CA2822028A1 - System and method for enhancing oil recovery from a subterranean reservoir - Google Patents
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- CA2822028A1 CA2822028A1 CA2822028A CA2822028A CA2822028A1 CA 2822028 A1 CA2822028 A1 CA 2822028A1 CA 2822028 A CA2822028 A CA 2822028A CA 2822028 A CA2822028 A CA 2822028A CA 2822028 A1 CA2822028 A1 CA 2822028A1
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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
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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
- E21B43/2401—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons using heat, e.g. steam injection by means of electricity
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| US201061425517P | 2010-12-21 | 2010-12-21 | |
| US61/425,517 | 2010-12-21 | ||
| PCT/US2011/040782 WO2012087375A1 (en) | 2010-12-21 | 2011-06-16 | System and method for enhancing oil recovery from a subterranean reservoir |
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| US (1) | US20120152570A1 (zh) |
| CN (1) | CN103314179A (zh) |
| CA (1) | CA2822028A1 (zh) |
| WO (1) | WO2012087375A1 (zh) |
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- 2011-06-16 WO PCT/US2011/040782 patent/WO2012087375A1/en active Application Filing
- 2011-06-16 CA CA2822028A patent/CA2822028A1/en not_active Abandoned
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| WO2012087375A1 (en) | 2012-06-28 |
| CN103314179A (zh) | 2013-09-18 |
| US20120152570A1 (en) | 2012-06-21 |
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