In situ recovery from a kerogen and liquid hydrocarbon containing formation

KA Maher, IE Berchenko, EP De Rouffignac… - US Patent …, 2006 - Google Patents
In an embodiment, a method of treating a kerogen and liquid hydrocarbon containing
formation in situ may include providing heat from one or more heat sources to at least a …

In situ thermal processing of an oil reservoir formation

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 …

Storage and retrieval system case unit detection

R Sullivan, SC Toebes - US Patent 8,954,188, 2015 - Google Patents
An automated storage and retrieval system including a storage structure with storage racks
having a seating surface configured to support case units where a position of each case unit …

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 …

In situ thermal processing of a heavy oil diatomite 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 …

Upgrading and mining of coal

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 …

Forming openings in a hydrocarbon containing formation using magnetic tracking

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 …

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 thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation via backproducing through a heater well

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 …