Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pyrolysis to pressurise oil formations
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Application No.: US14949517Application Date: 2015-11-23
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Publication No.: US10400563B2Publication Date: 2019-09-03
- Inventor: Weijian Mo , John Michael Karanikas , Bernardus Van Den Brule
- Applicant: Shell Oil Company
- Applicant Address: US TX Houson
- Assignee: Salamander Solutions, LLC
- Current Assignee: Salamander Solutions, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houson
- Main IPC: E21B43/24
- IPC: E21B43/24 ; E21B43/30

Abstract:
Methods and systems for treating a subsurface hydrocarbon formation are described herein. In some embodiments, method for treating a subsurface hydrocarbon formation is provide wherein the hydrocarbon formation comprises a kerogen containing formation that is adjacent to a formation containing liquid hydrocarbons and not having a natural recharging system, the method comprising the steps of: providing heat sources in the kerogen containing formation; energizing the heat sources to heat the kerogen containing formation; heating at least a portion of the kerogen containing formation to a temperature and for a time period sufficient to pyrolyze at least some of the kerogen; limiting production of pyrolyzed hydrocarbons so that the pyrolyzed hydrocarbons increase the pressure within the formation containing liquid hydrocarbons; and producing hydrocarbons from the formation containing liquid hydrocarbons.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160145985A1 PYROLYSIS TO PRESSURISE OIL FORMATIONS Public/Granted day:2016-05-26
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