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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019

Filed:

Nov. 30, 2015
Applicant:

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Darren Phillip Walters, Tomball, TX (US);

Kevin Scott Harive, Houston, TX (US);

Thomas Earl Burky, Mansfield, TX (US);

Christopher Thaddeous Linsky, Marlow, OK (US);

Iosif Hriscu, Duncan, OK (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/295 (2006.01); E21B 43/243 (2006.01); E21B 36/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/295 (2013.01); E21B 36/008 (2013.01); E21B 43/243 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and a method for underground gasification comprising a downhole ignition device. The downhole ignition device may comprise a connection housing at a first end of the downhole ignition device. The connection housing may comprise an igniter and a first fire mix. The downhole ignition device may further comprise a body coupled to the connection housing. The body may comprise pyrotechnic modules arranged in series and additional first fire mix. A cap may be disposed at a second end of the connection housing. Additionally, the downhole ignition device may comprise a supply line and a recovery system. A method for igniting an underground energy source may comprise positioning a downhole ignition device adjacent an underground energy source in a wellbore, igniting a first fire mix in the downhole ignition device, and igniting a series of pyrotechnic modules arranged in the downhole ignition device.


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