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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2008
Applicants:
Laurence O. Stine, Western Springs, IL (US);
Paul T. Barger, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Inventors:
Laurence O. Stine, Western Springs, IL (US);
Paul T. Barger, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Assignee:
UOP LLC, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/25 (2006.01); E21B 43/24 (2006.01); E21B 36/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Enhanced recovery of crude oil from an oil well is provided by in-situ cracking of an oxygenated organic compound to form hydrogen. The crude oil is then hydrogenated and hydrogenation reaction products and crude oil are recovered from the oil well.