Thermal processes for subsurface formations

HJ Vinegar, P Veenstra, SP Giles, CL Sandberg… - US Patent …, 2006 - Google Patents
A process may include providing heat from one or more heaters to at least a portion of a
subsurface formation. Heat may transfer from one or more heaters to a part of a formation. In …

Method of producing drive fluid in situ in tar sands formations

RR Mudunuri, N Jaiswal, HJ Vinegar… - US Patent …, 2010 - Google Patents
Methods of treating a tar sands formation are described herein. Methods for treating a tar
sands may include providing heat to at least part of a hydrocarbon layer in the formation …

Power systems utilizing the heat of produced formation fluid

GR Lambirth - US Patent 7,866,385, 2011 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems, methods, and heaters for treating a subsurface formation are described
herein. At least one method includes treating a hydrocarbon containing formation. The …

In situ heat treatment from multiple layers of a tar sands formation

HJ Vinegar - US Patent 7,841,408, 2010 - Google Patents
A method for treating a tar sands formation is disclosed. The method includes providing a
drive fluid to a first hydrocarbon containing layer of the formation to mobilize at least some …

Time sequenced heating of multiple layers in a hydrocarbon containing formation

B Goldberg, AH Hale, DS Miller, HJ Vinegar - US Patent 7,635,023, 2009 - Google Patents
A method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation may include providing heat to a
first hydrocarbon layer in the formation from a first heater located in an opening in the …

Staged and/or patterned heating during in situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation

HJ Vinegar, JM Karanikas, KS Hansen - US Patent 7,073,578, 2006 - Google Patents
A method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is described. The method for
treating a hydrocarbon containing formation may include heating a first volume of the …

Recovering energy from a subsurface formation

JM Karanikas, RI McNeil III, R Pollard - US Patent 8,327,932, 2012 - Google Patents
A method of recovering energy from a subsurface hydrocarbon containing formation
includes introducing an oxidizing fluid in a wellbore positioned in at least a first portion of the …

Compositions produced using an in situ heat treatment process

AWM Roes, V Nair, EH Munsterman… - US Patent …, 2009 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems, methods, and heaters for treating a subsurface formation are described
herein. At least one method for producing hydrocarbons from a subsurface formation …

Solution mining and heating by oxidation for treating hydrocarbon containing formations

HJ Vinegar, GL Stegemeier - US Patent 7,549,470, 2009 - Google Patents
A method for treating an oil shale formation comprising nahcolite includes providing a first
fluid to a portion of the formation. A second fluid is produced from the portion. The second …

In situ recovery from a hydrocarbon containing formation

HJ Vinegar, RM Bass - US Patent 7,461,691, 2008 - Google Patents
An in situ process for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is provided. The process
may include providing heat from one or more heaters to at least a portion of the formation …