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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2001
Eric Pierre de Rouffignac, Houston, TX (US);
Harold J. Vinegar, Houston, TX (US);
John Michael Karanikas, Houston, TX (US);
James Louis Menotti, Dickinson, TX (US);
John Matthew Coles, Katy, TX (US);
Bruce Gerard Hunsucker, Katy, TX (US);
Lawrence James Bielamowicz, Bellaire, TX (US);
Fredrick Gordon Carl, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A hydrocarbon containing formation may be treated using an in situ thermal process. Hydrocarbons, H , and/or other formation fluids may be produced from the formation. Heat may be applied to the formation from heat sources to raise a temperature of a portion of the formation to a desired temperature. Some of the heat sources may be conductors placed within conduits. The conductors may be resistively heated so that the conductors radiantly heat the conduits. The conduits may transfer heat to the formation.