Systems and methods for treating a subsurface formation with electrical conductors
    1.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods for treating a subsurface formation with electrical conductors 有权
    用电导体处理地下地层的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08881806B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-11-11

    申请号:US12576825

    申请日:2009-10-09

    IPC分类号: E21B43/24 H01C3/00 H05B3/48

    摘要: A system for treating a subsurface formation includes a wellbore at least partially located in a hydrocarbon containing formation. The wellbore includes a substantially vertical portion and at least two substantially horizontal or inclined portions coupled to the vertical portion. A first conductor is at least partially positioned in a first of the two substantially horizontal or inclined portions of the wellbore. At least the first conductor includes electrically conductive material. A power supply electrically excites the electrically conductive materials of the first conductor such that current flows between the electrically conductive materials in the first conductor, through at least a portion of the formation, to a second conductor at least partially positioned in a second of the two substantially horizontal or inclined portions of the wellbore. The current resistively heats at least a portion of the formation between the two substantially horizontally oriented or inclined portions of the wellbore.

    摘要翻译: 用于处理地下地层的系统包括至少部分地位于含烃地层中的井筒。 井筒包括基本垂直的部分和至少两个大致水平或倾斜的部分,其联接到垂直部分。 第一导体至少部分地定位在井筒的两个基本上水平或倾斜的部分中的第一个中。 至少第一导体包括导电材料。 电源电动地激发第一导体的导电材料,使得电流在第一导体中的导电材料之间流过地层的至少一部分,至少部分地定位在第二导体中的第二导体中的第二导体中。 井眼的大致水平或倾斜的部分。 电流电阻地加热井眼的两个基本水平定向或倾斜的部分之间的地层的至少一部分。

    Treating nahcolite containing formations and saline zones
    3.
    发明授权
    Treating nahcolite containing formations and saline zones 失效
    处理含有地层和盐水区的纳豆质

    公开(公告)号:US08459359B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-06-11

    申请号:US12106086

    申请日:2008-04-18

    申请人: Harold J. Vinegar

    发明人: Harold J. Vinegar

    IPC分类号: E21B43/24

    摘要: A method for treating a nahcolite containing subsurface formation includes removing water from a saline zone in or near the formation. The removed water is heated using a steam and electricity cogeneration facility. The heated water is provided to the nahcolite containing formation. A fluid is produced from the nahcolite containing formation. The fluid includes at least some dissolved nahcolite. At least some of the fluid is provided to the saline zone.

    摘要翻译: 用于处理含有地下地层的纳氏沸石的方法包括从地层中或附近的盐水区去除水。 使用蒸汽和电力热电联产设备将去除的水加热。 将加热的水提供给含有黑藻土的地层。 流体是由含有黑曲霉的地层产生的。 流体包括至少一些溶解的海带。 将至少一些流体提供给盐水区。

    TREATING TAR SANDS FORMATIONS WITH DOLOMITE
    4.
    发明申请
    TREATING TAR SANDS FORMATIONS WITH DOLOMITE 失效
    用DOLOMITE处理TAR SANDS FORMATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20130056210A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-07

    申请号:US13485464

    申请日:2012-05-31

    IPC分类号: E21B36/04

    摘要: A method for treating a karsted formation containing heavy hydrocarbons and dolomite includes providing heat to at least part of one or more karsted layers in the formation from one or more heaters located in the karsted layers. A temperature in at least one of the karsted layers is allowed to reach a decomposition temperature of dolomite in the formation. The dolomite is allowed to decompose and at least some hydrocarbons are produced from at least one of the karsted layers of the formation.

    摘要翻译: 用于处理含有重质烃和白云石的岩溶地层的方法包括从位于岩溶层中的一个或多个加热器向地层中的一个或多个岩溶层的至少部分提供热量。 允许至少一个岩溶层中的温度达到地层中白云石的分解温度。 允许白云石分解,并且至少一些烃从地层的至少一个岩溶层产生。

    Production from multiple zones of a tar sands formation
    5.
    发明授权
    Production from multiple zones of a tar sands formation 有权
    焦油砂形成的多个区域的生产

    公开(公告)号:US08381815B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-02-26

    申请号:US12106008

    申请日:2008-04-18

    IPC分类号: E21B36/00 E21B43/24

    摘要: A method for treating a tar sands formation includes providing heat to at least part of a hydrocarbon layer in the formation from a plurality of heaters located in the formation. The heat is allowed to transfer from the heaters to at least a portion of the formation. Fluids are produced from the formation through at least one production well that is located in at least two zones in the formation. The first zone has an initial permeability of at least 1 darcy. The second zone has an initial of at most 0.1 darcy. The two zones are separated by a substantially impermeable barrier.

    摘要翻译: 用于处理焦油砂形成的方法包括从位于地层中的多个加热器向地层中的至少部分烃层提供热量。 允许热量从加热器转移到地层的至少一部分。 通过位于地层中至少两个区域的至少一个生产井从地层产生流体。 第一区的初始渗透率至少为1达西。 第二区的初始值最多为0.1 darcy。 两个区域被基本上不可渗透的屏障隔开。

    TEMPERATURE LIMITED HEATER UTILIZING NON-FERROMAGNETIC CONDUCTOR
    7.
    发明申请
    TEMPERATURE LIMITED HEATER UTILIZING NON-FERROMAGNETIC CONDUCTOR 审中-公开
    TEMPERATURE有限公司加热器使用非非线性导体

    公开(公告)号:US20120193099A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-08-02

    申请号:US13411300

    申请日:2012-03-02

    IPC分类号: E21B43/24

    摘要: A heater is described. The heater includes a ferromagnetic conductor and an electrical conductor electrically coupled to the ferromagnetic conductor. The ferromagnetic conductor is positioned relative to the electrical conductor such that an electromagnetic field produced by time-varying current flow in the ferromagnetic conductor confines a majority of the flow of the electrical current to the electrical conductor at temperatures below or near a selected temperature.

    摘要翻译: 描述加热器。 加热器包括铁磁导体和电耦合到铁磁导体的电导体。 铁磁导体相对于电导体定位,使得在铁磁性导体中产生的随时间变化的电流产生的电磁场在低于或接近所选温度的温度下将大部分电流流向电导体。

    Three-phase heaters with common overburden sections for heating subsurface formations
    8.
    发明授权
    Three-phase heaters with common overburden sections for heating subsurface formations 有权
    具有用于加热地下地层的常见覆盖层的三相加热器

    公开(公告)号:US08113272B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-02-14

    申请号:US12250352

    申请日:2008-10-13

    申请人: Harold J. Vinegar

    发明人: Harold J. Vinegar

    IPC分类号: E21B36/04

    摘要: A heating system for a subsurface formation is described. The heating system includes three substantially u-shaped heaters with first end portions of the heaters being electrically coupled to a single, three-phase wye transformer and second end portions of the heaters being electrically coupled to each other and/or to ground. The three heaters may enter the formation through a first common wellbore and exit the formation through a second common wellbore so that the magnetic fields of the three heaters at least partially cancel out in the common wellbores.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于地下地层的加热系统。 加热系统包括三个基本上为u形的加热器,其中加热器的第一端部电耦合到单个三相绕线变压器,并且加热器的第二端部彼此电耦合和/或接地。 三个加热器可以通过第一公共井筒进入地层并通过第二普通井筒离开地层,使得三个加热器的磁场在公共井筒中至少部分抵消。

    In situ conversion process systems utilizing wellbores in at least two regions of a formation
    9.
    发明授权
    In situ conversion process systems utilizing wellbores in at least two regions of a formation 有权
    在地层的至少两个区域中利用井筒的原位转化过程系统

    公开(公告)号:US08027571B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-27

    申请号:US11409558

    申请日:2006-04-21

    IPC分类号: H05B3/02

    摘要: A system for heating a subsurface formation is described. The system includes a plurality of elongated heaters located in a plurality of openings in the formation. At least two of the heaters are substantially parallel to each other for at least a portion of the lengths of the heaters. At least two of the heaters have first end portions in a first region of the formation and second end portions in a second region of the formation. A source of time-varying current is configured to apply time-varying current to at least two of the heaters. The first end portions of at least two heaters are configured to have substantially the same voltage applied to them. The second portions of at least two heaters are configured to have substantially the same voltage applied to them.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于加热地下地层的系统。 该系统包括位于地层中的多个开口中的多个细长的加热器。 对于加热器的长度的至少一部分,至少两个加热器基本上彼此平行。 至少两个加热器在地层的第一区域中具有第一端部,在地层的第二区域中具有第二端部。 时变电流的源被配置为对至少两个加热器施加时变电流。 至少两个加热器的第一端部构造成具有施加到它们的基本上相同的电压。 至少两个加热器的第二部分被配置成具有施加到它们的基本相同的电压。