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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2007
Ramesh Raju Mudunuri, Houston, TX (US);
Namit Jaiswal, Houston, TX (US);
Harold J. Vinegar, Bellaire, TX (US);
John Michael Karanikas, Houston, TX (US);
Ramesh Raju Mudunuri, Houston, TX (US);
Namit Jaiswal, Houston, TX (US);
Harold J. Vinegar, Bellaire, TX (US);
John Michael Karanikas, Houston, TX (US);
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods of treating a tar sands formation are described herein. Methods for treating a tar sands may include providing heat to at least part of a hydrocarbon layer in the formation from one or more heaters located in the formation. The heat may be allowed to transfer from the heaters to at least a portion of the formation such that a drive fluid is produced in situ in the formation. The drive fluid may move at least some mobilized, visbroken, and/or pyrolyzed hydrocarbons from a first portion of the formation to a second portion of the formation. At least some of the mobilized, visbroken, and/or pyrolyzed hydrocarbons may be produced from the formation.