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US08540020B2 Converting organic matter from a subterranean formation into producible hydrocarbons by controlling production operations based on availability of one or more production resources
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通过基于一个或多个生产资源的可用性控制生产操作,将有机物质从地层转化为可生产的碳氢化合物
- Patent Title: Converting organic matter from a subterranean formation into producible hydrocarbons by controlling production operations based on availability of one or more production resources
- Patent Title (中): 通过基于一个或多个生产资源的可用性控制生产操作,将有机物质从地层转化为可生产的碳氢化合物
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Application No.: US12764624Application Date: 2010-04-21
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Publication No.: US08540020B2Publication Date: 2013-09-24
- Inventor: Matthew T. Stone , Ganesh Ghurye , Matthew T Shanley , Peter Rasmussen , Xianghui Huang , Robert D. Kaminsky
- Applicant: Matthew T. Stone , Ganesh Ghurye , Matthew T Shanley , Peter Rasmussen , Xianghui Huang , Robert D. Kaminsky
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
- Current Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company-Law Department
- Main IPC: E21B36/04
- IPC: E21B36/04

Abstract:
One or more methods, systems and computer readable mediums are utilized to provide treatment of a subterranean formation that contains solid organic matter, such as oil shale, tar sands, and/or coal formation. The treatment of the formation includes heating a treatment interval within the subterranean formation with one or more electrical in situ heaters. Available power, or other production resources, for the electrical heaters are determined at regular, predetermined intervals. Heating rates of the one or more electrical heaters are selectively controlled based on the determined available power at each regular, predetermined interval and based on an optimization model that outputs optimal heating rates for each of the electrical heaters at the determined available power.
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