CA2108349C - Procede et appareil pour recuperer les hydrocarbures contenus dans des depots d'hydrocarbures - Google Patents

Procede et appareil pour recuperer les hydrocarbures contenus dans des depots d'hydrocarbures

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CA2108349C
CA2108349C CA 2108349 CA2108349A CA2108349C CA 2108349 C CA2108349 C CA 2108349C CA 2108349 CA2108349 CA 2108349 CA 2108349 A CA2108349 A CA 2108349A CA 2108349 C CA2108349 C CA 2108349C
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aquifer
hydrocarbon
well
deposit
production
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Roger M. Butler
Igor J. Mokrys
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University Technologies International Inc
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/16—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons
    • E21B43/17—Interconnecting two or more wells by fracturing or otherwise attacking the formation
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/16—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/30—Specific pattern of wells, e.g. optimising the spacing of wells
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/30—Specific pattern of wells, e.g. optimising the spacing of wells
    • E21B43/305—Specific pattern of wells, e.g. optimising the spacing of wells comprising at least one inclined or horizontal well

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  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)
CA 2108349 1993-10-15 1993-10-15 Procede et appareil pour recuperer les hydrocarbures contenus dans des depots d'hydrocarbures Expired - Lifetime CA2108349C (fr)

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CA 2108349 CA2108349C (fr) 1993-10-15 1993-10-15 Procede et appareil pour recuperer les hydrocarbures contenus dans des depots d'hydrocarbures
US08/422,165 US5607016A (en) 1993-10-15 1995-04-14 Process and apparatus for the recovery of hydrocarbons from a reservoir of hydrocarbons

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CA2108349C true CA2108349C (fr) 1996-08-27

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CA2693036C (fr) 2010-02-16 2012-10-30 Imperial Oil Resources Limited Regulation des hydrates dans le cadre d'un procede de recuperation d'hydrocarbures utilisant principalement des solvants cycliques
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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7464756B2 (en) 2004-03-24 2008-12-16 Exxon Mobil Upstream Research Company Process for in situ recovery of bitumen and heavy oil
US8752623B2 (en) 2010-02-17 2014-06-17 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Solvent separation in a solvent-dominated recovery process
US8684079B2 (en) 2010-03-16 2014-04-01 Exxonmobile Upstream Research Company Use of a solvent and emulsion for in situ oil recovery
US8899321B2 (en) 2010-05-26 2014-12-02 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Method of distributing a viscosity reducing solvent to a set of wells
US10041340B2 (en) 2013-12-19 2018-08-07 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Recovery from a hydrocarbon reservoir by conducting an exothermic reaction to produce a solvent and injecting the solvent into a hydrocarbon reservoir
US11142681B2 (en) 2017-06-29 2021-10-12 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Chasing solvent for enhanced recovery processes
US10487636B2 (en) 2017-07-27 2019-11-26 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Enhanced methods for recovering viscous hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation as a follow-up to thermal recovery processes
US11002123B2 (en) 2017-08-31 2021-05-11 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Thermal recovery methods for recovering viscous hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation
US11261725B2 (en) 2017-10-24 2022-03-01 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Systems and methods for estimating and controlling liquid level using periodic shut-ins

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