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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2004
William A. Symington, Houston, TX (US);
Michele M. Thomas, Houston, TX (US);
Quinn R. Passey, Kingwood, TX (US);
Abdel Wadood M. El-rabaa, Houston, TX (US);
Jeff H. Moss, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Robert D. Kaminsky, Houston, TX (US);
William A. Symington, Houston, TX (US);
Michele M. Thomas, Houston, TX (US);
Quinn R. Passey, Kingwood, TX (US);
Abdel Wadood M. El-Rabaa, Houston, TX (US);
Jeff H. Moss, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Robert D. Kaminsky, Houston, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods are provided that include the steps of providing wells in a formation, establishing one or more fractures () in the formation, such that each fracture intersects at least one of the wells (), placing electrically conductive material in the fractures, and generating electric current through the fractures and through the material such that sufficient heat () is generated by electrical resistivity within the material to pyrolyze organic matter in the formation into producible hydrocarbons.