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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2006
Applicant:
Raymond S. Kasevich, Mt. Washington, MA (US);
Inventor:
Raymond S. Kasevich, Mt. Washington, MA (US);
Assignee:
KSN Energies, LLC, Great Barrington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to the use of radiofrequency energy to heat heavy crude oil or both heavy crude oil and subsurface water in situ, thereby enhancing the recovery and handling of such oil. The present invention further relates to methods for applying radiofrequency energy to heavy oils in the reservoir to promote in situ upgrading to facilitate recovery. This invention also relates to systems to apply radiofrequency energy to heavy oils in situ.