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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2011
Applicants:
Sten Egil Johnsen, Skien, NO;
Leif Kåre Grønstad, Sannidal, NO;
Carsten Frithjof Sørlie, Trondheim, NO;
Inventors:
Sten Egil Johnsen, Skien, NO;
Leif Kåre Grønstad, Sannidal, NO;
Carsten Frithjof Sørlie, Trondheim, NO;
Assignee:
STATOIL PETROLEUM AS, Stavanger, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/24 (2006.01); F01K 7/32 (2006.01); F22B 37/48 (2006.01); F22B 29/06 (2006.01); F22B 37/26 (2006.01); F22G 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/2406 (2013.01); E21B 43/24 (2013.01); F01K 7/32 (2013.01); F22B 29/067 (2013.01); F22B 37/26 (2013.01); F22B 37/48 (2013.01); F22G 7/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The instant disclosure provides a method of generating steam for the recovery of hydrocarbon from a hydrocarbon producing system including (i) generating supercritical steam from water; (ii) converting the supercritical steam to a subcritical steam; and (iii) injecting the subcritical steam into the system.