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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2007
Applicants:
Peter R. Carney, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Igor V. Barsukov, Glenview, IL (US);
Frank Wawzros, McHenry, IL (US);
Jeff Radford, Hopkinsville, KY (US);
Inventors:
Peter R. Carney, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Igor V. Barsukov, Glenview, IL (US);
Frank Wawzros, McHenry, IL (US);
Jeff Radford, Hopkinsville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Superior Graphite Co., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/24 (2006.01); E21B 36/04 (2006.01); E21B 43/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Hydrocarbon containing formations can be processed using an in-situ liquefaction technique. This new technique embodies systematic temperature elevation applied to subsurface formation allowing recoverable hydrocarbons to reach a Newtonian fluid viscosity suitable for extraction.