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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2008
William A. Symington, Houston, TX (US);
Abdel Wadood M El-rabaa, Houston, TX (US);
Robert D. Kaminsky, Houston, TX (US);
William P. Meurer, Pearland, TX (US);
Quinn Passey, Kingwood, TX (US);
Michele M. Thomas, Houston, TX (US);
William A. Symington, Houston, TX (US);
Abdel Wadood M El-Rabaa, Houston, TX (US);
Robert D. Kaminsky, Houston, TX (US);
William P. Meurer, Pearland, TX (US);
Quinn Passey, Kingwood, TX (US);
Michele M. Thomas, 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 fracture, and applying an electric voltage across the fracture and through the material such that sufficient heat is generated by electrical resistivity within the material to heat and/or pyrolyze organic matter in the formation to form producible hydrocarbons.