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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2006
Applicant:
William C. Pfefferle, Madison, CT (US);
Inventor:
William C. Pfefferle, Madison, CT (US);
Assignee:
Precision Combustion, Inc., North Haven, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/243 (2006.01); E21B 43/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A novel method is provided for in situ combustion and recovery of oil from underground reservoirs including injecting air into the reservoir at a region near the reservoir floor, withdrawing combustion products from a region near the reservoir ceiling, and collecting oil from a horizontal production well near the reservoir floor.