Producing oil and/or gas with emulsion comprising miscible solvent

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9057257
APP PUB NO 20110272137A1
SERIAL NO

12743317

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A system for producing oil and/or gas from an underground formation comprising a miscible solvent source (202); an emulsion manufacturer (204) to produce an emulsion comprising the miscible solvent; an emulsion storage facility (206) adapted to store at least about 5000 gallons of the emulsion; a first array of wells (432) dispersed above the formation; a second array of wells (412) dispersed above the formation; wherein the first array of wells comprises a mechanism to inject the miscible solvent and/or the emulsion into the formation while the second array of wells comprises a mechanism to produce oil and/or gas from the formation.

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  • SHELL OIL COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Araya, Miguel Antonio Katy, US 1 2
Dubey, Sheila Teresa Sugar Land, US 7 6

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