EP3303764A4 - UNDERGROUND HEATER CONFIGURATION FOR IN-SITU HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION - Google Patents

UNDERGROUND HEATER CONFIGURATION FOR IN-SITU HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION Download PDF

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EP3303764A4
EP3303764A4 EP16803826.3A EP16803826A EP3303764A4 EP 3303764 A4 EP3303764 A4 EP 3303764A4 EP 16803826 A EP16803826 A EP 16803826A EP 3303764 A4 EP3303764 A4 EP 3303764A4
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hydrocarbon production
heater configuration
situ hydrocarbon
subsurface heater
subsurface
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Margrete Hånes WESENBERG
Espen KOWALEWSKI
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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • E21B36/005—Heater surrounding production tube
    • 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
    • E21B36/006—Combined heating and pumping means
    • 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
    • E21B36/008—Heating, cooling or insulating arrangements for boreholes or wells, e.g. for use in permafrost zones using chemical heat generating means
    • 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
    • E21B36/04—Heating, cooling or insulating arrangements for boreholes or wells, e.g. for use in permafrost zones using electrical heaters

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  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
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  • 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)
EP16803826.3A 2015-06-05 2016-06-03 UNDERGROUND HEATER CONFIGURATION FOR IN-SITU HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION Withdrawn EP3303764A4 (en)

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GB1509772.8A GB2539045A (en) 2015-06-05 2015-06-05 Subsurface heater configuration for in situ hydrocarbon production
PCT/NO2016/050115 WO2016195511A1 (en) 2015-06-05 2016-06-03 Subsurface heater configuration for in situ hydrocarbon production

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EP3303764A4 true EP3303764A4 (en) 2019-02-13

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US (1) US20180179875A1 (zh)
EP (1) EP3303764A4 (zh)
CN (1) CN108026767A (zh)
AU (1) AU2016271985A1 (zh)
CA (1) CA2988309A1 (zh)
GB (1) GB2539045A (zh)
WO (1) WO2016195511A1 (zh)

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EP3303764A1 (en) 2018-04-11
GB201509772D0 (en) 2015-07-22
AU2016271985A1 (en) 2017-12-21
GB2539045A (en) 2016-12-07
WO2016195511A1 (en) 2016-12-08
CA2988309A1 (en) 2016-12-08
US20180179875A1 (en) 2018-06-28

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