern |
| US3512585A (en) * | 1968-08-08 | 1970-05-19 | Texaco Inc | Method of recovering hydrocarbons by in situ vaporization of connate water |
| US3554282A (en) * | 1969-04-01 | 1971-01-12 | Texaco Inc | Method for improving the sweep of underground reservoirs by exploiting individual reservoir segments |
| US3729053A (en) * | 1972-01-05 | 1973-04-24 | Amoco Prod Co | Method for increasing permeability of oil-bearing formations |
| US3838737A (en) * | 1973-05-04 | 1974-10-01 | Texaco Inc | Petroleum production technique |
| US3840073A (en) * | 1973-05-04 | 1974-10-08 | Texaco Inc | Miscible displacement of petroleum |
| US3837399A (en) * | 1973-05-04 | 1974-09-24 | Texaco Inc | Combined multiple solvent miscible flooding water injection technique for use in petroleum formations |
| US3823777A (en) * | 1973-05-04 | 1974-07-16 | Texaco Inc | Multiple solvent miscible flooding technique for use in petroleum formation over-laying and in contact with water saturated porous formations |
| US3838738A (en) * | 1973-05-04 | 1974-10-01 | Texaco Inc | Method for recovering petroleum from viscous petroleum containing formations including tar sands |
| US4008764A (en) * | 1974-03-07 | 1977-02-22 | Texaco Inc. | Carrier gas vaporized solvent oil recovery method |
| US3983939A (en) * | 1975-10-31 | 1976-10-05 | Texaco Inc. | Method for recovering viscous petroleum |
| US4182416A (en) * | 1978-03-27 | 1980-01-08 | Phillips Petroleum Company | Induced oil recovery process |
| US4465136A (en) * | 1982-07-28 | 1984-08-14 | Joseph D. Windisch | Process for enhanced oil recovery from subterranean formations |
| US4744417A (en) * | 1987-05-21 | 1988-05-17 | Mobil Oil Corporation | Method for effectively handling CO2 -hydrocarbon gas mixture in a miscible CO2 flood for oil recovery |
| US5320170A (en) * | 1992-07-30 | 1994-06-14 | Texaco Inc. | Oil recovery process employing horizontal and vertical wells in a modified inverted 5-spot pattern |
| RU2070962C1 (ru) * | 1992-08-21 | 1996-12-27 | Научно-исследовательский и проектный институт по использованию геотермальных и гидроминеральных ресурсов | Способ разработки геотермального месторождения |
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| SG125065A1 (en) * | 2001-10-31 | 2006-09-29 | Seagate Technology Llc | Method to determine encroachment at spin stand |
| WO2006115965A2 (en) * | 2005-04-21 | 2006-11-02 | Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B.V. | Systems and methods for producing oil and/or gas |
| MX2008013512A (es) * | 2006-04-27 | 2009-03-06 | Shell Int Research | Sistemas y metodos para producir combustible y/o gas. |
| US8136590B2 (en) * | 2006-05-22 | 2012-03-20 | Shell Oil Company | Systems and methods for producing oil and/or gas |
| RU2435024C2 (ru) * | 2006-08-10 | 2011-11-27 | Шелл Интернэшнл Рисерч Маатсхаппий Б.В. | Способ добычи нефти и/или газа (варианты) |
| CN101004132A (zh) * | 2007-01-04 | 2007-07-25 | 中国石油大学(华东) | 注空气辅助蒸汽吞吐稠油开采技术 |
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| US8102613B2 (en) * | 2009-09-25 | 2012-01-24 | Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V. | System, method and apparatus for determining track pitch in a hard disk drive to satisfy the requirements of both off-track capacity and adjacent track erasure |
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2009
- 2009-07-14 CA CA2730284A patent/CA2730284A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2009-07-14 BR BRPI0916419A patent/BRPI0916419A2/pt not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2009-07-14 US US13/054,416 patent/US20110180254A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2009-07-14 MX MX2011000563A patent/MX2011000563A/es unknown
- 2009-07-14 RU RU2011105154/03A patent/RU2510454C2/ru not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2009-07-14 CN CN2009801309912A patent/CN102119258A/zh active Pending
- 2009-07-14 EP EP09798649A patent/EP2318651A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2009-07-14 AU AU2009271072A patent/AU2009271072B2/en not_active Ceased
- 2009-07-14 WO PCT/US2009/050530 patent/WO2010009118A1/en active Application Filing
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| WO2010009118A1 (en) | 2010-01-21 |
| RU2510454C2 (ru) | 2014-03-27 |
| MX2011000563A (es) | 2011-03-30 |
| AU2009271072B2 (en) | 2012-10-11 |
| US20110180254A1 (en) | 2011-07-28 |
| BRPI0916419A2 (pt) | 2017-03-21 |
| EP2318651A1 (en) | 2011-05-11 |
| RU2011105154A (ru) | 2012-08-20 |
| AU2009271072A1 (en) | 2010-01-21 |
| CN102119258A (zh) | 2011-07-06 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| EEER | Examination request |
Effective date: 20140707 |
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| FZDE | Discontinued |
Effective date: 20170322 |