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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2002
Scott Lee Wellington, Bellaire, TX (US);
Ilya Emil Berchenko, Friendswood, TX (US);
Eric Pierre DE Rouffignac, Houston, TX (US);
Thomas David Fowler, Houston, TX (US);
Robert Charles Ryan, Houston, TX (US);
Gordon Thomas Shahin, Jr., Bellaire, TX (US);
George Leo Stegemeier, Houston, TX (US);
Harold J. Vinegar, Houston, TX (US);
Etuan Zhang, Houston, TX (US);
Scott Lee Wellington, Bellaire, TX (US);
Ilya Emil Berchenko, Friendswood, TX (US);
Eric Pierre de Rouffignac, Houston, TX (US);
Thomas David Fowler, Houston, TX (US);
Robert Charles Ryan, Houston, TX (US);
Gordon Thomas Shahin, Jr., Bellaire, TX (US);
George Leo Stegemeier, Houston, TX (US);
Harold J. Vinegar, Houston, TX (US);
Etuan Zhang, Houston, TX (US);
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An oil shale formation may be treated using an in situ thermal process. A mixture of hydrocarbons, H, and/or other formation fluids may be produced from the formation. Heat may be applied to the formation to raise a temperature of a portion of the formation to a desired temperature. A heating rate for a selected volume of the formation may be controlled by altering an amount of heating energy per day that is provided to the selected volume.