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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2002
Eric Pierre DE Rouffignac, Houston, TX (US);
Ilya Emil Berchenko, Friendswood, TX (US);
Thomas David Fowler, Katy, TX (US);
Bruce Gerard Hunsucker, Katy, TX (US);
John Michael Karanikas, Houston, TX (US);
Charles Robert Keedy, Houston, TX (US);
Robert Charles Ryan, Houston, TX (US);
Harold J. Vinegar, Houston, TX (US);
Scott Lee Wellington, Bellaire, TX (US);
Etuan Zhang, Houston, TX (US);
Eric Pierre de Rouffignac, Houston, TX (US);
Ilya Emil Berchenko, Friendswood, TX (US);
Thomas David Fowler, Katy, TX (US);
Bruce Gerard Hunsucker, Katy, TX (US);
John Michael Karanikas, Houston, TX (US);
Charles Robert Keedy, Houston, TX (US);
Robert Charles Ryan, Houston, TX (US);
Harold J. Vinegar, Houston, TX (US);
Scott Lee Wellington, Bellaire, 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. Heat may be provided to the treatment area from one or more heat sources. A heat source may be positioned in an uncased wellbore. Heat may be allowed to transfer from the heat source to a section of the formation. Subsequently, hydrocarbons, H, and/or other formation fluids may be produced from the formation.