In situ retorting of hydrocarbons and a selected metal
    1.
    发明授权
    In situ retorting of hydrocarbons and a selected metal 有权
    碳氢化合物和选定金属的原位蒸馏

    公开(公告)号:US09388678B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-12

    申请号:US14160651

    申请日:2014-01-22

    IPC分类号: E21B43/24 E21B43/28

    CPC分类号: E21B43/24 E21B43/281

    摘要: A method of producing hydrocarbons and a selected metal in situ from a fixed-bed hydrocarbon formation disposed below a ground surface and having a higher permeability zone substantially parallel to, and between a top lower permeability zone and a bottom lower permeability zone. The steps include providing at least one injection well and first and second production wells in the higher permeability zone, injecting a heated thermal-energy carrier fluid (TECF) into the injection well, circulating the carrier fluid through the zone and creating a substantially horizontal situ heating element (ISHE) between the injection well and the production wells for mobilizing the hydrocarbons and the selected metal.

    摘要翻译: 一种从设置在地表下方并具有基本上平行于顶部低渗透性区域和底部低渗透性区域之间以及之间的较高渗透性区域的固定床烃地层原位生产烃和选定金属的方法。 这些步骤包括在较高渗透性区域中提供至少一个注入井和第一和第二生产井,将加热的热能载体流体(TECF)注入注入井,使载体流体循环通过区域并创建基本上水平的位置 注入井和生产井之间的加热元件(ISHE)用于动员烃和所选择的金属。

    In Situ Retorting of Hydrocarbons and Selected Metal
    2.
    发明申请
    In Situ Retorting of Hydrocarbons and Selected Metal 审中-公开
    原位蒸馏碳氢化合物和选择的金属

    公开(公告)号:US20150198019A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-16

    申请号:US14153038

    申请日:2014-01-12

    摘要: A method of producing hydrocarbons in situ from a fixed-bed hydrocarbon formation disposed below a ground surface and having a higher permeability zone substantially parallel to, and between a top lower permeability zone and a bottom lower permeability zone. The steps include providing at least one injection well and first and second production wells in the higher permeability zone, injecting a heated thermal-energy carrier fluid (TECF) into the injection well, circulating the carrier fluid through the zone and creating a substantially horizontal situ heating element (ISHE) between the injection well and the production wells for mobilizing the hydrocarbons.

    摘要翻译: 一种从固定床烃地层原位生产碳氢化合物的方法,该固定床烃地层布置在地表下方并且具有基本上平行于顶部低渗透性区域和底部低渗透性区域之间以及之间的较高渗透性区域。 这些步骤包括在较高渗透性区域中提供至少一个注入井和第一和第二生产井,将加热的热能载体流体(TECF)注入注入井,使载体流体循环通过区域并创建基本上水平的位置 注入井和用于动员烃的生产井之间的加热元件(ISHE)。

    Integrated in situ retorting and refining of oil shale
    3.
    发明授权
    Integrated in situ retorting and refining of oil shale 有权
    油页岩综合原位蒸馏和精制

    公开(公告)号:US08261823B1

    公开(公告)日:2012-09-11

    申请号:US13068423

    申请日:2011-05-11

    IPC分类号: E21B43/24

    摘要: A system and method for producing hydrocarbons in situ from an oil shale, fixed bed hydrocarbon formation disposed below a ground surface and having a naturally occurring, water-flow leached, higher permeability zone next to a lower permeability zone. The system includes at least one injection opening and at least one production opening in the naturally occurring, water-flow leached, higher permeability zone. A heated thermal-energy carrier fluid is injected into the injection opening and circulated horizontally through the higher permeability zone. The carrier fluid pyrolyzes the hydrocarbons in the lower and higher permeability zones in situ by heating the higher permeability zone and the adjacent lower permeability zone along an interface extending substantially between from the injection opening and the production opening and produces at least a portion of the mobilized hydrocarbons by flowing the carrier fluid with the pyrolyzed hydrocarbons through the production opening to the ground surface.

    摘要翻译: 一种从油页岩原位生产烃类的系统和方法,设置在地表下方的固定床烃地层,并具有在较低渗透率区域旁边的天然存在的水流浸出的较高渗透性区域。 该系统包括在天然存在的水流浸出的较高渗透性区域中的至少一个注入开口和至少一个生产开口。 加热的热能载体流体被注入到注射开口中并且水平地通过较高渗透性区域循环。 载体流体通过沿着从注射开口和生产开口之间大致延伸的界面加热较高渗透性区域和相邻的下渗透性区域而在原位通过下部和高渗透性区域中的烃热解,并产生至少一部分动员的 通过使载流体与热解碳氢化合物通过生产开口流动到地表来进行烃的混合。

    Integrated in situ retorting and refining of heavy-oil and tar sand deposits
    4.
    发明授权
    Integrated in situ retorting and refining of heavy-oil and tar sand deposits 有权
    重油和焦油砂矿床的综合原位蒸馏和精制

    公开(公告)号:US08235117B1

    公开(公告)日:2012-08-07

    申请号:US11510751

    申请日:2006-08-26

    IPC分类号: E21B43/24

    摘要: A method and system for producing hydrocarbons in situ from a heavy-oil and tar sand fixed bed, hydrocarbon deposit distributed substantially within a porous formation. The porous formation is disposed below a ground surface. The system includes at least one injection well drilled into the formation and spaced apart from at least one production well also drilled into the formation. A heated thermal-energy carrier fluid is circulated under pressure into the injection well, circulated under pressure through a hydraulic fracture in the formation. The hydraulic fracture is disposed between the injection well and the production well. The circulated carrier fluid mobilizes hydrocarbons in at least a portion of the hydrocarbon deposit in situ by heating the hydraulic fracture and surrounding formation and producing at least a portion of the mobilized hydrocarbons by flowing the carrier fluid with mobilized hydrocarbons through the production well and fractionating the hydrocarbons to generate at least two fluid fractures having differing chemical compositions.

    摘要翻译: 一种从重油和焦油砂固定床原位生产碳氢化合物的方法和系统,烃沉积物基本上分布在多孔地层内。 多孔结构设置在地面下方。 该系统包括钻进地层中的至少一个注入井,并与还钻进地层的至少一个生产井间隔开。 加热的热能载体流体在压力下循环到注入井中,在压力下通过地层中的水力裂缝循环。 液压裂缝位于注入井和生产井之间。 循环的载体流体通过加热水力压裂和周围地层而在至少一部分烃沉积物中移动碳氢化合物,并通过将载气与流动的烃流过生产井并分馏 产生至少两种具有不同化学组成的流体裂缝的烃。

    Steam-generator and gas-compressor systems using water-based evaporation coolants, sealants and lubricants
    5.
    发明授权
    Steam-generator and gas-compressor systems using water-based evaporation coolants, sealants and lubricants 有权
    使用水基蒸发冷却剂,密封剂和润滑剂的蒸汽发生器和气体压缩机系统

    公开(公告)号:US07993110B1

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-09

    申请号:US11899905

    申请日:2007-09-08

    申请人: Gilman A. Hill

    发明人: Gilman A. Hill

    IPC分类号: F04B3/00

    摘要: A gas/air compressor system used for compressing a gas/air stream of air, oxygen, oxygen-enriched air and other combustible gases and delivering a moderate-to-high temperature, moderate-to-high pressure fluid to a pipeline connected to one or more injection wells. Fuel with cooling water is injected downhole for combustion in the compressed gas/air stream to be used for in-situ-retorting of oil shale, volatile coal beds, tar sands, heavy oil and other hydrocarbon or carbonaceous deposits. A preferred embodiment of the compressor system includes a compressor housing with a male screw rotor having helical lobes received in helical grooves in a female screw rotor. The housing includes a gas/air inlet for receiving the gas/air stream therein and a series of water/mineral injectors for injecting a water/mineral slurry into the rotating screw rotors. The water/mineral slurry acts as a sealant, a lubricant and also a coolant for male and female screw rotors during the compression cycle. The slurry is non-combustible and non-reactive to combustion-supporting gases. Also, the housing includes a gas/air outlet for discharging the compressed gas/air stream into the pipeline connected to the injection wells used in the in-situ-retorting process.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于压缩空气,氧气,富氧空气和其他可燃气体的气体/空气流的气/空气压缩机系统,并将中等至高温的中等至高压流体输送到与一个 或更多的注入井。 燃料与冷却水被注入井下燃烧在压缩气/空气流中,用于油页岩,挥发性煤层,焦油砂,重油和其他碳氢化合物或碳质沉积物的原位蒸馏。 压缩机系统的优选实施例包括具有外螺纹转子的压缩机壳体,所述外螺纹转子具有容纳在内螺纹转子中的螺旋槽中的螺旋形叶片。 壳体包括用于接收气体/空气流的气体/空气入口和用于将水/矿物浆料注入到旋转螺杆转子中的一系列水/矿物喷射器。 水/矿物浆料在压缩循环期间用作密封剂,润滑剂以及阳螺纹转子和阴螺旋转子的冷却剂。 该浆液是不燃的,对燃烧载气无反应性。 此外,壳体还包括用于将压缩气体/空气流排放到连接到在原位蒸煮过程中使用的注入井的管道中的气体/空气出口。

    Down hole, hydrodynamic well control, blowout prevention
    6.
    发明授权
    Down hole, hydrodynamic well control, blowout prevention 有权
    井下,流体动力井控制,防止井喷

    公开(公告)号:US06367566B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-04-09

    申请号:US09253200

    申请日:1999-02-19

    申请人: Gilman A. Hill

    发明人: Gilman A. Hill

    IPC分类号: E21B700

    摘要: The system and method of the present invention permits control of down hole fluid pressures during under balanced drilling, tripping of the drill string, and well completion to substantially avoid “killing” of the well and thereby damaging the producing formations in the well bore. The system and method utilizes separate and interconnected fluid pathways for introducing a downwardly flowing hydrodynamic control fluid through one fluid pathway and for removing through the other fluid pathway a commingled fluid formed by mixing of the hydrodynamic control fluid and the well bore fluids flowing upwardly in the well bore.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的系统和方法允许在平衡钻井期间钻井液压力的控制,钻柱的跳闸以及井完井,以基本上避免井的“杀死”并从而损坏井眼中的生产地层。 该系统和方法利用分离和相互连接的流体通道,用于通过一个流体通道引入向下流动的流体动力学控制流体,并且通过另一个流体通道去除通过混合流体动力学控制流体和在其中向上流动的井眼流体​​而形成的混合流体 井眼。

    Multiple zone well completion method and apparatus
    7.
    发明授权
    Multiple zone well completion method and apparatus 失效
    多区完井方法及装置

    公开(公告)号:US5964289A

    公开(公告)日:1999-10-12

    申请号:US6928

    申请日:1998-01-14

    申请人: Gilman A. Hill

    发明人: Gilman A. Hill

    CPC分类号: E21B43/14 E21B43/26

    摘要: The present invention discloses a system and method for completing a well for the collection of fluids from a plurality of subterranean zones at different depths. The system includes a fluid pathway along which a first and second fluid travel. The first and second fluids form an interface that is moved along the fluid pathway to cause the formation of a fracture in the zones. The pressure at any point along the fluid pathway depends upon the position of the interface.

    摘要翻译: 本发明公开了一种完成用于从不同深度的多个地下区域收集流体的井的系统和方法。 该系统包括流体通道,第一和第二流体沿着该通道流动。 第一和第二流体形成沿着流体通道移动以在区域中形成断裂的界面。 沿着流体通道的任何点处的压力取决于界面的位置。

    Well treating method and system for stimulating recovery of fluids
    8.
    发明授权
    Well treating method and system for stimulating recovery of fluids 失效
    用于刺激液体回收的良好处理方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US4718493A

    公开(公告)日:1988-01-12

    申请号:US943551

    申请日:1986-12-18

    CPC分类号: E21B43/267 E21B43/263

    摘要: Subterranean oil and gas producing formations are fractured by filling a well casing with a compressible hydraulic fracturing fluid comprising a mixture of liquid, compressed gas, and propant material and precompressed to a pressure of about 1,000 psi or more greater than the fracture extension pressure at the depth of the zone to be fractured. A perforator is provided in the casing to form fluid exit perforations at the selected depth of the fracture zone. Following perforation the perforated zone is fractured by the precompressed fracturing fluid laden with propant material that is discharged into the formation until the hydraulic extension pressure is reached and the perforations are eventually sanded off. Optionally, filling of the well bore is maintained continuously through the filling and perforation of the casing until after decompression of the fracturing fluid is completed.

    摘要翻译: 通过用包括液体,压缩气体和推进剂材料的混合物的可压缩水力压裂流体填充井套管将地下油气产生地层破裂,并且预压缩至大于等于或大于1000psi 要破裂的区域的深度。 穿孔器设置在壳体中以在破裂区域的选定深度处形成流体出口穿孔。 在穿孔之后,穿孔区域被装载有被推进到地层中的预压材料的预压缩压裂液破裂,直到达到液压延伸压力并且穿孔最终被磨光。 任选地,通过套管的填充和穿孔来连续地保持井眼的填充,直到压裂流体的减压完成。

    Well drilling method
    9.
    发明授权
    Well drilling method 失效
    井钻方法

    公开(公告)号:US3679001A

    公开(公告)日:1972-07-25

    申请号:US3679001D

    申请日:1970-03-02

    申请人: GILMAN A HILL

    发明人: HILL GILMAN A

    IPC分类号: C09K8/03 E21B21/04 E21B33/138

    CPC分类号: C09K8/032

    摘要: A well drilling fluid comprises a solution having dissolved therein a relatively small quantity of potassium silicate or, for some applications, sodium silicate or a mixture of sodium silicate and potassium chloride. The body of the fluid may be water or a presently available mud or other drilling fluid with which the silicate is compatible. The fluid on reaching shale sections along the well bore acts to stabilize the shale and prevent its swelling, dispersing or sloughing.

    摘要翻译: 钻井液包括溶解有相对少量的硅酸钾的溶液,或者在某些应用中溶解有硅酸钠或硅酸钠和氯化钾的混合物。 流体的主体可以是水或目前可用的与硅酸盐相容的泥浆或其它钻井液。 沿着井眼到达页岩段的流体用于稳定页岩,防止其膨胀,分散或脱落。

    Oil shale production system using a thermal-energy-carrier fluid for creating a porous heating element in a highly permeable zone
    10.
    发明授权
    Oil shale production system using a thermal-energy-carrier fluid for creating a porous heating element in a highly permeable zone 有权
    油页岩生产系统使用热能载体流体在高渗透区域中产生多孔加热元件

    公开(公告)号:US09163490B1

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-20

    申请号:US12383539

    申请日:2009-03-25

    IPC分类号: E21B43/24 E21B36/00

    摘要: An in-situ oil shale production system used for economically mobilizing and extracting hydrocarbons in an underground oil shale deposit. The production system includes a plurality of injection wells, a plurality of production wells and a thermal energy carrier, called herein “TECF”. The TECF is injected through the injection wells into a naturally occurring, highly-permeable zone. The highly-permeable zone is used to create a porous heating element. The porous heating element, at high temperatures in the range of 900 to 1300 degrees F., mobilizes and retorts the hydrocarbons in the porous heating elements. The hydrocarbons with the TECF then flow from the porous heating element through the production wells to the ground surface for refining. The surface area of the large porous heating element provides a means for economic, in-situ retorting of hydrocarbons from a carbon-rich, oil shale geologic formation.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于经济地动员和提取地下油页岩沉积物中的碳氢化合物的原位油页岩生产系统。 生产系统包括多个注入井,多个生产井和一个称为“TECF”的热能载体。 TECF通过注入井注入天然存在的,高度可渗透的区域。 高渗透区用于产生多孔加热元件。 在900至1300华氏度的高温下,多孔加热元件可移动并蒸发多孔加热元件中的碳氢化合物。 然后,具有TECF的烃从多孔加热元件通过生产井流到地面以进行精炼。 大型多孔加热元件的表面积为从碳富集油页岩地质构造中经济地进行原位蒸馏提供了一种手段。