AU4254199A - Convective heating startup for heavy oil recovery - Google Patents

Convective heating startup for heavy oil recovery

Info

Publication number: AU4254199A
Authority: AU; Australia
Prior art keywords: heavy oil; oil recovery; convective heating; heating startup; startup
Prior art date: 1998-06-23
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Abandoned

Application number

AU42541/99A

Inventor

Harbir Singh Chhina

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Ovintiv Canada ULC

Original Assignee

Alberta Energy Co Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1998-06-23

Filing date

1999-06-11

Publication date

2000-01-10

1999-06-11 Application filed by Alberta Energy Co Ltd filed Critical Alberta Energy Co Ltd

2000-01-10 Publication of AU4254199A publication Critical patent/AU4254199A/en

Status Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- 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
- E21B43/24—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons using heat, e.g. steam injection
- E21B43/2406—Steam assisted gravity drainage [SAGD]
- 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
- E21B43/24—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons using heat, e.g. steam injection
- E21B43/2406—Steam assisted gravity drainage [SAGD]
- E21B43/2408—SAGD in combination with other methods
- 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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Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Geology (AREA)
Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
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)

AU42541/99A 1998-06-23 1999-06-11 Convective heating startup for heavy oil recovery Abandoned AU4254199A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
CA 2241478 CA2241478A1 (en)	1998-06-23	1998-06-23	Convective heating startup for heavy oil recovery
CA2241478		1998-06-23
PCT/CA1999/000557 WO1999067503A1 (en)	1998-06-23	1999-06-11	Convective heating startup for heavy oil recovery

Publications (1)

Publication Number	Publication Date
AU4254199A true AU4254199A (en)	2000-01-10

Family

ID=4162577

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
AU42541/99A Abandoned AU4254199A (en)	1998-06-23	1999-06-11	Convective heating startup for heavy oil recovery

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
AU (1)	AU4254199A (en)
CA (1)	CA2241478A1 (en)
WO (1)	WO1999067503A1 (en)

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1998
- 1998-06-23 CA CA 2241478 patent/CA2241478A1/en not_active Abandoned
1999
- 1999-06-11 WO PCT/CA1999/000557 patent/WO1999067503A1/en active Application Filing
- 1999-06-11 AU AU42541/99A patent/AU4254199A/en not_active Abandoned

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
WO1999067503A1 (en)	1999-12-29
CA2241478A1 (en)	1999-12-23

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Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2001-03-15	MK6	Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase