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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2001
Applicants:
Quinn R. Passey, Kingwood, TX (US);
Michele M. Thomas, Houston, TX (US);
Kevin M. Bohacs, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Quinn R. Passey, Kingwood, TX (US);
Michele M. Thomas, Houston, TX (US);
Kevin M. Bohacs, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B043/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for accelerating the conversion of kerogen to hydrocarbons in a subterranean formation containing organic-rich rock that is located in the vicinity of reservoir-quality strata. Sufficient heat is generated in the reservoir-quality strata such that it heats the organic-rich rock in the subterranean formation and accelerates the conversion of kerogen to hydrocarbons in the formation.