GB2501074B - Improved underground coal gasification methods, systems and apparatus - Google Patents

Improved underground coal gasification methods, systems and apparatus

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GB2501074B
GB2501074B GB201206255A GB201206255A GB2501074B GB 2501074 B GB2501074 B GB 2501074B GB 201206255 A GB201206255 A GB 201206255A GB 201206255 A GB201206255 A GB 201206255A GB 2501074 B GB2501074 B GB 2501074B
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coal gasification
underground coal
gasification methods
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Alan Borrowman
Ian Porter
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PORTMAN ENERGY LIMITED
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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
    • E21B43/295—Gasification of minerals, e.g. for producing mixtures of combustible gases
    • 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

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  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Processing Of Solid Wastes (AREA)
  • Air Transport Of Granular Materials (AREA)
  • Organic Low-Molecular-Weight Compounds And Preparation Thereof (AREA)
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US3952802A (en) * 1974-12-11 1976-04-27 In Situ Technology, Inc. Method and apparatus for in situ gasification of coal and the commercial products derived therefrom

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