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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 1980
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Irwin Ginsburgh, Morton Grove, IL (US);
John D McCollum, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Standard Oil Company (Indiana), Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
324323 ; 324 / ; 324354 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for detecting the flame front in the in situ combustion of a subterranean carbonaceous stratum which comprises providing two or more resistance probes inserted into the ground electrically connected in one or more circuits capable of measuring the resistance between pairs of said probes, and monitoring the change in resistance in one or more of said circuits as an indication of the extent and movement of said flame front.