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Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2006

Filed:

Oct. 24, 2002
Applicants:

Scott Lee Wellington, Bellaire, TX (US);

John Michael Karanikas, Houston, TX (US);

Kevin Albert Maher, Bellaire, TX (US);

Meliha Deniz Sumnu-dindoruk, Houston, TX (US);

Harold J. Vinegar, Bellaire, TX (US);

Inventors:

Scott Lee Wellington, Bellaire, TX (US);

John Michael Karanikas, Houston, TX (US);

Kevin Albert Maher, Bellaire, TX (US);

Meliha Deniz Sumnu-Dindoruk, Houston, TX (US);

Harold J. Vinegar, Bellaire, TX (US);

Assignee:

Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 36/00 (2006.01); E21B 43/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An in situ process for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is provided. The process may include providing heat from one or more heaters to at least a portion of the formation. The heat may be allowed to transfer from the reaction zone to a part of the formation such that heat from one or more heaters pyrolyzes at least some hydrocarbons within the part of the formation. A blending agent may be produced from the part of the formation, wherein a mixture produced with the blending agent has at least one selected property.


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