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Patent No.:

US 7841407 B1

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Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010

Filed:

Apr. 16, 2009
Applicants:

Scott Lee Wellington, Bellaire, TX (US);

Mahendra Ladharam Joshi, Katy, TX (US);

Jingyu Cui, Katy, TX (US);

Stanley Nemec Milam, Houston, TX (US);

Michael Anthony Reynolds, Katy, TX (US);

Inventors:

Scott Lee Wellington, Bellaire, TX (US);

Mahendra Ladharam Joshi, Katy, TX (US);

Jingyu Cui, Katy, TX (US);

Stanley Nemec Milam, Houston, TX (US);

Michael Anthony Reynolds, Katy, TX (US);

Assignee:

Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/24 (2006.01); E21B 43/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Methods of generating subsurface heat for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation are described herein. The methods include providing a stream that includes water to a plurality of wellbores. Fuel and oxidant is provided to one or more flameless distributed combustors positioned in at least one of the wellbores. The fuel and oxidant is mixed to form a fuel/oxidant mixture. At least a portion of the mixture is flamelessly combusted in at least one of the flameless distributed combustors to generate heat. The fuel includes at least 0.1% hydrogen sulfide by volume.


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Wellington, Scott. (2010). Method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation (U.S. Patent No. 7841407). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7841407

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