WO2007147053A3 - In-situ radiofrequency heating of oil shale - Google Patents

In-situ radiofrequency heating of oil shale Download PDF

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WO2007147053A3
WO2007147053A3 PCT/US2007/071213 US2007071213W WO2007147053A3 WO 2007147053 A3 WO2007147053 A3 WO 2007147053A3 US 2007071213 W US2007071213 W US 2007071213W WO 2007147053 A3 WO2007147053 A3 WO 2007147053A3
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oil shale
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kerogen
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chemical conversion
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Raymond S Kasevich
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP 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
    • E21B43/2401—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons using heat, e.g. steam injection by means of electricity

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The present invention is based on the in-situ application of radiofrequency energy to an oil shale volume by means of electromagnetic structures that may be of the bounded wave type (parallel wire transmission lines, resonant cavities, etc.) or unbounded wave type (antennas, or antenna arrays) arranged in the subsurface environment to achieve the desirable thermal radiation pattern and fracture pattern to achieve optimum coupling of radiofrequency energy to the targeted oil shale volume. The radiofrequency system is designed to provide power to the oil shale in a manner that gives precise temperature control of the chemical conversion of the kerogen to high quality oil with a minimum of surface upgrading and refining. Additional chemical conversion equipment may be provided in the sub-surface environment to insure the best chemical reactions in Kerogen are possible by radiofrequency heating.
PCT/US2007/071213 2006-06-14 2007-06-14 In-situ radiofrequency heating of oil shale WO2007147053A2 (en)

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