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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2010
Applicants:
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);
Inventors:
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);
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of treating an oil shale formation in situ includes allowing a temperature of a portion of the formation to decrease. The portion has previously undergone an in situ heat treatment process. A first fluid is injected into a part of the portion and a second fluid is produced from the formation.