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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2012
Applicant:
Richard Kelso Kerr, Calgary, CA;
Inventor:
Richard Kelso Kerr, Calgary, CA;
Assignee:
NEXEN ENERGY ULC, Alberta, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/24 (2006.01); F22B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/2406 (2013.01); E21B 43/2408 (2013.01); F22B 3/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a process to recover bitumen from a subterranean hydrocarbon reservoir. The process includes injecting steam and oxygen separately into the bitumen reservoir. When mixed in the reservoir, the mix is in the range of 5 to 50% O. The process also includes producing hot bitumen and water using a horizontal production well, and producing/removing non-condensable combustion gases to control reservoir pressure.