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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2006
Ilya Emil Berchenko, Friendswood, TX (US);
Eric Pierre DE Rouffignac, Houston, TX (US);
Thomas David Fowler, Houston, TX (US);
John Michael Karanikas, 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);
Scott Lee Wellington, Bellaire, TX (US);
Etuan Zhang, Houston, TX (US);
Ilya Emil Berchenko, Friendswood, TX (US);
Eric Pierre de Rouffignac, Houston, TX (US);
Thomas David Fowler, Houston, TX (US);
John Michael Karanikas, 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);
Scott Lee Wellington, Bellaire, TX (US);
Etuan Zhang, Houston, TX (US);
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A 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 pyrolysis temperature. Heat sources may be used to heat the formation. The heat sources may be positioned within the formation in a selected pattern.