公开(公告)号：US20060213657A1

公开(公告)日：2006-09-28

申请号：US11343913

申请日：2006-01-31

申请人： Ilya Berchenko ,  Eric Rouffignac ,  Thomas Fowler ,  John Karanikas ,  Robert Ryan ,  Gordon Shahin ,  George Stegemeier ,  Harold Vinegar ,  Scott Wellington ,  Etuan Zhang

发明人： Ilya Berchenko ,  Eric Rouffignac ,  Thomas Fowler ,  John Karanikas ,  Robert Ryan ,  Gordon Shahin ,  George Stegemeier ,  Harold Vinegar ,  Scott Wellington ,  Etuan Zhang

IPC分类号： E21B43/30 ,  E21B47/06 ,  E21B43/34

CPC分类号： E21B43/24 ,  E21B43/2401 ,  E21B43/243 ,  E21B43/247 ,  E21B43/30

摘要： A oil shale formation may be treated using an in situ thermal process. A mixture of hydrocarbons, H2, and/or other formation fluids may be produced from the formation. Heat may be applied to the formation to raise a temperature of a portion of the formation to a pyrolysis temperature. Heat sources may be used to heat the formation. The heat sources may be positioned within the formation in a selected pattern.

公开(公告)号：US20070095536A1

公开(公告)日：2007-05-03

申请号：US11584802

申请日：2006-10-20

申请人： Harold Vinegar ,  Thomas Fowler ,  John Karanikas

发明人： Harold Vinegar ,  Thomas Fowler ,  John Karanikas

IPC分类号： E21B43/24

CPC分类号： E21B43/24 ,  C10G1/002 ,  C10G1/02 ,  C10G9/24 ,  C10G2300/308 ,  E21B43/2401 ,  E21B43/281 ,  E21B43/34

摘要： A system for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation includes a steam and electricity cogeneration facility. At least one injection well is located in a first portion of the formation. The injection well provides steam from the steam and electricity cogeneration facility to the first portion of the formation. At least one production well is located in the first portion of the formation. The production well in the first portion produces first hydrocarbons. At least one electrical heater is located in a second portion of the formation. At least one of the electrical heaters is powered by electricity from the steam and electricity cogeneration facility. At least one production well is located in the second portion of the formation. The production well in the second portion produces second hydrocarbons. The steam and electricity cogeneration facility uses the first hydrocarbons and/or the second hydrocarbons to generate electricity.

摘要翻译： 用于处理含烃地层的系统包括蒸汽和热电联产设施。 至少一个注入井位于地层的第一部分。 注入井将蒸汽和电力热电联产设备的蒸汽提供到地层的第一部分。 至少一个生产井位于地层的第一部分。 第一部分的生产良好产生第一种烃。 至少一个电加热器位于地层的第二部分。 至少一个电加热器由来自蒸汽和热电联产设施的电力供电。 至少一个生产井位于地层的第二部分。 第二部分的生产井产生第二种碳氢化合物。 蒸汽和热电联产设施使用第一烃和/或第二碳氢化合物发电。

公开(公告)号：US20070045266A1

公开(公告)日：2007-03-01

申请号：US11409556

申请日：2006-04-21

申请人： Chester Sandberg ,  Thomas Fowler ,  Harold Vinegar ,  Willem Jan Antoon Schoeber

发明人： Chester Sandberg ,  Thomas Fowler ,  Harold Vinegar ,  Willem Jan Antoon Schoeber

IPC分类号： B60L1/02

CPC分类号： E21B43/24 ,  C07C4/02 ,  E21B17/028 ,  E21B36/001 ,  E21B36/04 ,  E21B43/243 ,  Y10T29/49179 ,  C07C9/04

摘要： An in situ conversion system for producing hydrocarbons from a subsurface formation is described. The system includes a plurality of u-shaped wellbores in the formation. Piping is positioned in at least two of the u-shaped wellbores. A fluid circulation system is coupled to the piping. The fluid circulation system is configured to circulate hot heat transfer fluid through at least a portion of the piping to form at least one heated portion of the formation. An electrical power supply is configured to provide electrical current to at least a portion of the piping located below an overburden in the formation to resistively heat at least a portion of the piping. Heat transfers from the piping to the formation.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于从地下地层生产烃的原位转化系统。 该系统在地层中包括多个u形井筒。 管道位于至少两个u形井眼中。 流体循环系统耦合到管道。 流体循环系统被配置为使热传热流体循环通过管道的至少一部分以形成地层的至少一个加热部分。 电源构造成向位于地层中的覆盖层下方的管道的至少一部分提供电流，以电阻地加热管道的至少一部分。 从管道传输到地层。

公开(公告)号：US10047594B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-14

申请号：US14373880

申请日：2012-01-23

申请人： Harold Vinegar ,  Scott Nguyen

发明人： Harold Vinegar ,  Scott Nguyen

IPC分类号： E21B43/24 ,  E21B43/243

摘要： Embodiments of the present invention relate to heater patterns and related methods of producing hydrocarbon fluids from a subsurface hydrocarbon-containing formation (for example, an oil shale formation) where a heater cell may be divided into nested inner and outer zones. Production wells may be located within one or both zones. In the smaller inner zone, heaters may be arranged at a relatively high spatial density while in the larger surrounding outer zone, a heater spatial density may be significantly lower. Due to the higher heater density, a rate of temperature increase in the smaller inner zone of the subsurface exceeds that of the larger outer zone, and a rate of hydrocarbon fluid production ramps up faster in the inner zone than in the outer zone. In some embodiments, a ratio between a half-maximum sustained production time and a half-maximum rise time of a hydrocarbon fluid production function is relatively large.

公开(公告)号：US20080017370A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-24

申请号：US11585302

申请日：2006-10-20

申请人： Harold Vinegar ,  Chester Sandberg

发明人： Harold Vinegar ,  Chester Sandberg

IPC分类号： E21B43/00

CPC分类号： E21B43/24 ,  C10G1/002 ,  C10G1/02 ,  C10G9/24 ,  C10G2300/308 ,  E21B43/2401 ,  E21B43/281 ,  E21B43/34

摘要： A system for heating a hydrocarbon containing formation is described. A conduit may be located in an opening in the formation. The conduit includes ferromagnetic material. An electrical conductor is positioned inside the conduit, and is electrically coupled to the conduit at or near an end portion of the conduit so that the electrical conductor and the conduit are electrically coupled in series. Electrical current flows in the electrical conductor in a substantially opposite direction to electrical current flow in the conduit during application of electrical current to the system. The flow of electrons is substantially confined to the inside of the conduit by the electromagnetic field generated from electrical current flow in the electrical conductor so that the outside surface of the conduit is at or near substantially zero potential at 25° C. The conduit may generate heat and heat the formation during application of electrical current.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于加热含烃地层的系统。 导管可以位于地层中的开口中。 导管包括铁磁材料。 电导体定位在导管内部，并且在导管的端部处或附近电连接到导管，使得电导体和导管电串联连接。 在向系统施加电流时，电流在电导体中以与导管中的电流流动基本相反的方向流动。 电子的流动通过由电导体中的电流流动产生的电磁场基本上限制在导管的内部，使得导管的外表面在25℃处于或接近基本为零电位。导管可以产生 在施加电流期间加热和加热地层。

公开(公告)号：US20070133960A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-14

申请号：US11409558

申请日：2006-04-21

申请人： Harold Vinegar ,  Chia-Fu Hsu

发明人： Harold Vinegar ,  Chia-Fu Hsu

IPC分类号： H05B3/02 ,  E21B43/00

CPC分类号： E21B43/24 ,  C07C4/02 ,  E21B17/028 ,  E21B36/001 ,  E21B36/04 ,  E21B43/243 ,  Y10T29/49179 ,  C07C9/04

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。

公开(公告)号：US20070127897A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-07

申请号：US11584801

申请日：2006-10-20

申请人： Randy John ,  Harold Vinegar

发明人： Randy John ,  Harold Vinegar

IPC分类号： E21B36/04 ,  E21B43/30

CPC分类号： E21B43/24 ,  C10G1/002 ,  C10G1/02 ,  C10G9/24 ,  C10G2300/308 ,  E21B43/2401 ,  E21B43/281 ,  E21B43/34

摘要： A system for heating a hydrocarbon containing formation includes a heater having an elongated ferromagnetic metal heater section. The heater is located in an opening in a formation. The heater section is configured to heat the hydrocarbon containing formation. The exposed ferromagnetic metal has a sulfidation rate that goes down with increasing temperature of the heater, when the heater is in a selected temperature range.

摘要翻译： 用于加热含烃地层的系统包括具有细长铁磁金属加热器部分的加热器。 加热器位于地层的开口处。 加热器部分构造成加热含烃地层。 当加热器处于选定的温度范围时，暴露的铁磁金属具有随着加热器温度升高而下降的硫化速率。

公开(公告)号：US20070045267A1

公开(公告)日：2007-03-01

申请号：US11409559

申请日：2006-04-21

申请人： Harold Vinegar ,  Ronald Bass ,  Dong Kim ,  Stanley Mason ,  George Stegemeier ,  Thomas Keltner ,  Frederick Carl

发明人： Harold Vinegar ,  Ronald Bass ,  Dong Kim ,  Stanley Mason ,  George Stegemeier ,  Thomas Keltner ,  Frederick Carl

IPC分类号： B60L1/02

CPC分类号： E21B43/24 ,  C07C4/02 ,  E21B17/028 ,  E21B36/001 ,  E21B36/04 ,  E21B43/243 ,  Y10T29/49179 ,  C07C9/04

摘要： A system for heating a subsurface formation is described. The system includes a first elongated heater in a first opening in the formation. The first elongated heater includes an exposed metal section in a portion of the first opening. The portion is below a layer of the formation to be heated. The exposed metal section is exposed to the formation. A second elongated heater is in a second opening in the formation. The second opening connects to the first opening at or near the portion of the first opening below the layer to be heated. At least a portion of an exposed metal section of the second elongated heater is electrically coupled to at least a portion of the exposed metal section of the first elongated heater in the portion of the first opening below the layer to be heated.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于加热地下地层的系统。 该系统包括在地层中的第一开口中的第一细长加热器。 第一细长加热器包括在第一开口的一部分中的暴露的金属部分。 该部分在待加热地层的一层之下。 暴露的金属部分暴露于地层。 第二细长加热器位于地层中的第二个开口中。 第二开口在第一开口的部分处或附近连接到第一开口，该第一开口在被加热层下方。 第二细长加热器的暴露的金属部分的至少一部分电耦合到第一细长加热器的暴露的金属部分的第一开口部分的待加热层下方的部分。

公开(公告)号：US20050269089A1

公开(公告)日：2005-12-08

申请号：US11112713

申请日：2005-04-22

申请人： Chester Sandberg ,  Harold Vinegar

发明人： Chester Sandberg ,  Harold Vinegar

IPC分类号： E21B29/00 ,  E21B36/04 ,  E21B43/00 ,  E21B43/12 ,  E21B43/24 ,  E21B43/30 ,  E21B43/38 ,  H05B3/10 ,  H05B3/14 ,  H05B6/10

CPC分类号： E21B36/04 ,  E21B43/12 ,  E21B43/122 ,  E21B43/24 ,  E21B43/2401 ,  E21B43/2405 ,  E21B43/38 ,  H05B3/141

摘要： Certain embodiments provide a system configured to heat at least a part of a subsurface formation. The system includes an electrical power supply configured to provide modulated direct current (DC). The system also includes a heater section including one or more electrical conductors electrically coupled to the electrical power supply. The heater section is configured to be placed in an opening in the formation. At least one of the electrical conductors includes ferromagnetic material. The heater section provides a first heat output when electrical current is applied to the heater section below a selected temperature. The heater section provides a second heat output approximately at and above the selected temperature during use. The heater section has a turndown ratio of at least 1.1 to 1. The system is configured to heat at least part of a subsurface formation.

摘要翻译： 某些实施例提供了构造成加热地下地层的至少一部分的系统。 该系统包括被配置为提供调制直流（DC）的电源。 该系统还包括加热器部分，其包括电耦合到电源的一个或多个电导体。 加热器部分被配置成放置在地层中的开口中。 电导体中的至少一个包括铁磁材料。 当将电流施加到加热器部分低于选定温度时，加热器部分提供第一热量输出。 加热器部分在使用期间提供大约等于或高于选定温度的第二热输出。 加热器部分具有至少1.1比1的调节比。该系统构造成加热至少部分地下地层。

公开(公告)号：US20080038144A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-14

申请号：US11788858

申请日：2007-04-20

申请人： Phillip Maziasz ,  John Shingledecker ,  Michael Santella ,  Joachim Schneibel ,  Vinod Sikka ,  Harold Vinegar ,  Randy John ,  Dong Kim

发明人： Phillip Maziasz ,  John Shingledecker ,  Michael Santella ,  Joachim Schneibel ,  Vinod Sikka ,  Harold Vinegar ,  Randy John ,  Dong Kim

IPC分类号： C22C38/44 ,  C22C30/02 ,  C22C38/02 ,  C22C38/04 ,  C22C38/08 ,  C22C38/12 ,  C22C38/16 ,  C22C38/18 ,  C22C38/58 ,  E21B36/00 ,  C22C38/48 ,  C22C38/20 ,  C22C38/22 ,  C22C38/26 ,  C22C38/38 ,  C22C38/40 ,  C22C38/42

CPC分类号： E21B43/2401 ,  B32B1/08 ,  B32B9/002 ,  B32B9/045 ,  B32B15/013 ,  B32B15/015 ,  B32B2307/202 ,  B32B2307/208 ,  C21D6/002 ,  C21D6/007 ,  C21D2211/001 ,  C21D2211/004 ,  C21D2211/005 ,  C22C38/02 ,  C22C38/04 ,  C22C38/10 ,  C22C38/12 ,  C22C38/14 ,  C22C38/24 ,  C22C38/28 ,  C22C38/30 ,  E21B36/04 ,  G05F1/10 ,  Y10S166/902 ,  Y10T307/406

摘要： High strength metal alloys are described herein. At least one composition of a metal alloy includes chromium, nickel, copper, manganese, silicon, niobium, tungsten and iron. System, methods, and heaters that include the high strength metal alloys are described herein. At least one heater system may include a canister at least partially made from material containing at least one of the metal alloys. At least one system for heating a subterranean formation may include a tubular that is at least partially made from a material containing at least one of the metal alloys.

摘要翻译： 本文描述了高强度金属合金。 至少一种金属合金组成包括铬，镍，铜，锰，硅，铌，钨和铁。 包括高强度金属合金的系统，方法和加热器在本文中描述。 至少一个加热器系统可以包括至少部分地由包含至少一种金属合金的材料制成的罐。 用于加热地下地层的至少一个系统可以包括至少部分地由包含至少一种金属合金的材料制成的管状体。