Oil extraction using radio frequency heating
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    发明授权
    Oil extraction using radio frequency heating 有权
    采用射频加热抽油

    公开(公告)号:US09284826B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-15

    申请号:US13837120

    申请日:2013-03-15

    IPC分类号: E21B43/24

    CPC分类号: E21B43/2408 E21B43/2401

    摘要: Provided herein are embodiments for extracting oil from an oil-bearing formation. An embodiment of a method includes heating a first portion of the formation with radio frequency energy generated by a radio frequency generator electrically coupled to an antenna. The antenna is positioned within a wellbore and located within the first portion to heat the first portion to a minimum temperature of about 160° F. The radio frequency generator delivers power in a range from about 50 kilowatts to about 2 Megawatts, and a power per unit length of antenna is in a range from about 0.5 kW/m to 5 kW/m. The method includes extracting the oil from the first portion after heating to create void space for steam injection. The method also includes injecting steam into the first portion to heat a second portion of the formation adjacent to the first portion and extracting the oil from the second portion.

    摘要翻译: 本文提供了用于从含油地层中提取油的实施方案。 一种方法的实施例包括用由天线电耦合的射频发生器产生的射频能量来加热地层的第一部分。 天线定位在井孔内并且位于第一部分内,以将第一部分加热到约160°F的最低温度。射频发生器在大约50千瓦到大约2兆瓦的范围内输出功率,并且每个功率 天线的单位长度在约0.5kW / m至5kW / m的范围内。 该方法包括在加热之后从第一部分提取油以产生用于蒸汽喷射的空隙。 该方法还包括将蒸汽注入到第一部分中以加热邻近第一部分的地层的第二部分并从第二部分提取油。