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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2002
Meliha Deniz Sumnu-dindoruk, Houston, TX (US);
Eric Pierre DE Rouffignac, Houston, TX (US);
John Michael Karanikas, Houston, TX (US);
Harold J. Vinegar, Houston, TX (US);
Scott Lee Wellington, Bellaire, TX (US);
Meliha Deniz Sumnu-Dindoruk, Houston, TX (US);
Eric Pierre de Rouffignac, Houston, TX (US);
John Michael Karanikas, Houston, TX (US);
Harold J. Vinegar, Houston, TX (US);
Scott Lee Wellington, Bellaire, 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 a lower portion of the formation. A mixture of hydrocarbons may be produced from an upper portion of the formation. The mixture of hydrocarbons may include at least some pyrolyzed hydrocarbons from the lower portion of the formation.