Inventors
Harold J Vinegar, Ilya Emil Berchenko, Eric Pierre De Rouffignac, John Michael Karanikas, Kevin Albert Maher, George Leo Stegemeier, Gordon Thomas Shahin Jr, Scott Lee Wellington
Publication date
2006/9/12
Patent office
US
Patent number
7104319
Application number
10279293
Description
An in situ process for treating a diatomite formation is provided. The process may include providing heat from one or more heaters to at least a portion of the formation. The heat may be allowed to transfer from the one or more heaters to a part of the formation such that heat from the one or more heat sources pyrolyzes at least some hydrocarbons within the part. Hydrocarbons may be produced from the formation.
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HJ Vinegar, IE Berchenko, EP De Rouffignac… - US Patent 7,104,319, 2006