CA948554A - Method for the ignition of in-situ combustion for the recovery of petroleum - Google Patents

Method for the ignition of in-situ combustion for the recovery of petroleum

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Publication number
CA948554A
CA948554A CA110,589A CA110589A CA948554A CA 948554 A CA948554 A CA 948554A CA 110589 A CA110589 A CA 110589A CA 948554 A CA948554 A CA 948554A
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ignition
petroleum
recovery
situ combustion
situ
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CA110,589A
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Albert Meier
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Wintershall Dea Deutschland AG
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Deutsche Texaco AG
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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
    • E21B43/243—Combustion in situ
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09K—MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • C09K8/00—Compositions for drilling of boreholes or wells; Compositions for treating boreholes or wells, e.g. for completion or for remedial operations
    • C09K8/58—Compositions for enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons, i.e. for improving the mobility of the oil, e.g. displacing fluids
    • C09K8/592—Compositions used in combination with generated heat, e.g. by 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
    • E21B43/17—Interconnecting two or more wells by fracturing or otherwise attacking the formation
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S44/00—Fuel and related compositions
    • Y10S44/901—Fuel combined with material to be heated
    • Y10S44/902—Flameless or glowless, e.g. hair curler

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)
  • Treatment Of Water By Oxidation Or Reduction (AREA)
  • Fire-Extinguishing Compositions (AREA)
CA110,589A 1970-04-17 1971-04-16 Method for the ignition of in-situ combustion for the recovery of petroleum Expired CA948554A (en)

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DE2018372A DE2018372C3 (en) 1970-04-17 1970-04-17 Process for incinerating petroleum-bearing formations

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CA948554A true CA948554A (en) 1974-06-04

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CA (1) CA948554A (en)
DE (1) DE2018372C3 (en)
NL (1) NL7104979A (en)

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US4867238A (en) * 1988-05-18 1989-09-19 Novatec Production Systems, Inc. Recovery of viscous oil from geological reservoirs using hydrogen peroxide
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US8312924B2 (en) * 2008-04-15 2012-11-20 David Randolph Smith Method and apparatus to treat a well with high energy density fluid
US10081759B2 (en) 2012-10-09 2018-09-25 Eric John Wernimont Method, apparatus, and composition for increased recovery of hydrocarbons by paraffin and asphaltene control from reaction of fuels and selective oxidizers in the subterranean environment
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US3372754A (en) * 1966-05-31 1968-03-12 Mobil Oil Corp Well assembly for heating a subterranean formation
US3583484A (en) * 1969-09-29 1971-06-08 Phillips Petroleum Co Process for igniting hydrocarbon materials within a subterranean formation

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US3777816A (en) 1973-12-11
DE2018372C3 (en) 1975-06-05
DE2018372A1 (en) 1972-04-13
NL7104979A (en) 1971-10-19
DE2018372B2 (en) 1974-10-17

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