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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2012
Mark Ernest Blue, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Lisa Patton Zastrow, Indialantic, FL (US);
Ryan Matthew Whitney, Indialantic, FL (US);
Ronald Edward Jackson, Jr., West Melbourne, FL (US);
John Anton Meyer, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Mark Ernest Blue, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Lisa Patton Zastrow, Indialantic, FL (US);
Ryan Matthew Whitney, Indialantic, FL (US);
Ronald Edward Jackson, Jr., West Melbourne, FL (US);
John Anton Meyer, Palm Bay, FL (US);
HARRIS CORPORATION, Melbourne, FL (US);
Abstract
A method for recovering a hydrocarbon resource from a subterranean formation may include applying radio frequency (RF) power to the hydrocarbon resource in the subterranean formation to upgrade the hydrocarbon resource and producing the upgraded hydrocarbon resource from the subterranean formation to a wellhead. The method may also include, at the wellhead, performing an additional upgrading operation on the upgraded hydrocarbon resource using RF power. The method may further include supplying the upgraded hydrocarbon resource to a pipeline for transportation therethrough.