Method of recovering hydrocarbons from a reservoir

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9422797
APP PUB NO 20140231078A1
SERIAL NO

14203181

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A downhole steam generation apparatus and method of use are provided. The apparatus may include an injection section, a combustion section, and an evaporation section. The injection section may include a housing, injector elements, and injector plate. The combustion section may include a liner having channels disposed therethrough. The evaporation section may include conduits in fluid communication with the channels and the combustion chamber, and a nozzle operable to inject a fluid from the channels to the combustion chamber in droplet form. A method of use may include supplying fuel, oxidant, and fluid to the apparatus; combusting fuel and oxidant in a chamber while flowing the fluid through a plurality of channels disposed through a liner, thereby heating the fluid and cooling the liner; and injecting droplets of the heated fluid into the chamber and evaporating the droplets by combustion of the fuel and the oxidant to produce steam.

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WORLD ENERGY SYSTEMS INCORPORATED2501 PARKVIEW DRIVE SUITE 500 FORT WORTH TX 76102

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Folsom, Blair A Santa Ana, US 8 80
Ware, Charles H Palm Harbor, US 20 997

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