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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2002
Harold J. Vinegar, Bellaire, TX (US);
Eric Pierre DE Rouffignac, Houston, TX (US);
Ajay Madhav Madgavkar, Katy, TX (US);
Kevin Albert Maher, Bellaire, TX (US);
Billy John Mckinzie, Ii, Houston, TX (US);
Bruce Donald Palfreyman, Houston, TX (US);
Robert Charles Ryan, Houston, TX (US);
George Leo Stegemeier, Houston, TX (US);
John Michael Ward, Katy, TX (US);
Scott Lee Wellington, Bellaire, TX (US);
Harold J. Vinegar, Bellaire, TX (US);
Eric Pierre de Rouffignac, Houston, TX (US);
Ajay Madhav Madgavkar, Katy, TX (US);
Kevin Albert Maher, Bellaire, TX (US);
Billy John McKinzie, II, Houston, TX (US);
Bruce Donald Palfreyman, Houston, TX (US);
Robert Charles Ryan, Houston, TX (US);
George Leo Stegemeier, Houston, TX (US);
John Michael Ward, Katy, TX (US);
Scott Lee Wellington, Bellaire, TX (US);
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is provided. In one embodiment, heat from one or more heaters may be provided to at least a portion of the formation. Heat may be allowed to transfer from the one or more heaters to at least a part of the formation. In certain embodiments, the heat from the one or more heaters may pyrolyze at least some hydrocarbons in the formation. In an embodiment, a first fluid may be introduced into at least a portion of the formation. The portion may have previously undergone an in situ conversion process. A mixture of the first fluid and a second fluid may be produced from the formation. Such mixture may, in some embodiments, be treated or burned.