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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2014
Hydrocarbon resource heating apparatus including rf contacts and grease injector and related methods
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Brian N. Wright, Indialantic, FL (US);
Murray Hann, Malabar, FL (US);
Raymond C. Hewit, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Zachary Linc Alexander Linkewich, Cochrane, CA;
Alan Watt, Cochrane, CA;
HARRIS CORPORATION, Melbourne, FL (US);
Abstract
A device for heating hydrocarbon resources in a subterranean formation having a wellbore therein may include a tubular radio frequency (RF) antenna within the wellbore and a tool slidably positioned within the tubular RF antenna. The tool may include an RF transmission line and at least one RF contact coupled to a distal end of the RF transmission line and biased in contact with the tubular RF antenna. The tool may also include a dielectric grease injector configured to inject dielectric grease around the at least one RF contact.