Horizontal steam generator for oil wells

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1991-04-29

1992-08-25

Reynolds, Bruce A.

Electric resistance heating devices

Heating devices

Borehole type

166 50, 166 60, E21B 715, E21B 3604, H05B 302, H05B 378

Patent

active

051426080

ABSTRACT:
A downhole steam and hot water generator for use in other than a non-vertical oil well casing and particularly adapted for use in horizontal drilled wells that includes an elongated housing with a front and rear end, fluid discharge apparatus positioned in the upper portion of said housing connected to an upper chamber therein, water distribution apparatus associated with the housing to pass water into the lower portion of the housing, and electrodes within said water to boil or vaporize water into steam for transfer to a horizontal petroleum pool to reduce the viscosity of the petroleum for pumping.

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