US Patent No: 6,789,625
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In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation using exposed metal heat sources
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Sep 14, 2004
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A hydrocarbon containing formation may be treated using an in situ thermal process. Hydrocarbons, H.sub.2, and/or other formation fluids may be produced from the formation. Heat may be applied to the formation from heat sources to raise a temperature of a portion of the formation to a desired temperature. Some of the heat sources may include heater elements. The heater elements may be lengths of bare metal disposed within wellbores within the formation.
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| 4,540,882 Method of determining drilling fluid invasion | 253 | 1983 | |
| 4,542,648 Method of correlating a core sample with its original position in a borehole | 254 | 1983 | |
| 4,571,491 Method of imaging the atomic number of a sample | 263 | 1983 | |
| 4,583,242 Apparatus for positioning a sample in a computerized axial tomographic scanner | 250 | 1983 | |
| 4,613,754 Tomographic calibration apparatus | 259 | 1983 | |
| 4,635,197 High resolution tomographic imaging method | 244 | 1983 | |
| 4,644,283 In-situ method for determining pore size distribution, capillary pressure and permeability | 256 | 1984 | |
| 4,570,715 Formation-tailored method and apparatus for uniformly heating long subterranean intervals at high temperature | 275 | 1984 | |
| 4,663,711 Method of analyzing fluid saturation using computerized axial tomography | 245 | 1984 | |
| 4,572,299 Heater cable installation | 266 | 1984 | |
| 4,585,066 Well treating process for installing a cable bundle containing strands of changing diameter | 239 | 1984 | |
| 4,704,514 Heating rate variant elongated electrical resistance heater | 279 | 1985 | |
| 4,671,102 Method and apparatus for determining distribution of fluids | 264 | 1985 | |
| 4,626,665 Metal oversheathed electrical resistance heater | 263 | 1985 | |
| 4,719,423 NMR imaging of materials for transport properties | 271 | 1985 | |
| 4,728,892 NMR imaging of materials | 295 | 1985 | |
| 4,640,352 In-situ steam drive oil recovery process | 277 | 1985 | |
| 4,594,468 Process for the preparation of middle distillates from syngas | 148 | 1985 | |
| 4,730,162 Time-domain induced polarization logging method and apparatus with gated amplification level | 242 | 1985 | |
| 4,658,215 Method for induced polarization logging | 248 | 1986 | |
| 4,616,705 Mini-well temperature profiling process | 262 | 1986 | |
| 4,769,602 Determining multiphase saturations by NMR imaging of multiple nuclides | 266 | 1986 | |
| 4,769,606 Induced polarization method and apparatus for distinguishing dispersed and laminated clay in earth formations | 249 | 1986 | |
| 4,743,854 In-situ induced polarization method for determining formation permeability | 244 | 1986 | |
| 4,827,761 Sample holder | 257 | 1987 | |
| 4,856,341 Apparatus for analysis of failure of material | 251 | 1987 | |
| 5,306,640 Method for determining preselected properties of a crude oil | 249 | 1987 | |
| 4,886,118 Conductively heating a subterranean oil shale to create permeability and subsequently produce oil | 296 | 1988 | |
| 4,866,983 Analytical methods and apparatus for measuring the oil content of sponge core | 247 | 1988 | |
| 4,884,455 Method for analysis of failure of material employing imaging | 248 | 1989 | |
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| 5,046,559 Method and apparatus for producing hydrocarbon bearing deposits in formations having shale layers | 269 | 1990 | |
| 5,060,726 Method and apparatus for producing tar sand deposits containing conductive layers having little or no vertical communication | 259 | 1990 | |
| 5,060,287 Heater utilizing copper-nickel alloy core | 281 | 1990 | |
| 5,065,818 Subterranean heaters | 273 | 1991 | |
| 5,189,283 Current to power crossover heater control | 248 | 1991 | |
| 5,168,927 Method utilizing spot tracer injection and production induced transport for measurement of residual oil saturation | 247 | 1991 | |
| 5,226,961 High temperature wellbore cement slurry | 257 | 1992 | |
| 5,255,742 Heat injection process | 298 | 1992 | |
| 5,297,626 Oil recovery process | 278 | 1992 | |
| 5,236,039 Balanced-line RF electrode system for use in RF ground heating to recover oil from oil shale | 284 | 1992 | |
| 5,366,012 Method of completing an uncased section of a borehole | 514 | 1993 | |
| 5,391,291 Hydrogenation catalyst and process | 251 | 1993 | |
| 5,392,854 Oil recovery process | 282 | 1993 | |
| 5,404,952 Heat injection process and apparatus | 269 | 1993 | |
| 5,411,089 Heat injection process | 254 | 1993 | |
| 5,433,271 Heat injection process | 259 | 1993 | |
| 5,409,071 Method to cement a wellbore | 254 | 1994 | |
| 5,497,087 NMR logging of natural gas reservoirs | 284 | 1994 | |
| 5,498,960 NMR logging of natural gas in reservoirs | 298 | 1994 | |
| 5,541,517 Method for drilling a borehole from one cased borehole to another cased borehole | 252 | 1995 | |
| RE35696 Heat injection process | 171 | 1995 | |
| 5,862,858 Flameless combustor | 264 | 1996 | |
| 5,899,269 Flameless combustor | 279 | 1996 | |
| 6,056,057 Heater well method and apparatus | 274 | 1997 | |
| 6,079,499 Heater well method and apparatus | 269 | 1997 | |
| 6,094,048 NMR logging of natural gas reservoirs | 249 | 1997 | |
| 6,023,554 Electrical heater | 275 | 1998 | |
| 6,102,122 Control of heat injection based on temperature and in-situ stress measurement | 249 | 1998 | |
| 6,019,172 Flameless combustor | 253 | 1999 | |
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| 4,537,252 Method of underground conversion of coal | 247 | 1984 | |
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| 4,662,443 Combination air-blown and oxygen-blown underground coal gasification process | 249 | 1985 | |
| 5,014,788 Method of increasing the permeability of a coal seam | 167 | 1990 | |
| 5,388,640 Method for producing methane-containing gaseous mixtures | 253 | 1993 | |
| 5,388,641 Method for reducing the inert gas fraction in methane-containing gaseous mixtures obtained from underground formations | 250 | 1993 | |
| 5,388,642 Coalbed methane recovery using membrane separation of oxygen from air | 250 | 1993 | |
| 5,388,643 Coalbed methane recovery using pressure swing adsorption separation | 247 | 1993 | |
| 5,388,645 Method for producing methane-containing gaseous mixtures | 253 | 1993 | |
| 5,439,054 Method for treating a mixture of gaseous fluids within a solid carbonaceous subterranean formation | 254 | 1994 | |
| 5,454,666 Method for disposing of unwanted gaseous fluid components within a solid carbonaceous subterranean formation | 259 | 1994 | |
| 5,566,756 Method for recovering methane from a solid carbonaceous subterranean formation | 175 | 1995 | |
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| 4,549,396 Conversion of coal to electricity | 252 | 1982 | |
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| 4,573,530 In-situ gasification of tar sands utilizing a combustible gas | 240 | 1983 | |
| 4,598,770 Thermal recovery method for viscous oil | 275 | 1984 | |
| 4,669,542 Simultaneous recovery of crude from multiple zones in a reservoir | 247 | 1984 | |
| 4,787,452 Disposal of produced formation fines during oil recovery | 259 | 1987 | |
| 4,982,786 Use of CO.sub.2 /steam to enhance floods in horizontal wellbores | 234 | 1989 | |
| 5,211,230 Method for enhanced oil recovery through a horizontal production well in a subsurface formation by in-situ combustion | 268 | 1992 | |
| 5,339,904 Oil recovery optimization using a well having both horizontal and vertical sections | 240 | 1992 | |
| 5,415,231 Method for producing low permeability reservoirs using steam | 250 | 1994 | |
| 5,431,224 Method of thermal stimulation for recovery of hydrocarbons | 257 | 1994 | |
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| 4,984,594 Vacuum method for removing soil contamination utilizing surface electrical heating | 297 | 1989 | |
| 5,190,405 Vacuum method for removing soil contaminants utilizing thermal conduction heating | 284 | 1990 | |
| 5,229,583 Surface heating blanket for soil remediation | 271 | 1992 | |
| 5,318,116 Vacuum method for removing soil contaminants utilizing thermal conduction heating | 288 | 1993 | |
| 5,553,189 Radiant plate heater for treatment of contaminated surfaces | 264 | 1994 | |
| 5,656,239 Method for recovering contaminants from soil utilizing electrical heating | 268 | 1995 | |
| 6,102,622 Remediation method | 264 | 1998 | |
| 5,997,214 Remediation method | 262 | 1998 | |
| 6,485,232 Low cost, self regulating heater for use in an in situ thermal desorption soil remediation system | 245 | 2000 | |
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| 4,299,086 Utilization of energy obtained by substoichiometric combustion of low heating value gases | 259 | 1978 | |
| 4,186,801 In situ combustion process for the recovery of liquid carbonaceous fuels from subterranean formations | 251 | 1978 | |
| 4,250,962 In situ combustion process for the recovery of liquid carbonaceous fuels from subterranean formations | 247 | 1979 | |
| 4,273,188 In situ combustion process for the recovery of liquid carbonaceous fuels from subterranean formations | 248 | 1980 | |
| 4,381,641 Substoichiometric combustion of low heating value gases | 278 | 1980 | |
| 4,366,668 Substoichiometric combustion of low heating value gases | 263 | 1981 | |
| 4,363,361 Substoichiometric combustion of low heating value gases | 254 | 1981 | |
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| 2002/0084,056 Aluminium alloy strips with high surface homogeneity and method for making same | 2001 | ||
| 2002/0084,056 Aluminium alloy strips with high surface homogeneity and method for making same | 2001 | ||
| 2002/0084,056 Aluminium alloy strips with high surface homogeneity and method for making same | 2001 | ||
| 2002/0084,056 Aluminium alloy strips with high surface homogeneity and method for making same | 2001 | ||
| 2002/0084,056 Aluminium alloy strips with high surface homogeneity and method for making same | 2001 | ||
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| 4,524,826 Method of heating an oil shale formation | 260 | 1982 | |
| 4,592,423 Hydrocarbon stratum retorting means and method | 246 | 1984 | |
| 4,576,231 Method and apparatus for combating encroachment by in situ treated formations | 265 | 1984 | |
| 4,682,652 Producing hydrocarbons through successively perforated intervals of a horizontal well between two vertical wells | 253 | 1986 | |
| 5,632,336 Method for improving injectivity of fluids in oil reservoirs | 247 | 1994 | |
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| 4,597,441 Recovery of oil by in situ hydrogenation | 279 | 1984 | |
| 4,691,771 Recovery of oil by in-situ combustion followed by in-situ hydrogenation | 255 | 1986 | |
| 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 | |
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| 4,818,370 Process for converting heavy crudes, tars, and bitumens to lighter products in the presence of brine at supercritical conditions | 276 | 1987 | |
| 4,983,319 Preparation of low-viscosity improved stable crude oil transport emulsions | 259 | 1988 | |
| 5,340,467 Process for recovery of hydrocarbons and rejection of sand | 288 | 1991 | |
| 5,316,664 Process for recovery of hydrocarbons and rejection of sand | 287 | 1992 | |
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| 4,265,307 Shale oil recovery | 240 | 1978 | |
| 4,353,418 In situ retorting of oil shale | 259 | 1980 | |
| 4,457,374 Transient response process for detecting in situ retorting conditions | 226 | 1982 | |
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| 4,250,230 Generating electricity from coal in situ | 264 | 1979 | |
| 4,463,807 Minimizing subsidence effects during production of coal in situ | 139 | 1983 | |
| 4,448,252 Minimizing subsidence effects during production of coal in situ | 139 | 1983 | |
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| 5,099,918 Power sources for downhole electrical heating | 249 | 1991 | |
| 5,621,844 Electrical heating of mineral well deposits using downhole impedance transformation networks | 269 | 1995 | |
| 5,713,415 Low flux leakage cables and cable terminations for A.C. electrical heating of oil deposits | 256 | 1996 | |
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| 4,324,292 Process for recovering products from oil shale | 246 | 1980 | |
| 4,396,062 Apparatus and method for time-domain tracking of high-speed chemical reactions | 264 | 1980 | |
| 4,409,090 Process for recovering products from tar sand | 260 | 1982 | |
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| 4,489,782 Viscous oil production using electrical current heating and lateral drain holes | 273 | 1983 | |
| 4,651,825 Enhanced well production | 253 | 1986 | |
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| 4,412,585 Electrothermal process for recovering hydrocarbons | 247 | 1982 | |
| 4,501,445 Method of in-situ hydrogenation of carbonaceous material | 253 | 1983 | |
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| 5,411,104 Coalbed methane drilling | 309 | 1994 | |
| 5,402,847 Coal bed methane recovery | 146 | 1994 | |
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| 4,772,634 Apparatus and method for methanol production using a fuel cell to regulate the gas composition entering the methanol synthesizer | 247 | 1986 | |
| 5,554,453 Carbonate fuel cell system with thermally integrated gasification | 272 | 1995 | |
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| 4,524,827 Single well stimulation for the recovery of liquid hydrocarbons from subsurface formations | 262 | 1983 | |
| 5,751,895 Selective excitation of heating electrodes for oil wells | 239 | 1996 | |
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| RE30738 Apparatus and method for in situ heat processing of hydrocarbonaceous formations | 285 | 1980 | |
| 4,498,535 Apparatus and method for in situ controlled heat processing of hydrocarbonaceous formations with a controlled parameter line | 243 | 1982 | |
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| 5,020,596 Enhanced oil recovery system with a radiant tube heater | 241 | 1990 | |
| 5,082,055 Gas fired radiant tube heater | 254 | 1991 | |
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| 5,984,010 Hydrocarbon recovery systems and methods | 248 | 1997 | |
| 6,173,775 Systems and methods for hydrocarbon recovery | 248 | 1999 | |
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| 4,716,960 Method and system for introducing electric current into a well | 285 | 1986 | |
| 5,207,273 Method and apparatus for pumping wells | 252 | 1990 | |
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| 6,172,124 Process for converting gas to liquids | 252 | 1997 | |
| 6,085,512 Synthesis gas production system and method | 255 | 1999 | |
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| 5,284,878 Liquid phase methanol process with co-rich recycle | 143 | 1993 | |
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| 6,412,559 Process for recovering methane and/or sequestering fluids | 250 | 2000 | |
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| 4,228,854 Enhanced oil recovery using electrical means | 251 | 1979 | |
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| 4,277,416 Process for producing methanol | 254 | 1977 | |
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| 4,384,948 Single unit RCC | 119 | 1981 | |
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| 5,968,349 Extraction of bitumen from bitumen froth and biotreatment of bitumen froth tailings generated from tar sands | 276 | 1998 | |
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| 4,694,907 Thermally-enhanced oil recovery method and apparatus | 273 | 1986 | |
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| 6,389,814 Hydrocarbon combustion power generation system with CO2 sequestration | 180 | 2000 | |
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| 4,860,544 Closed cryogenic barrier for containment of hazardous material migration in the earth | 277 | 1988 | |
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| 4,974,425 Closed cryogenic barrier for containment of hazardous material migration in the earth | 275 | 1989 | |
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| 5,861,137 Steam reformer with internal hydrogen purification | 417 | 1996 | |
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| 4,817,711 System for recovery of petroleum from petroleum impregnated media | 284 | 1987 | |
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| 5,491,969 Power plant utilizing compressed air energy storage and saturation | 247 | 1995 | |
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| 4,456,065 Heavy oil recovering | 269 | 1981 | |
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| 5,437,506 System for measuring the transfer time of a sound-wave in a gas and thereby calculating the temperature of the gas | 246 | 1993 | |
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| 4,927,857 Method of methanol production | 280 | 1989 | |
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| 4,390,067 Method of treating reservoirs containing very viscous crude oil or bitumen | 348 | 1981 | |
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| 4,458,757 In situ shale-oil recovery process | 236 | 1983 | |
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| 5,339,897 Recovery and upgrading of hydrocarbon utilizing in situ combustion and horizontal wells | 304 | 1992 | |
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| 5,285,846 Thermal mineral extraction system | 252 | 1992 | |
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| 5,985,138 Tar sands extraction process | 257 | 1998 | |
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| 5,767,584 Method for generating electrical power from fuel cell powered cars parked in a conventional parking lot | 189 | 1995 | |
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| 4,501,326 In-situ recovery of viscous hydrocarbonaceous crude oil | 243 | 1983 | |
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| 4,637,464 In situ retorting of oil shale with pulsed water purge | 250 | 1984 | |
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| 4,299,285 Underground gasification of bituminous coal | 243 | 1980 | |
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| 5,676,212 Downhole electrode for well guidance system | 148 | 1996 | |
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| 4,793,656 In-situ coal drying | 136 | 1987 | |
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| 6,187,465 Process and system for converting carbonaceous feedstocks into energy without greenhouse gas emissions | 179 | 1998 | |
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| 4,397,732 Process for coal liquefaction employing selective coal feed | 242 | 1982 | |
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| 4,485,869 Recovery of liquid hydrocarbons from oil shale by electromagnetic heating in situ | 280 | 1982 | |
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| 4,856,587 Recovery of oil from oil-bearing formation by continually flowing pressurized heated gas through channel alongside matrix | 246 | 1988 | |
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| 4,608,818 Medium-load power-generating plant with integrated coal gasification plant | 251 | 1984 | |
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| 4,994,093 Method of producing methanol synthesis gas | 248 | 1990 | |
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| 4,508,170 Method of increasing the yield of hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation | 155 | 1983 | |
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| 4,407,973 Methanol from coal and natural gas | 249 | 1982 | |
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| 5,064,006 Downhole combination tool | 278 | 1988 | |
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| 5,229,102 Catalytic ceramic membrane steam-hydrocarbon reformer | 227 | 1990 | |
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| 4,412,124 Electrode unit for electrically heating underground hydrocarbon deposits | 245 | 1981 | |
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| 4,378,048 Substoichiometric combustion of low heating value gases using different platinum catalysts | 244 | 1981 | |
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| 5,517,593 Control system for well stimulation apparatus with response time temperature rise used in determining heater control temperature setpoint | 263 | 1995 | |
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| 5,261,490 Method for dumping and disposing of carbon dioxide gas and apparatus therefor | 256 | 1992 | |
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| 6,015,015 Insulated and/or concentric coiled tubing | 274 | 1997 | |
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| 4,662,438 Method and apparatus for enhancing liquid hydrocarbon production from a single borehole in a slowly producing formation by non-uniform heating through optimized electrode arrays surrounding the borehole | 252 | 1985 | |
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| 5,182,792 Process of electric pipeline heating utilizing heating elements inserted in pipelines | 243 | 1991 | |
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| 4,931,171 Pyrolysis of carbonaceous materials | 119 | 1982 | |
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| 5,289,882 Sealed electrical conductor method and arrangement for use with a well bore in hazardous areas | 267 | 1991 | |
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| 4,197,911 Process for in situ coal gasification | 241 | 1978 | |
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| 4,928,765 Method and apparatus for shale gas recovery | 252 | 1988 | |
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| 4,457,365 In situ radio frequency selective heating system | 266 | 1981 | |
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| 5,008,085 Apparatus for thermal treatment of a hydrocarbon stream | 251 | 1989 | |
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| 5,050,386 Method and apparatus for containment of hazardous material migration in the earth | 270 | 1990 | |
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| 4,183,405 Enhanced recoveries of petroleum and hydrogen from underground reservoirs | 261 | 1978 | |
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| 4,737,267 Oil shale processing apparatus and method | 129 | 1986 | |
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| 4,252,191 Method of recovering petroleum and bitumen from subterranean reservoirs | 255 | 1979 | |
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| 6,354,373 Expandable tubing for a well bore hole and method of expanding | 381 | 1998 | |
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| 5,349,859 Method and apparatus for measuring acoustic wave velocity using impulse response | 247 | 1991 | |
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| 4,605,680 Conversion of synthesis gas to diesel fuel and gasoline | 252 | 1985 | |
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| 4,513,816 Sealing system for a well bore in which a hot fluid is circulated | 242 | 1984 | |
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| 5,868,202 Hydrologic cells for recovery of hydrocarbons or thermal energy from coal, oil-shale, tar-sands and oil-bearing formations | 318 | 1997 | |
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| 4,384,613 Method of in-situ retorting of carbonaceous material for recovery of organic liquids and gases | 261 | 1980 | |
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| 4,848,924 Acoustic pyrometer | 258 | 1987 | |
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| 4,193,451 Method for production of organic products from kerogen | 250 | 1977 | |
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| 5,201,219 Method and apparatus for measuring free hydrocarbons and hydrocarbons potential from whole core | 230 | 1990 | |
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| 5,525,322 Method for simultaneous recovery of hydrogen from water and from hydrocarbons | 302 | 1994 | |
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| 5,126,037 Geopreater heating method and apparatus | 265 | 1990 | |
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| 4,524,113 Direct use of methanol fuel in a molten carbonate fuel cell | 138 | 1984 | |
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| 4,776,638 Method and apparatus for conversion of coal in situ | 266 | 1987 | |
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| 6,244,338 System for improving coalbed gas production | 142 | 1999 | |
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| 4,448,251 In situ conversion of hydrocarbonaceous oil | 175 | 1982 | |
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| 5,955,039 Coal gasification and hydrogen production system and method | 223 | 1996 | |
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| 6,152,987 Hydrogen gas-extraction module and method of fabrication | 282 | 1998 | |
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| 4,243,101 Coal gasification method | 251 | 1978 | |
| 4,306,621 Method for in situ coal gasification operations | 251 | 1980 | |
| 4,423,311 Electric heating apparatus for de-icing pipes | 252 | 1981 | |
| 4,444,255 Apparatus and process for the recovery of oil | 247 | 1981 | |
| 4,344,483 Multiple-site underground magnetic heating of hydrocarbons | 250 | 1981 | |
| 4,444,258 In situ recovery of oil from oil shale | 255 | 1981 | |
| 4,479,541 Method and apparatus for recovery of oil, gas and mineral deposits by panel opening | 232 | 1982 | |
| 4,762,425 System for temperature profile measurement in large furnances and kilns and method therefor | 256 | 1987 | |
| 4,895,206 Pulsed in situ exothermic shock wave and retorting process for hydrocarbon recovery and detoxification of selected wastes | 251 | 1989 | |
| 5,082,054 In-situ tuned microwave oil extraction process | 315 | 1990 | |
| 5,217,076 Method and apparatus for improved recovery of oil from porous, subsurface deposits (targevcir oricess) | 344 | 1991 | |
| 5,624,188 Acoustic thermometer | 250 | 1994 | |
| 6,112,808 Method and apparatus for subterranean thermal conditioning | 239 | 1997 | |
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