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Kafe 바로가기국가/구분 | United States(US) Patent 등록 |
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출원번호 | US-0841634 (2001-04-24) |
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A hydrocarbon containing formation may be treated using an in situ thermal process. A mixture of hydrocarbons, H2, and/or other formation fluids may be produced from the formation. Heat may be applied to the formation to raise a temperature of a portion of the formation to a pyrolysis temperature. H
A hydrocarbon containing formation may be treated using an in situ thermal process. A mixture of hydrocarbons, H2, and/or other formation fluids may be produced from the formation. Heat may be applied to the formation to raise a temperature of a portion of the formation to a pyrolysis temperature. Heat and pressure applied to the formation may be controlled so that a majority of the hydrocarbons produced from the formation have carbon numbers less than 25. Conditions may be controlled to produce low quantities of olefins in non-condensable hydrocarbons produced from the formation.
1. A method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation in situ, comprising: providing heat from one or more heat sources to at least a portion of the formation; allowing the heat to transfer from the one or more heat sources to a part of the formation; controlling the heat from the one o
1. A method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation in situ, comprising: providing heat from one or more heat sources to at least a portion of the formation; allowing the heat to transfer from the one or more heat sources to a part of the formation; controlling the heat from the one or more heat sources such that an average temperature in at least a majority of the part of the formation is less than about 370° C. such that production of a substantial amount of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers greater than 25 is inhibited; controlling a pressure in at least a majority of the part of the formation, wherein the controlled pressure is at least 2.0 bars absolute; and producing a mixture from the formation, wherein about 0.1% by weight of the produced mixture to about 15% by weight of the produced mixture are olefins, and wherein an average carbon number of the produced mixture is greater than 1 and less than about 25. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more heat sources comprise at least two heat sources, and wherein controlled superposition of heat from at least the two heat sources pyrolyzes at least some hydrocarbons in the part of the formation.3. The method of claim 1, further comprising maintaining a temperature in the part in a pyrolysis temperature range of about 270° C. to about 400° C.4. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more heat sources comprises an electrical heater.5. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more heat sources comprises a surface burner.6. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more heat sources comprises a flameless distributed combustor.7. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more heat sources comprises a natural distributed combustor.8. The method of claim 1, further comprising controlling a pressure and a temperature in at least a majority of the part of the formation, wherein the pressure is controlled as a function of temperature, or the temperature is controlled as a function of pressure.9. The method of claim 1, further comprising controlling the heat such that an average heating rate of the part is less than about 1° C. per day in a pyrolysis temperature range of about 270° C. to about 400° C.10. The method of claim 1, wherein providing heat from the one or more heat sources to at least the portion of the formation comprises: heating a selected volume (V) of the hydrocarbon containing formation from the one or more heat sources, wherein the formation has an average heat capacity (C v), and wherein the heating pyrolyzes at least some hydrocarbons in the selected volume of the formation; and wherein heating energy/day (Pwr) provided to the selected volume is equal to or less than h*V*C v*ρB, wherein ρBis formation bulk density, and wherein an average heating rate (h) of the selected volume is about 10° C./day.11. The method of claim 1, wherein allowing the heat to transfer comprises transferring heat substantially by conduction.12. The method of claim 1, wherein providing heat from the one or more heat sources comprises heating the part such that a thermal conductivity of at least some of the part is greater than about 0.5 W/(m ° C.).13. The method of claim 1, wherein the produced mixture comprises condensable hydrocarbons, and wherein about 0.1% by weight to about 15% by weight of the condensable hydrocarbons are olefins.14. The method of claim 1, wherein the produced mixture comprises non-condensable hydrocarbons, and wherein a molar ratio of ethene to ethane in the non-condensable hydrocarbons ranges from about 0.001 to about 0.15.15. The method of claim 1,wherein the produced mixture comprises condensable hydrocarbons, and wherein less than about 1% by weight, when calculated on an atomic basis, of the condensable hydrocarbons is nitrogen.16. The method of claim 1, wherein the produced mixture comprises condensable hydrocarbons, and wherein less than about 1% by we ight, when calculated on an atomic basis, of the condensable hydrocarbons is oxygen.17. The method of claim 1, wherein the produced mixture comprises condensable hydrocarbons, and wherein less than about 1% by weight, when calculated on an atomic basis, of the condensable hydrocarbons is sulfur.18. The method of claim 1, wherein the produced mixture comprises condensable hydrocarbons, wherein about 5% by weight to about 30% by weight of the condensable hydrocarbons comprise oxygen containing compounds, and wherein the oxygen containing compounds comprise phenols.19. The method of claim 1, wherein the produced mixture comprises condensable hydrocarbons, and wherein greater than about 20% by weight of the condensable hydrocarbons are aromatic compounds.20. The method of claim 1, wherein the produced mixture comprises condensable hydrocarbons, and wherein less than about 5% by weight of the condensable hydrocarbons comprises multi-ring aromatics with more than two rings.21. The method of claim 1, wherein the produced mixture comprises condensable hydrocarbons, and wherein less than about 0.3% by weight of the condensable hydrocarbons are asphaltenes.22. The method of claim 1, wherein the produced mixture comprises condensable hydrocarbons, and wherein about 5% by weight to about 30% by weight of the condensable hydrocarbons are cycloalkanes.23. The method of claim 1, wherein the produced mixture comprises a non-condensable component, wherein the non-condensable component comprises molecular hydrogen, wherein the molecular hydrogen is greater than about 10% by volume of the non-condensable component at 25° C. and one atmosphere absolute pressure, and wherein the molecular hydrogen is less than about 80% by volume of the non-condensable component at 25° C. and one atmosphere absolute pressure.24. The method of claim 1, wherein the produced mixture comprises ammonia, and wherein greater than about 0.05% by weight of the produced mixture is ammonia.25. The method of claim 1, wherein the produced mixture comprises ammonia, and wherein the ammonia is used to produce fertilizer.26. The method of claim 1, further comprising controlling formation conditions to produce a mixture of condensable hydrocarbons and H2, wherein a partial pressure of H2in the mixture is greater than about 0.5 bar.27. The method of claim 26, wherein the partial pressure of H2is measured when the mixture is at a production well.28. The method of claim 1, further comprising altering a pressure in the formation to inhibit production of hydrocarbons from the formation having carbon numbers greater than about 25.29. The method of claim 11, further comprising: providing hydrogen (H 2) to the heated part to hydrogenate hydrocarbons in the part; and heating at least some of the part with heat from hydrogenation. 30. The method of claim 1, wherein the produced mixture comprises hydrogen and condensable hydrocarbons, the method further comprising hydrogenating a portion of the produced condensable hydrocarbons with at least a portion of the produced hydrogen.31. The method of claim 1, wherein allowing the heat to transfer increases a permeability of a majority of the part to greater than about 100 millidarcy.32. The method of claim 1, wherein allowing the heat to transfer increases a permeability of a majority of the part of the formation such that the permeability of the majority of the part of the formation is substantially uniform.33. The method of claim 1, further comprising controlling the heat to yield greater than about 60% by weight of condensable hydrocarbons, as measured by the Fischer Assay.34. The method of claim 1, wherein producing the mixture comprises producing the mixture in a production well, and wherein at least about 7 heat sources are disposed in the formation for each production well.35. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing heat from three or more heat sources to at least a portion of the formation, wherein three or more of the hea t sources are located in the formation in a unit of heat sources, and wherein the unit of heat sources comprises a triangular pattern.36. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing heat from three or more heat sources to at least a portion of the formation, wherein three or more of the heat sources are located in the formation in a unit of heat sources, wherein the unit of heat sources comprises a triangular pattern, and wherein a plurality of the units are repeated over an area of the formation to form a repetitive pattern of units.37. The method of claim 1, further comprising separating the produced mixture into a gas stream and a liquid stream.38. The method of claim 1, further comprising separating the produced mixture into a gas stream and a liquid stream and separating the liquid stream into an aqueous stream and a non-aqueous stream.39. The method of claim 1, wherein the produced mixture comprises H2S, the method further comprising separating a portion of the H2S from non-condensable hydrocarbons.40. The method of claim 1, wherein the produced mixture comprises CO2, the method further comprising separating a portion of the CO2from non-condensable hydrocarbons.41. The method of claim 1, wherein the mixture is produced from a production well, wherein the heating is controlled such that the mixture can be produced from the formation as a vapor.42. The method of claim 1, wherein the mixture is produced from a production well, the method further comprising heating a wellbore of the production well to inhibit condensation of the mixture in the wellbore.43. The method of claim 1, wherein the mixture is produced from a production well, wherein a wellbore of the production well comprises a heater element configured to heat the formation adjacent to the wellbore, and further comprising heating the formation with the heater element to produce the mixture, wherein the produced mixture comprises a large non-condensable hydrocarbon gas component and H2.44. The method of claim 1, wherein a minimum pyrolysis temperature is about 270° C.45. The method of claim 1, further comprising maintaining the pressure in the formation above about 2.0 bars absolute to inhibit production of fluids having carbon numbers above 25.46. The method of claim 1, further comprising controlling pressure in the formation in a range from about atmospheric pressure to about 100 bars absolute, as measured at a wellhead of a production well, to control an amount of condensable fluids in the produced mixture, wherein the pressure is reduced to increase production of condensable fluids, and wherein the pressure is increased to increase production of non-condensable fluids.47. The method of claim 1, further comprising controlling pressure in the formation in a range from about atmospheric pressure to about 100 bars absolute, as measured at a wellhead of a production well, to control an API gravity of condensable fluids in the produced mixture, wherein the pressure is reduced to decrease the API gravity, and wherein the pressure is increased to increase the API gravity.48. The method of claim 34, wherein at least about 20 heat sources are disposed in the formation for each production well.49. A method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation in situ, comprising: providing heat from a plurality of heat sources to at least a portion of the formation; allowing the heat to transfer from the plurality of heat sources to a part of the formation; controlling the heat from the plurality of heat sources such that an average temperature in at least a majority of the part of the formation is less than about 370° C. such that production of a substantial amount of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers greater than 25 is inhibited; controlling a pressure in at least a majority of the part of the formation, wherein the controlled pressure is at least 2.0 bars absolute; and producing a mixture from the formation, wherein about 0.1% by weight of the produced mixture to about 15% by weight of the produced mixture are olefins, and wherein an average carbon number of the produced mixture is greater than 1 and less than about 25. 50. A method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation in situ, comprising: providing heat from a plurality of heat sources to at least a portion of the formation; allowing the heat to transfer from the plurality of heat sources to a part of the formation; controlling the heat from the plurality of heat sources such that an average temperature in at least a majority of the part of the formation is less than about 350° C. such that production of a substantial amount of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers greater than 25 is inhibited; controlling a pressure in at least a majority of the part of the formation, wherein the controlled pressure is at least 2.0 bars absolute; and producing a mixture from the formation, wherein about 0.1% by weight of the produced mixture to about 5% by weight of the produced mixture are olefins, and wherein an average carbon number of the produced mixture is greater than 1 and less than about 25. 51. The method of claim 49, wherein controlled superposition of heat from at least two of the heat sources pyrolyzes at least some hydrocarbons in the part of the formation.52. The method of claim 49, further comprising maintaining a temperature in the part in a pyrolysis temperature range of about 270° C. to about 400° C.53. The method of claim 49, wherein allowing the heat to transfer increases a permeability of a majority of the part to greater than about 100 millidarcy.54. The method of claim 49, wherein allowing the heat to transfer increases a permeability of a majority of the part of the formation such that the permeability of the majority of the part of the formation is substantially uniform.55. The method of claim 50, wherein controlled superposition of heat from at least two of the heat sources pyrolyzes at least some hydrocarbons in the part of the formation.56. The method of claim 50, further comprising maintaining a temperature in the part in a pyrolysis temperature range of about 270° C. to about 400° C.57. The method of claim 50, wherein allowing the heat to transfer increases a permeability of a majority of the part to greater than about 100 millidarcy.58. The method of claim 50, wherein allowing the heat to transfer increases a permeability of a majority of the part of the formation such that the permeability of the majority of the part of the formation is substantially uniform.
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