HJ Vinegar, IE Berchenko, EP De Rouffignac… - US Patent …, 2006 - Google Patents
An in situ process for treating an oil containing formation is provided. The process may include providing heat from one or more heaters to at least a portion of the formation. The …
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 …
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 …
HJ Vinegar, IE Berchenko, EP De Rouffignac… - US Patent …, 2006 - Google Patents
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 …
HJ Vinegar, KA Maher, SL Wellington - US Patent 6,969,123, 2005 - Google Patents
A method for treating a coal formation to alter properties of coal in the formation is provided. In one embodiment, heat from one or more heaters may be provided to at least a portion of …
HJ Vinegar, CK Harris, RA Hartmann, CA Pratt… - US Patent …, 2006 - Google Patents
A method for forming one or more openings in a hydrocarbon containing formation is described. The method may include forming or providing a first opening in the formation. A …
HJ Vinegar, EP De Rouffignac, JM Karanikas… - US Patent …, 2006 - Google Patents
An in situ process for treating a tar sands 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 …
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 …
HJ Vinegar, EP De Rouffignac, JM Karanikas… - US Patent …, 2005 - Google Patents
A process for producing hydrocarbons through a heater wellbore positioned in a hydrocarbon containing formation. The in situ treatment process may include providing heat …