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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2002
Scott Lee Wellington, Bellaire, TX (US);
Eric Pierre DE Rouffignac, Houston, TX (US);
John Michael Karanikas, Houston, TX (US);
Kevin Albert Maher, Bellaire, TX (US);
Margaret Ann Messier, Calgary, CA;
Bruce Edmunds Roberts, Calgary, CA;
Meliha Deniz Sumnu-dindoruk, Houston, TX (US);
Harold J. Vinegar, Houston, TX (US);
Scott Lee Wellington, Bellaire, TX (US);
Eric Pierre de Rouffignac, Houston, TX (US);
John Michael Karanikas, Houston, TX (US);
Kevin Albert Maher, Bellaire, TX (US);
Margaret Ann Messier, Calgary, CA;
Bruce Edmunds Roberts, Calgary, CA;
Meliha Deniz Sumnu-Dindoruk, Houston, TX (US);
Harold J. Vinegar, Houston, TX (US);
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for treating a relatively permeable formation containing heavy hydrocarbons in situ may include providing heat from one or more heat sources to a selected section of the formation. The heat provided to the selected section may pyrolyze at least some hydrocarbons in the selected section. A blending agent may be produced from the selected section. A portion of the blending agent may be adapted to blend with a liquid to produce a mixture with a selected property.