Installation and use of removable heaters in a hydrocarbon containing formation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7156176
APP PUB NO 20040211569A1
SERIAL NO

10279223

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In an embodiment, a system may be used to heat a hydrocarbon containing formation. The system may include a heater placed in an opening in the formation. The system may allow heat to transfer from the heater to a part of the formation. The transferred heat may pyrolyze at least some hydrocarbons in the formation. The heater may be removable from the opening in the formation and redeployable in at least one alternative opening in the formation.

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SHELL OIL COMPANYP O BOX 2463 ONE SHELL PLAZA HOUSTON TX 77252-2463

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Coles, John Matthew Katy, TX 15 2090
de, Rouffignac Eric Pierre Houston, TX 126 26275
Hunsucker, Bruce Gerard Katy, TX 13 3159
Menotti, James Louis Dickinson, TX 13 2556
Pratt, Christopher Arnold Cochrane, CA 4 727
Vinegar, Harold J Bellaire, TX 339 71819
Wellington, Scott Lee Bellaire, TX 293 39251

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