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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2002
Harold J. Vinegar, Bellaire, TX (US);
Eric Pierre DE Rouffignac, Houston, TX (US);
Scott Lee Wellington, Bellaire, TX (US);
Robert Martijn Van Hardeveld, Amsterdam, NL;
Harold J. Vinegar, Bellaire, TX (US);
Eric Pierre de Rouffignac, Houston, TX (US);
Scott Lee Wellington, Bellaire, TX (US);
Robert Martijn Van Hardeveld, Amsterdam, NL;
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An in situ process for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is provided. The process may include providing heat from one or more heat sources to at least a portion of the formation. Heat sources may include a natural distributed combustor. The natural distributed combustor may include an oxidizing fluid source to provide oxidizing fluids to a reaction zone in the formation to generate heat within the reaction zone. The heat may be allowed, in some embodiments, to transfer from the reaction zone to a selected section of the formation such that heat from one or more heat sources pyrolyzes at least some hydrocarbons within the selected section. Hydrocarbons may be produced from the formation.