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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 1984
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christy W Bell, Berwyn, PA (US);
Charles H Titus, Newtown Square, PA (US);
John K Wittle, Chester Springs, PA (US);
Assignee:
Electro-Petroleum, Inc., Wayne, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ; E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
166248 ; 1662 / ; 166279 ; 166302 ; 423224 ;
Abstract
Gas is yielded and may be subsequently withdrawn from a subsurface formation of hydrocarbon material by passing a controlled amount of current from a direct source through the formation. The gas produced by this process has a high quality Btu content and is produced, in situ, under relatively moderate operating conditions. Furthermore, the gas yielded by this method has a reduced amount of hydrogen sulfide present therein.