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Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum
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A well bore fluid is heated to prevent paraffin build-up or lower the viscosity of asphaltenic crude in the production line by an electrical heating element lowered into a pre-determined subterranean location. The heating element is controlled by a control unit that is connected to a temperature sensor and a pressure sensor, which detects temperature and pressure in the vicinity of the heating element and modifies an electric power source to deliver sufficient electric power to the electric heating element to keep the paraffin or other alkanes in a liquefied state. By modifications, the same heater can be used to generate steam in a well bore for the same purposes or to heat oil in a tank battery to prevent solidification of high molecular weight constituents in the crude.
MX2013009623A2013-08-212013-08-21Inline downhole heater and methods of use.
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Method and apparatus of using heat generated by single well engineered geothermal system (swegs) to heat oil laden rock or rock with permeable fluid content for enhance oil recovery