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WO2009129444A3
WO2009129444A3 PCT/US2009/040925 US2009040925W WO2009129444A3 WO 2009129444 A3 WO2009129444 A3 WO 2009129444A3 US 2009040925 W US2009040925 W US 2009040925W WO 2009129444 A3 WO2009129444 A3 WO 2009129444A3
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hydrocarbon containing
containing formation
combustion
methods
heat
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Michael Anthony Reynolds
Jingyu Cui
Scott Lee Wellington
Mahendra Ladharam Joshi
Stanley Nemec Milam
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Shell Oil Company
Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B.V.
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Priority to CN2009801200981A priority patent/CN102046919A/en
Priority to EP09733435A priority patent/EP2271823A2/en
Publication of WO2009129444A2 publication Critical patent/WO2009129444A2/en
Publication of WO2009129444A3 publication Critical patent/WO2009129444A3/en

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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
    • E21B43/24—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons using heat, e.g. steam injection
    • E21B43/243—Combustion in situ

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  • Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)

Abstract

Methods of generating subsurface heat for treatment of a hydrocarbon containing formation are described herein. Methods include providing water through one or more wellbores to at least a portion of a hydrocarbon containing formation and combusting at least a portion of a fuel stream comprising hydrogen sulfide in the presence of an oxygen source in one or more heaters positioned in one of the wellbores to produce a combustion by-products stream. Heat from the combustion is transferred to a portion of the hydrocarbon containing formation. The combustion by-products stream includes one or more sulfur oxides. Heat of solution is released by contacting at least a portion of the combustion by-products stream with a portion of the water and/or a portion of water in the hydrocarbon containing formation.
PCT/US2009/040925 2008-04-18 2009-04-17 Methods of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation WO2009129444A2 (en)

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CN2009801200981A CN102046919A (en) 2008-04-18 2009-04-17 Methods of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation
EP09733435A EP2271823A2 (en) 2008-04-18 2009-04-17 Methods of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation

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EP (1) EP2271823A2 (en)
CN (1) CN102046919A (en)
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WO (1) WO2009129444A2 (en)

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CA2720997A1 (en) 2009-10-22

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