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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2007
Harold J. Vinegar, Bellaire, TX (US);
Eric Pierre DE Rouffignac, Houston, TX (US);
Kevin Albert Maher, Bellaire, TX (US);
Lanny Gene Schoeling, Katy, TX (US);
Scott Lee Wellington, Bellaire, TX (US);
Harold J. Vinegar, Bellaire, TX (US);
Eric Pierre de Rouffignac, Houston, TX (US);
Kevin Albert Maher, Bellaire, TX (US);
Lanny Gene Schoeling, Katy, TX (US);
Scott Lee Wellington, Bellaire, TX (US);
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of treating an oil shale formation in situ includes providing heat directly from one or more heaters to at least a portion of the formation. The heat is controlled to maintain an average temperature of the portion below a dissociation temperature of carbonate minerals in the portion. A first fluid is injected into the portion of the formation. A second fluid is produced from the formation. An in situ conversion process is conducted in the portion of the formation.