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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2024
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Sampath K Bommareddy, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Harun Ates, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/24 (2006.01); C01B 3/26 (2006.01); E21B 43/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/2401 (2013.01); C01B 3/26 (2013.01); E21B 43/168 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0277 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1241 (2013.01);
Abstract
In-situ pyrolysis of methane includes heating, with a heater of a fluid control system, a fluid composition including hydrogen gas to a first temperature greater than or equal to 300 degrees Celsius. The heated fluid composition is directed to a subterranean reservoir, where it is disposed in contact with a reservoir fluid to cause methane pyrolysis of the reservoir fluid. A catalyst can be disposed in the subterranean reservoir to receive the heated fluid composition and promote contact between the heated fluid composition and the reservoir fluid to cause the methane pyrolysis.