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Patent No.:

US 8579031 B1

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Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013

Filed:

May. 17, 2011
Applicant:

Harold J. Vinegar, Bellaire, TX (US);

Inventor:

Harold J. Vinegar, Bellaire, TX (US);

Assignee:

Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 36/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A process may include providing heat from one or more heaters to at least a portion of a subsurface formation. Heat may transfer from one or more heaters to a part of a formation. Heat from the one or more heat sources may pyrolyze at least some hydrocarbons in a part of a subsurface formation. Hydrocarbons and/or other products may be produced from a subsurface formation. Apparatus, methods, and/or processes used in treating a subsurface or hydrocarbon containing formation are described.


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