US Patent No: 5,145,003

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Method for in-situ heated annulus refining process

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Abstract

Recovery of viscous petroleum such as from tar sands is assisted using a controlled flow of hot fluid and hydrogen-generating gas in a flow path within the formation; thus a solid-wall hollow tubular member in the formation is used for conducting hot fluid to promote hydrogenation in conjunction with a hydrogen-generating gas and reduce viscosity of the petroleum to develop a potential passage in the formation outside the tubular member into which a drive fluid is injected to promote movement of the petroleum to a production position.

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Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
CHEVRON RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANYSAN FRANCISCO, CA321

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Duerksen, John H Fullerton, CA 11 534

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
CHEVRON RESEARCH COMPANY (1)
4,696,345 Hasdrive with multiple offset producers 141 1986
 
MOBIL OIL CORPORATION (1)
4,193,454 Super-active clay catalyst and use thereof 15 1977
 
S-CAL RESEARCH CORPORATION (1)
4,706,751 Heavy oil recovery process 226 1986
 
WORLD ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
4,597,441 Recovery of oil by in situ hydrogenation 279 1984

Patent Citation Ranking

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SHELL OIL COMPANY (159)
7,096,942 In situ thermal processing of a relatively permeable formation while controlling pressure 139 2002
7,055,600 In situ thermal recovery from a relatively permeable formation with controlled production rate 135 2002
7,051,807 In situ thermal recovery from a relatively permeable formation with quality control 76 2002
7,051,811 In situ thermal processing through an open wellbore in an oil shale formation 24 2002
7,040,398 In situ thermal processing of a relatively permeable formation in a reducing environment 123 2002
7,040,399 In situ thermal processing of an oil shale formation using a controlled heating rate 136 2002
7,040,400 In situ thermal processing of a relatively impermeable formation using an open wellbore 144 2002
7,032,660 In situ thermal processing and inhibiting migration of fluids into or out of an in situ oil shale formation 149 2002
7,013,972 In situ thermal processing of an oil shale formation using a natural distributed combustor 10 2002
7,004,247 Conductor-in-conduit heat sources for in situ thermal processing of an oil shale formation 151 2002
7,004,251 In situ thermal processing and remediation of an oil shale formation 147 2002
6,997,518 In situ thermal processing and solution mining of an oil shale formation 137 2002
6,994,169 In situ thermal processing of an oil shale formation with a selected property 126 2002
6,991,032 In situ thermal processing of an oil shale formation using a pattern of heat sources 134 2002
6,991,033 In situ thermal processing while controlling pressure in an oil shale formation 62 2002
6,991,036 Thermal processing of a relatively permeable formation 46 2002
6,981,548 In situ thermal recovery from a relatively permeable formation 128 2002
6,966,374 In situ thermal recovery from a relatively permeable formation using gas to increase mobility 131 2002
6,964,300 In situ thermal recovery from a relatively permeable formation with backproduction through a heater wellbore 147 2002
6,951,247 In situ thermal processing of an oil shale formation using horizontal heat sources 152 2002
6,948,562 Production of a blending agent using an in situ thermal process in a relatively permeable formation 150 2002
6,929,067 Heat sources with conductive material for in situ thermal processing of an oil shale formation 137 2002
6,923,257 In situ thermal processing of an oil shale formation to produce a condensate 142 2002
6,918,442 In situ thermal processing of an oil shale formation in a reducing environment 126 2002
6,918,443 In situ thermal processing of an oil shale formation to produce hydrocarbons having a selected carbon number range 140 2002
6,915,850 In situ thermal processing of an oil shale formation having permeable and impermeable sections 128 2002
6,880,633 In situ thermal processing of an oil shale formation to produce a desired product 164 2002
6,877,555 In situ thermal processing of an oil shale formation while inhibiting coking 149 2002
7,165,615 In situ recovery from a hydrocarbon containing formation using conductor-in-conduit heat sources with an electrically conductive material in the overburden 141 2002
7,156,176 Installation and use of removable heaters in a hydrocarbon containing formation 129 2002
7,128,153 Treatment of a hydrocarbon containing formation after heating 133 2002
7,104,319 In situ thermal processing of a heavy oil diatomite formation 141 2002
7,100,994 Producing hydrocarbons and non-hydrocarbon containing materials when treating a hydrocarbon containing formation 136 2002
7,090,013 In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation to produce heated fluids 145 2002
7,086,465 In situ production of a blending agent from a hydrocarbon containing formation 126 2002
7,077,198 In situ recovery from a hydrocarbon containing formation using barriers 158 2002
7,077,199 In situ thermal processing of an oil reservoir formation 146 2002
7,066,254 In situ thermal processing of a tar sands formation 173 2002
7,066,257 In situ recovery from lean and rich zones in a hydrocarbon containing formation 128 2002
7,063,145 Methods and systems for heating a hydrocarbon containing formation in situ with an opening contacting the earth's surface at two locations 142 2002
7,051,808 Seismic monitoring of in situ conversion in a hydrocarbon containing formation 64 2002
7,011,154 In situ recovery from a kerogen and liquid hydrocarbon containing formation 148 2002
6,991,045 Forming openings in a hydrocarbon containing formation using magnetic tracking 128 2002
6,969,123 Upgrading and mining of coal 153 2002
6,932,155 In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation via backproducing through a heater well 138 2002
8,238,730 High voltage temperature limited heaters 1 2003
8,224,164 Insulated conductor temperature limited heaters 1 2003
8,224,163 Variable frequency temperature limited heaters 0 2003
7,219,734 Inhibiting wellbore deformation during in situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation 133 2003
7,121,341 Conductor-in-conduit temperature limited heaters 125 2003
7,073,578 Staged and/or patterned heating during in situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation 155 2003
7,121,342 Thermal processes for subsurface formations 171 2004
8,355,623 Temperature limited heaters with high power factors 0 2005
7,510,000 Reducing viscosity of oil for production from a hydrocarbon containing formation 79 2005
7,490,665 Variable frequency temperature limited heaters 82 2005
7,481,274 Temperature limited heaters with relatively constant current 76 2005
7,431,076 Temperature limited heaters using modulated DC power 89 2005
7,424,915 Vacuum pumping of conductor-in-conduit heaters 89 2005
7,383,877 Temperature limited heaters with thermally conductive fluid used to heat subsurface formations 84 2005
7,370,704 Triaxial temperature limited heater 89 2005
7,357,180 Inhibiting effects of sloughing in wellbores 87 2005
7,353,872 Start-up of temperature limited heaters using direct current (DC) 74 2005
7,320,364 Inhibiting reflux in a heated well of an in situ conversion system 76 2005
7,225,866 In situ thermal processing of an oil shale formation using a pattern of heat sources 132 2006
8,224,165 Temperature limited heater utilizing non-ferromagnetic conductor 2 2006
8,070,840 Treatment of gas from an in situ conversion process 17 2006
8,027,571 In situ conversion process systems utilizing wellbores in at least two regions of a formation 21 2006
7,986,869 Varying properties along lengths of temperature limited heaters 24 2006
7,942,197 Methods and systems for producing fluid from an in situ conversion process 31 2006
7,860,377 Subsurface connection methods for subsurface heaters 44 2006
7,831,134 Grouped exposed metal heaters 40 2006
7,575,052 In situ conversion process utilizing a closed loop heating system 76 2006
7,575,053 Low temperature monitoring system for subsurface barriers 76 2006
7,546,873 Low temperature barriers for use with in situ processes 43 2006
7,527,094 Double barrier system for an in situ conversion process 81 2006
7,500,528 Low temperature barrier wellbores formed using water flushing 88 2006
7,360,588 Thermal processes for subsurface formations 82 2006
7,635,025 Cogeneration systems and processes for treating hydrocarbon containing formations 66 2006
7,591,310 Methods of hydrotreating a liquid stream to remove clogging compounds 78 2006
7,584,789 Methods of cracking a crude product to produce additional crude products 76 2006
7,581,589 Methods of producing alkylated hydrocarbons from an in situ heat treatment process liquid 81 2006
7,562,706 Systems and methods for producing hydrocarbons from tar sands formations 82 2006
7,559,367 Temperature limited heater with a conduit substantially electrically isolated from the formation 84 2006
7,559,368 Solution mining systems and methods for treating hydrocarbon containing formations 82 2006
7,556,095 Solution mining dawsonite from hydrocarbon containing formations with a chelating agent 93 2006
7,556,096 Varying heating in dawsonite zones in hydrocarbon containing formations 87 2006
7,549,470 Solution mining and heating by oxidation for treating hydrocarbon containing formations 92 2006
7,461,691 In situ recovery from a hydrocarbon containing formation 109 2007
8,083,813 Methods of producing transportation fuel 14 2007
7,912,358 Alternate energy source usage for in situ heat treatment processes 32 2007
7,866,385 Power systems utilizing the heat of produced formation fluid 39 2007
7,793,722 Non-ferromagnetic overburden casing 39 2007
7,785,427 High strength alloys 40 2007
7,683,296 Adjusting alloy compositions for selected properties in temperature limited heaters 58 2007
7,673,786 Welding shield for coupling heaters 57 2007
7,635,023 Time sequenced heating of multiple layers in a hydrocarbon containing formation 71 2007
7,631,689 Sulfur barrier for use with in situ processes for treating formations 68 2007
7,610,962 Sour gas injection for use with in situ heat treatment 58 2007
7,604,052 Compositions produced using an in situ heat treatment process 76 2007
7,533,719 Wellhead with non-ferromagnetic materials 84 2007
7,798,221 In situ recovery from a hydrocarbon containing formation 46 2007
7,735,935 In situ thermal processing of an oil shale formation containing carbonate minerals 49 2007
7,845,411 In situ heat treatment process utilizing a closed loop heating system 38 2007
7,841,401 Gas injection to inhibit migration during an in situ heat treatment process 39 2007
7,730,946 Treating tar sands formations with dolomite 47 2007
7,730,945 Using geothermal energy to heat a portion of a formation for an in situ heat treatment process 48 2007
7,730,947 Creating fluid injectivity in tar sands formations 47 2007
7,717,171 Moving hydrocarbons through portions of tar sands formations with a fluid 50 2007
7,703,513 Wax barrier for use with in situ processes for treating formations 57 2007
7,681,647 Method of producing drive fluid in situ in tar sands formations 57 2007
7,677,310 Creating and maintaining a gas cap in tar sands formations 43 2007
7,677,314 Method of condensing vaporized water in situ to treat tar sands formations 42 2007
7,673,681 Treating tar sands formations with karsted zones 44 2007
7,644,765 Heating tar sands formations while controlling pressure 55 2007
7,635,024 Heating tar sands formations to visbreaking temperatures 67 2007
7,631,690 Heating hydrocarbon containing formations in a spiral startup staged sequence 69 2007
7,562,707 Heating hydrocarbon containing formations in a line drive staged process 82 2007
7,540,324 Heating hydrocarbon containing formations in a checkerboard pattern staged process 85 2007
7,640,980 Thermal processes for subsurface formations 54 2008
8,381,815 Production from multiple zones of a tar sands formation 0 2008
8,327,681 Wellbore manufacturing processes for in situ heat treatment processes 0 2008
8,042,610 Parallel heater system for subsurface formations 19 2008
7,950,453 Downhole burner systems and methods for heating subsurface formations 32 2008
7,931,086 Heating systems for heating subsurface formations 36 2008
7,849,922 In situ recovery from residually heated sections in a hydrocarbon containing formation 40 2008
7,841,408 In situ heat treatment from multiple layers of a tar sands formation 40 2008
7,841,425 Drilling subsurface wellbores with cutting structures 41 2008
7,832,484 Molten salt as a heat transfer fluid for heating a subsurface formation 41 2008
7,798,220 In situ heat treatment of a tar sands formation after drive process treatment 40 2008
8,276,661 Heating subsurface formations by oxidizing fuel on a fuel carrier 1 2008
8,272,455 Methods for forming wellbores in heated formations 0 2008
8,240,774 Solution mining and in situ treatment of nahcolite beds 1 2008
8,196,658 Irregular spacing of heat sources for treating hydrocarbon containing formations 3 2008
8,162,059 Induction heaters used to heat subsurface formations 7 2008
8,146,661 Cryogenic treatment of gas 10 2008
8,146,669 Multi-step heater deployment in a subsurface formation 8 2008
8,113,272 Three-phase heaters with common overburden sections for heating subsurface formations 0 2008
8,011,451 Ranging methods for developing wellbores in subsurface formations 17 2008
7,866,386 In situ oxidation of subsurface formations 35 2008
7,866,388 High temperature methods for forming oxidizer fuel 36 2008
8,177,305 Heater connections in mines and tunnels for use in treating subsurface hydrocarbon containing formations 7 2009
8,172,335 Electrical current flow between tunnels for use in heating subsurface hydrocarbon containing formations 6 2009
8,162,405 Using tunnels for treating subsurface hydrocarbon containing formations 7 2009
8,151,907 Dual motor systems and non-rotating sensors for use in developing wellbores in subsurface formations 10 2009
8,353,347 Deployment of insulated conductors for treating subsurface formations 0 2009
8,281,861 Circulated heated transfer fluid heating of subsurface hydrocarbon formations 1 2009
8,267,170 Offset barrier wells in subsurface formations 3 2009
8,267,185 Circulated heated transfer fluid systems used to treat a subsurface formation 2 2009
8,261,832 Heating subsurface formations with fluids 3 2009
8,256,512 Movable heaters for treating subsurface hydrocarbon containing formations 0 2009
8,220,539 Controlling hydrogen pressure in self-regulating nuclear reactors used to treat a subsurface formation 2 2009
7,942,203 Thermal processes for subsurface formations 34 2010
8,434,555 Irregular pattern treatment of a subsurface formation 0 2010
8,327,932 Recovering energy from a subsurface formation 0 2010
8,192,682 High strength alloys 4 2010
8,225,866 In situ recovery from a hydrocarbon containing formation 1 2010
8,233,782 Grouped exposed metal heaters 0 2010
8,151,880 Methods of making transportation fuel 6 2010
8,230,927 Methods and systems for producing fluid from an in situ conversion process 0 2011
 
GEOSIERRA LLC (7)
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7,604,054 Enhanced hydrocarbon recovery by convective heating of oil sand formations 1 2007
7,591,306 Enhanced hydrocarbon recovery by steam injection of oil sand formations 1 2007
7,520,325 Enhanced hydrocarbon recovery by in situ combustion of oil sand formations 3 2007
7,404,441 Hydraulic feature initiation and propagation control in unconsolidated and weakly cemented sediments 4 2007
7,866,395 Hydraulic fracture initiation and propagation control in unconsolidated and weakly cemented sediments 0 2007
7,870,904 Enhanced hydrocarbon recovery by steam injection of oil sand formations 0 2009
 
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. (6)
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7,809,538 Real time monitoring and control of thermal recovery operations for heavy oil reservoirs 2 2006
7,832,482 Producing resources using steam injection 2 2006
7,770,643 Hydrocarbon recovery using fluids 0 2006
8,151,874 Thermal recovery of shallow bitumen through increased permeability inclusions 0 2008
7,950,456 Casing deformation and control for inclusion propagation 0 2010
 
PIONEER ENERGY, INC. (4)
7,506,685 Apparatus and method for extracting petroleum from underground sites using reformed gases 1 2006
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WORLD ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. (3)
6,016,867 Upgrading and recovery of heavy crude oils and natural bitumens by in situ hydrovisbreaking 268 1998
6,016,868 Production of synthetic crude oil from heavy hydrocarbons recovered by in situ hydrovisbreaking 279 1998
6,328,104 Upgrading and recovery of heavy crude oils and natural bitumens by in situ hydrovisbreaking 271 2000
 
ARCHON TECHNOLOGIES LTD. (2)
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PRATS, MICHAEL (2)
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BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED (1)
5,868,210 Multi-lateral wellbore systems and methods for forming same 72 1996
 
COMPANY, SHELL OIL (1)
8,191,630 Creating fluid injectivity in tar sands formations 4 2010
 
ENERGY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF (1)
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