GB1044112A - Method of producing an oil bearing formation - Google Patents
Method of producing an oil bearing formationInfo
- Publication number
- GB1044112A GB1044112A GB2160/65A GB216065A GB1044112A GB 1044112 A GB1044112 A GB 1044112A GB 2160/65 A GB2160/65 A GB 2160/65A GB 216065 A GB216065 A GB 216065A GB 1044112 A GB1044112 A GB 1044112A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- formation
- oil
- well
- fluid
- wells
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
Links
- 230000015572 biosynthetic process Effects 0.000 title abstract 8
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 title abstract 2
- 239000012530 fluid Substances 0.000 abstract 7
- 238000005755 formation reaction Methods 0.000 abstract 7
- 229930195733 hydrocarbon Natural products 0.000 abstract 2
- 150000002430 hydrocarbons Chemical class 0.000 abstract 2
- 238000002347 injection Methods 0.000 abstract 2
- 239000007924 injection Substances 0.000 abstract 2
- 239000007788 liquid Substances 0.000 abstract 2
- 238000011084 recovery Methods 0.000 abstract 2
- 239000004215 Carbon black (E152) Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000004891 communication Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000006073 displacement reaction Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000010438 heat treatment Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000002904 solvent Substances 0.000 abstract 1
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
- E21B43/30—Specific pattern of wells, e.g. optimising the spacing of 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
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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
- E21B43/2405—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons using heat, e.g. steam injection in association with fracturing or crevice forming processes
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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)
- Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)
- Earth Drilling (AREA)
Abstract
1,044,112. Wells, &c. SHELL INTERNATIONALE RESEARCH MAATSCHAPPIJ N.V. Jan. 18, 1965 [Jan. 20, 1964], No. 2160/65. Heading E1F. Oil is recovered from a formation 27 penetrated by an injection well 15 and a production well 16 by fracturing the formation between the wells to provide fluid flow communication between the wells injecting hot preheat fluid down the wells through the fracture 30 into the formation, and injecting oil-displacing fluid into the well 15 and producing oil from the well 16. After a period the direction of flow in the formation may be reversed. The displacing fluid is liquid or gas, either hot or cold, and is injected at a pressure to allow the fracture to close. During injection of preheat fluid the well may be thermally insulated from the formation or the adjacent formation may be cooled. Steam may form both the preheat and displacement fluids in the recovery of tar from tar sands the preheat fluid is the liquid fraction of hydrocarbons distilled from the tar, and the fracture may be held open prior to heating by means of an unheated light fraction of the tar hydrocarbon or other suitable solvent. The method is suitable for the recovery of oil from formations which tend to cave in when heated to the temperature at which the oil can flow
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US338823A US3280909A (en) | 1964-01-20 | 1964-01-20 | Method of producing an oil bearing formation |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| GB1044112A true GB1044112A (en) | 1966-09-28 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB2160/65A Expired GB1044112A (en) | 1964-01-20 | 1965-01-18 | Method of producing an oil bearing formation |
Country Status (3)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US3280909A (en) |
| GB (1) | GB1044112A (en) |
| NL (1) | NL6500584A (en) |
Families Citing this family (39)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3349849A (en) * | 1965-02-05 | 1967-10-31 | Shell Oil Co | Thermoaugmentation of oil production from subterranean reservoirs |
| US3352359A (en) * | 1965-06-10 | 1967-11-14 | St Louis Janitor Supply Co | Apparatus for steam treating a deep well |
| US3386512A (en) * | 1965-09-24 | 1968-06-04 | Big Three Ind Gas & Equipment | Method for insulating oil wells |
| US3375870A (en) * | 1965-11-19 | 1968-04-02 | Pan American Petroleum Corp | Recovery of petroleum by thermal methods |
| US3358762A (en) * | 1965-12-06 | 1967-12-19 | Shell Oil Co | Thermoaugmentation of oil-producing reservoirs |
| US3360045A (en) * | 1965-12-15 | 1967-12-26 | Phillips Petroleum Co | Recovery of heavy crude oil by steam drive |
| US3397745A (en) * | 1966-03-08 | 1968-08-20 | Carl Owens | Vacuum-insulated steam-injection system for oil wells |
| US3379250A (en) * | 1966-09-09 | 1968-04-23 | Shell Oil Co | Thermally controlling fracturing |
| US3430700A (en) * | 1966-12-16 | 1969-03-04 | Pan American Petroleum Corp | Recovery of petroleum by thermal methods involving transfer of heat from one section of an oil-bearing formation to another |
| US3460621A (en) * | 1967-05-22 | 1969-08-12 | Pan American Petroleum Corp | Cyclic steam injection and gas drive |
| US3411575A (en) * | 1967-06-19 | 1968-11-19 | Mobil Oil Corp | Thermal recovery method for heavy hydrocarbons employing a heated permeable channel and forward in situ combustion in subterranean formations |
| US3379246A (en) * | 1967-08-24 | 1968-04-23 | Mobil Oil Corp | Thermal method for producing heavy oil |
| US3456734A (en) * | 1968-01-05 | 1969-07-22 | Phillips Petroleum Co | Protection of well casing from thermal overstressing |
| US3677340A (en) * | 1970-07-23 | 1972-07-18 | Mobil Oil Corp | Permafrost completion |
| US3642065A (en) * | 1970-07-23 | 1972-02-15 | Mobil Oil Corp | Process for maintaining thermal conductivity of insulation in permafrost completion |
| US3847219A (en) * | 1973-10-03 | 1974-11-12 | Shell Canada Ltd | Producing oil from tar sand |
| US4068717A (en) * | 1976-01-05 | 1978-01-17 | Phillips Petroleum Company | Producing heavy oil from tar sands |
| US4130163A (en) * | 1977-09-28 | 1978-12-19 | Exxon Production Research Company | Method for recovering viscous hydrocarbons utilizing heated fluids |
| US4265310A (en) * | 1978-10-03 | 1981-05-05 | Continental Oil Company | Fracture preheat oil recovery process |
| CA1130201A (en) * | 1979-07-10 | 1982-08-24 | Esso Resources Canada Limited | Method for continuously producing viscous hydrocarbons by gravity drainage while injecting heated fluids |
| US4458758A (en) * | 1982-03-08 | 1984-07-10 | Mobil Oil Corporation | Selected well completion for improving vertical conformance of steam drive process |
| US4450911A (en) * | 1982-07-20 | 1984-05-29 | Mobil Oil Corporation | Viscous oil recovery method |
| US4577691A (en) * | 1984-09-10 | 1986-03-25 | Texaco Inc. | Method and apparatus for producing viscous hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation |
| US4612989A (en) * | 1985-06-03 | 1986-09-23 | Exxon Production Research Co. | Combined replacement drive process for oil recovery |
| US4687058A (en) * | 1986-05-22 | 1987-08-18 | Conoco Inc. | Solvent enhanced fracture-assisted steamflood process |
| US4819724A (en) * | 1987-09-03 | 1989-04-11 | Texaco Inc. | Modified push/pull flood process for hydrocarbon recovery |
| US5005645A (en) * | 1989-12-06 | 1991-04-09 | Mobil Oil Corporation | Method for enhancing heavy oil production using hydraulic fracturing |
| US5036917A (en) * | 1989-12-06 | 1991-08-06 | Mobil Oil Corporation | Method for providing solids-free production from heavy oil reservoirs |
| US5036918A (en) * | 1989-12-06 | 1991-08-06 | Mobil Oil Corporation | Method for improving sustained solids-free production from heavy oil reservoirs |
| US5042581A (en) * | 1990-02-09 | 1991-08-27 | Mobil Oil Corporation | Method for improving steam stimulation in heavy oil reservoirs |
| CA2639997A1 (en) * | 2008-10-06 | 2010-04-06 | The Governors Of The University Of Alberta | Hydrocarbon recovery process for fractured reservoirs |
| AU2014395134B2 (en) * | 2014-05-17 | 2017-04-20 | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | Establishing communication downhole between wellbores |
| US10344204B2 (en) | 2015-04-09 | 2019-07-09 | Diversion Technologies, LLC | Gas diverter for well and reservoir stimulation |
| US10012064B2 (en) | 2015-04-09 | 2018-07-03 | Highlands Natural Resources, Plc | Gas diverter for well and reservoir stimulation |
| US10982520B2 (en) | 2016-04-27 | 2021-04-20 | Highland Natural Resources, PLC | Gas diverter for well and reservoir stimulation |
| CA2972203C (en) | 2017-06-29 | 2018-07-17 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Chasing solvent for enhanced recovery processes |
| CA2974712C (en) | 2017-07-27 | 2018-09-25 | Imperial Oil Resources Limited | Enhanced methods for recovering viscous hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation as a follow-up to thermal recovery processes |
| CA2978157C (en) | 2017-08-31 | 2018-10-16 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Thermal recovery methods for recovering viscous hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation |
| CA2983541C (en) | 2017-10-24 | 2019-01-22 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Systems and methods for dynamic liquid level monitoring and control |
Family Cites Families (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US2969226A (en) * | 1959-01-19 | 1961-01-24 | Pyrochem Corp | Pendant parting petro pyrolysis process |
| US3010707A (en) * | 1959-07-20 | 1961-11-28 | Phillips Petroleum Co | Recovery of resins and hydrocarbons from resinous type coals |
| US3127935A (en) * | 1960-04-08 | 1964-04-07 | Marathon Oil Co | In situ combustion for oil recovery in tar sands, oil shales and conventional petroleum reservoirs |
| US3142336A (en) * | 1960-07-18 | 1964-07-28 | Shell Oil Co | Method and apparatus for injecting steam into subsurface formations |
| US3167121A (en) * | 1962-12-13 | 1965-01-26 | Socony Mobil Oil Co Inc | Method for producing high viscosity oil |
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1964
- 1964-01-20 US US338823A patent/US3280909A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1965
- 1965-01-18 GB GB2160/65A patent/GB1044112A/en not_active Expired
- 1965-01-18 NL NL6500584A patent/NL6500584A/xx unknown
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| US3280909A (en) | 1966-10-25 |
| NL6500584A (en) | 1965-07-21 |
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