Wells – With heating – refrigerating or heat insulating means – Electrical heater in well
Patent
1991-01-25
1992-03-31
Dang, Hoang C.
Wells
With heating, refrigerating or heat insulating means
Electrical heater in well
166 651, 363 37, 363 41, E21B 4324
Patent
active
050999184
ABSTRACT:
Electrical power sources and systems for heating in or adjacent to an oil well or other mineral well, or for heating other earth media, each comprising an A.C. heating generator that generates an A.C. heating current at a selected heating frequency substantially different from the conventional 50/60 Hz frequency used by power companies; the heating generator may comprise an A.C. to D.C. converter for developing an intermediate D.C. output of predetermined amplitude from a conventional 50/60 Hz A.C. input, and a solid state switching circuit for repetitively sampling the D.C. output of the converter at the selected heating frequency, usually in a range of 0.01 Hz (or even lower) up to about 35 Hz. A heating rate control varies the energy content and the frequency of the A.C. output to suit well requirements. Each power source or system includes output connections for connecting the output of the heating generator to a normally inaccessible main heating electrode, usually located downhole in a well, and to a return electrode; most have the capability of including a very small controllable D.C. component in the output.
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Bridges Jack E.
Dubiel George T.
Dang Hoang C.
Uentech Corporation
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