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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:
Apr. 28, 1987
Filed:
May. 20, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Herbert A Rundell, Houston, TX (US);
Richard H Vinton, Houston, TX (US);
Kerry D Savage, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texaco Inc., White Plains, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
166 60 ; 219 / ;
Abstract
In the in-situ retorting of oil shale using radio frequency electrical energy, an applicator is inserted into a borehole and energized at a radio frequency. A protective device protects the applicator from expansion of the oil shale formation. The protective device includes an end plate attached to the applicator and a plurality of elements surrounds the applicator and is in contact with the end plate so as to prevent the oil shale formation from contacting the applicator.