WO2009129451A3 - Method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation - Google Patents

Method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation Download PDF

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WO2009129451A3
WO2009129451A3 PCT/US2009/040936 US2009040936W WO2009129451A3 WO 2009129451 A3 WO2009129451 A3 WO 2009129451A3 US 2009040936 W US2009040936 W US 2009040936W WO 2009129451 A3 WO2009129451 A3 WO 2009129451A3
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fuel
treating
stream
hydrocarbon containing
containing formation
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Scott Lee Wellington
Mahendra Ladharam Joshi
Jingyu Cui
Stanley Nemec Milam
Michael Anthony Reynolds
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Shell Oil Company
Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B.V.
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Priority to EP09732093A priority patent/EP2265798A2/en
Publication of WO2009129451A2 publication Critical patent/WO2009129451A2/en
Publication of WO2009129451A3 publication Critical patent/WO2009129451A3/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
    • E21B43/243—Combustion in situ
    • 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

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  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)

Abstract

A method of treating a hydrocarbon formation, comprising: providing water (162) to one or more of the wellbores (104) positioned in a hydrocarbon containing formation, (102) providing a fuel stream (152) and an oxidant stream (156) to one or more heaters (150) positioned in one or more of the wellbores, wherein the fuel stream has a hydrogen sulfide content of at least 5% hydrogen hydrogen sulfide by volume as determined by ASTM Method D2420; mixing at least a portion of the fuel stream and at least a portion of the oxidant stream to form a fuel /oxidant mixture; and combusting at least a portion of the fuel/oxidant mixture in at least one of the heaters to heat at least a portion of the water
PCT/US2009/040936 2008-04-18 2009-04-17 Method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation WO2009129451A2 (en)

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CA2720988A CA2720988A1 (en) 2008-04-18 2009-04-17 Method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation
EP09732093A EP2265798A2 (en) 2008-04-18 2009-04-17 Method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation

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