Wells – Processes – Heating – cooling or insulating
Patent
1982-06-14
1984-05-29
Suchfield, George A.
Wells
Processes
Heating, cooling or insulating
166263, 166266, 166267, 166272, E21B 4324, E21B 4340
Patent
active
044509138
ABSTRACT:
The disclosed invention is a method for efficiently recovering viscous petroleum from hydrocarbon formations, particularly consolidated tar sand formations. A superheated paraffinic solvent under elevated pressure and temperature is injected into the formation. Thereafter, the formation is rapidly produced until pressure is depleted. The injection and production depletion cycle is then repeated.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2412765 (1946-12-01), Buddrus et al.
patent: 2880801 (1959-04-01), Crump
patent: 3266569 (1966-08-01), Sterret
patent: 3358756 (1967-12-01), Vogel
patent: 3512585 (1970-05-01), Allen
patent: 3768559 (1973-10-01), Allen et al.
patent: 3837401 (1974-09-01), Allen et al.
patent: 3910351 (1975-11-01), Wu et al.
patent: 3951210 (1976-04-01), Wu et al.
patent: 3954139 (1976-05-01), Allen
patent: 3954141 (1976-05-01), Allen et al.
patent: 3978926 (1976-09-01), Allen
patent: 4004636 (1977-01-01), Brown et al.
patent: 4007785 (1977-02-01), Allen et al.
patent: 4008764 (1977-02-01), Allen
patent: 4022277 (1977-05-01), Routson
patent: 4033411 (1977-07-01), Goins
patent: 4127170 (1978-11-01), Redford
patent: 4141415 (1979-02-01), Wu et al.
patent: 4271905 (1981-06-01), Redford et al.
patent: 4407369 (1983-10-01), Kydd
Gates, G. L. and Caraway, W. H., Solvent Simulation of Viscous Crude-Oil Production, No. SPE3680, Paper for: 42nd Annual California Regional Meeting of the Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME, Los Angeles, California, Nov. 4-5, 1971.
Redford, D. A. and McKay, A. S., Hydrocarbon-Steam Processes for Recovery of Bitumen from Oil Sands, No. SPE 8823, Paper for: First Joint SPE/DOE Symposium on Enhanced Oil Recovery, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Apr. 20-23, 1980.
Allen Joseph C.
Burnett David B.
Gillespie Robert E.
Delhommer Harold J.
Park Jack H.
Ries Carl G.
Suchfield George A.
Texaco Inc.
LandOfFree
Superheated solvent method for recovering viscous petroleum does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Superheated solvent method for recovering viscous petroleum, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Superheated solvent method for recovering viscous petroleum will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1392812