CA976874A - Catalytic wellbore heater - Google Patents

Catalytic wellbore heater

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Publication number
CA976874A
CA976874A CA173,323A CA173323A CA976874A CA 976874 A CA976874 A CA 976874A CA 173323 A CA173323 A CA 173323A CA 976874 A CA976874 A CA 976874A
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Prior art keywords
catalytic
wellbore heater
wellbore
heater
catalytic wellbore
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Inventor
William S. Bradley
William C. Hardy
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Sunoco Inc
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Sun Oil Co
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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
    • E21B36/00—Heating, cooling or insulating arrangements for boreholes or wells, e.g. for use in permafrost zones
    • E21B36/02—Heating, cooling or insulating arrangements for boreholes or wells, e.g. for use in permafrost zones using burners

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • 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)
  • Gas Burners (AREA)
  • Devices And Processes Conducted In The Presence Of Fluids And Solid Particles (AREA)
CA173,323A 1972-06-08 1973-06-06 Catalytic wellbore heater Expired CA976874A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US26372472A 1972-06-08 1972-06-08
US00350283A US3804163A (en) 1972-06-08 1973-04-11 Catalytic wellbore heater

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CA976874A true CA976874A (en) 1975-10-28

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US6048194A (en) * 1998-06-12 2000-04-11 Precision Combustion, Inc. Dry, low nox catalytic pilot
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US9416640B2 (en) 2012-09-20 2016-08-16 Pentair Thermal Management Llc Downhole wellbore heating system and method
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US3107728A (en) * 1961-10-16 1963-10-22 Jersey Prod Res Co Down-hole heater
US3244231A (en) * 1963-04-09 1966-04-05 Pan American Petroleum Corp Method for catalytically heating oil bearing formations
US3223166A (en) * 1963-05-27 1965-12-14 Pan American Petroleum Corp Method of controlled catalytic heating of a subsurface formation
US3425675A (en) * 1966-12-14 1969-02-04 Alco Standard Corp Burner tube assembly for heat treating furnace
US3498381A (en) * 1968-07-25 1970-03-03 Marathon Oil Co Method for injection of hot fluids into an underground formation
US3712375A (en) * 1970-11-25 1973-01-23 Sun Oil Co Method for catalytically heating wellbores
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