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| 국가/구분 | United States(US) Patent 등록 |
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| 국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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| 출원번호 | US-0200320 (1980-10-24) |
| 발명자 / 주소 |
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| 출원인 / 주소 |
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| 대리인 / 주소 |
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| 인용정보 | 피인용 횟수 : 285 인용 특허 : 4 |
The method of the present invention involves a two-phase process for in-situ retorting and recovery of carbonaceous material contained within typical subterranean tar sand formations, and includes formation of conventional arrays of in-seam ducts, and positioning heating devices to heat a section of
The method of the present invention involves a two-phase process for in-situ retorting and recovery of carbonaceous material contained within typical subterranean tar sand formations, and includes formation of conventional arrays of in-seam ducts, and positioning heating devices to heat a section of the formation over a large extent thereof. The operation of the heating devices in the first phase is controlled to provide heat into the formation without burning of the carbonaceous material therein, resulting in development of a quasi-stable zone of pyrolysis about the heating duct, to thermally crack the carbonaceous material producing various organic liquid oil fractions and derived condensible vapors and non-condensible gases. The products produced thereby are then withdrawn through a suitable array of collection wells. In the second phase of the process a residual coke layer that will have formed as a result of the pyrolysis of the carbonaceous material is burned by introducing a combustion-supporting gas, such as air or oxygen, into the hot sand-coke blanket preferrably via the line source heating ducts spontaneously igniting the coke to produce a temperature elevation in the zone of pyrolysis to both crack the proximate carbonaceous material and to burn away the coke layer from around the shut-in collection wells freeing them to continue withdrawal of the products of the cracking process. After combustion of the basal sand-coke blanket air flow to the tar sand formation will be terminated and the heater operation restored, repeating the process.
1. A method of in-situ retorting of carbonaceous material for recovery of organic liquids and gases comprising the steps of, in a carbonaceous material bearing formation forming heating ducts within a basal section thereof that connect to ground surface; operating heating devices in said ducts t
1. A method of in-situ retorting of carbonaceous material for recovery of organic liquids and gases comprising the steps of, in a carbonaceous material bearing formation forming heating ducts within a basal section thereof that connect to ground surface; operating heating devices in said ducts to deliver a controlled heat into the formation to create a zone of pyrolysis that extends into the formation from the heating ducts without igniting the virgin bitumen; drawing and collecting through collection wells carbonaceous liquids and condensible and non-condensible gases cracked from the bitumen at the zone of pyrolysis interface; injecting a combustion supporting gas flow through said heating ducts into a coke layer that has resulted from the thermal cracking of the bitumen, the presence of which combustion supporting gas causes ignition of that hot coke, the coke then burning as a source of heat energy to the zone of pyrolysis; terminating the combustion supporting gas flow; and restoring operation of the heating devices to deliver controlled heat into the formation. 2. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein, the heating devices receive a combustible gas that is burned therein. 3. A method as recited in claim 2 further including, mixing the non-condensible gas drawn and collected with the combustible gas going to the heating devices. 4. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein, the heating ducts are formed parallel to the dip of the formation from an outcrop thereof. 5. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the heating ducts are constructed to radiate outwardly in in-seam drafts from vertical shafts constructed by mining methods. 6. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein, the heating ducts are directionally drilled well bores eminating from a control drilling pad. 7. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein the collection wells are formed as, deep wells that extend from the surface into a lower one-third of the carbonaceous material bearing formation; and shallow wells that extend from the surface into an upper one-third of the carbonaceous material bearing formation. 8. A method as recited in claim 7, further including, locating the deep colection wells immediately adjacent to the heating ducts. 9. A method as recited in claim 1, further including, burning the collected non-condensible gases as a source of heat energy to the heating devices. 10. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the combustion supporting gas is air. 11. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the combustion supporting gas is oxygen.
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