WO2009129445A3 - Method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation - Google Patents

Method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation Download PDF

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WO2009129445A3
WO2009129445A3 PCT/US2009/040929 US2009040929W WO2009129445A3 WO 2009129445 A3 WO2009129445 A3 WO 2009129445A3 US 2009040929 W US2009040929 W US 2009040929W WO 2009129445 A3 WO2009129445 A3 WO 2009129445A3
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wellbore
steam
hydrocarbon containing
containing formation
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Michael Anthony Reynolds
Jingyu Cui
Scott Lee Wellington
Mahendra Ladharam Joshi
Stanley Nemec Milam
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Shell Oil Company
Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B.V.
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Priority to EP09731483A priority Critical patent/EP2265797A2/en
Priority to CN2009801191944A priority patent/CN102046915A/en
Priority to CA2720951A priority patent/CA2720951A1/en
Publication of WO2009129445A2 publication Critical patent/WO2009129445A2/en
Publication of WO2009129445A3 publication Critical patent/WO2009129445A3/en

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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
    • E21B43/2406—Steam assisted gravity drainage [SAGD]
    • 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
    • E21B36/02—Heating, cooling or insulating arrangements for boreholes or wells, e.g. for use in permafrost zones using burners
    • 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
    • E21B43/162—Injecting fluid from longitudinally spaced locations in injection well
    • 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
    • E21B43/2406—Steam assisted gravity drainage [SAGD]
    • E21B43/2408—SAGD in combination with other methods

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  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)

Abstract

Methods of generating subsurface heat for treatment of a hydrocarbon containing formation are described herein. Methods include providing steam to at least a portion of a hydrocarbon containing formation from a plurality of locations in a wellbore. The steam is hotter than a temperature of the portion. The steam is heated in the wellbore by combusting a stream comprising hydrogen sulfide in the wellbore. Heat from the combustion transfers to the steam. The steam provided the portion at a first location in the wellbore is hotter than steam provided at a second location in the wellbore along the length of the wellbore, where the first location is further from a surface of the formation than the second location along the length of the wellbore.
PCT/US2009/040929 2008-04-18 2009-04-17 Method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation WO2009129445A2 (en)

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EP09731483A EP2265797A2 (en) 2008-04-18 2009-04-17 Method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation
CN2009801191944A CN102046915A (en) 2008-04-18 2009-04-17 Method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation
CA2720951A CA2720951A1 (en) 2008-04-18 2009-04-17 Method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation

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