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Kafe 바로가기국가/구분 | United States(US) Patent 등록 |
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 | US-0841295 (2001-04-24) |
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인용정보 | 피인용 횟수 : 229 인용 특허 : 240 |
A coal formation may be treated using an in situ thermal process. Hydrocarbons, H 2 , 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 synthesis gas production temperature. A synthesis ga
A coal formation may be treated using an in situ thermal process. Hydrocarbons, H 2 , 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 synthesis gas production temperature. A synthesis gas producing fluid may be introduced into the formation to generate synthesis gas. Production wells may be operated at selected temperatures to obtain a desired synthesis gas composition.
1. A method for in situ production of synthesis gas from a coal formation, comprising:providing heat directly from one or more heaters to a portion of the formation to increase a permeability of the portion such that the permeability is substantially uniform and to increase a temperature of the port
1. A method for in situ production of synthesis gas from a coal formation, comprising:providing heat directly from one or more heaters to a portion of the formation to increase a permeability of the portion such that the permeability is substantially uniform and to increase a temperature of the portion to a temperature sufficient to allow synthesis gas generation;providing a synthesis gas generating fluid into the portion through at least one injection wellbore to generate synthesis gas from hydrocarbons and the synthesis gas generating fluid; andproducing synthesis gas from at least one wellbore in which is positioned a heater of the one or more heaters. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the temperature sufficient to allow synthesis gas generation is within a range from about 400° C. to about 1200° C. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein providing heat from the one or more heaters to a portion of the formation to increase a permeability of the portion such that the permeability is substantially uniform comprises providing heat to increase the portion to a temperature in a range sufficient to pyrolyze hydrocarbons in the portion and to increase the temperature in the portion at a rate of less than about 5° C. per day during pyrolyzation. 4. The method of claim 1, further comprising removing fluid from the formation through at least one injection wellbore prior to increasing a temperature of the portion to the temperature sufficient to allow synthesis gas generation. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein a heater of the one or more heaters is positioned in at least one injection wellbore. 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing heat to the portion during providing the synthesis gas generating fluid to maintain a minimum average temperature in at least the portion during synthesis gas generation. 7. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a portion of the heat needed to increase a temperature in the portion to the temperature sufficient to allow synthesis gas generation by allowing an oxidizing fluid to transfer to hydrocarbons in the portion to oxidize a portion of the hydrocarbons and generate heat. 8. The method of claim 1, further comprising controlling the providing of the heat to the portion and the providing the synthesis gas generating fluid to maintain a temperature in the portion above the temperature sufficient to generate synthesis gas. 9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:monitoring a composition of the produced synthesis gas; andcontrolling providing of the heat to the portion and the providing of the synthesis gas generating fluid to maintain the composition of the produced synthesis gas within a desired range. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the synthesis gas generating fluid comprises liquid water. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the synthesis gas generating fluid comprises steam. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the synthesis gas generating fluid comprises steam to heat the portion and to generate synthesis gas. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the synthesis gas generating fluid comprises water and carbon dioxide. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein a portion of the carbon dioxide comprises carbon dioxide removed from the formation. 15. The method of claim 1, wherein the synthesis gas generating fluid comprises carbon dioxide, and wherein a portion of the carbon dioxide reacts with carbon in the portion to generate carbon monoxide. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein a portion of the carbon dioxide comprises carbon dioxide removed from the formation. 17. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the synthesis gas generating fluid to the portion comprises raising a water table of the formation to allow water to flow to the portion. 18. The method of claim 1, wherein the synthesis gas generating fluid comprises water and hydrocarbons having carbon numbers less than 5, and wherein at least a portion of the hydrocarbons react in the portion to increase a H 2 con centration within the produced synthesis gas. 19. The method of claim 1, wherein the synthesis gas generating fluid comprises water and hydrocarbons having carbon numbers greater than 4, and wherein at least a portion of the hydrocarbons react within the portion to increase an energy content of the produced synthesis gas. 20. The method of claim 1, further comprising maintaining a pressure in the formation during synthesis gas generation, and passing produced synthesis gas through a turbine to generate electricity. 21. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating electricity from the synthesis gas using a fuel cell. 22. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating electricity from the synthesis gas using a fuel cell, separating carbon dioxide from a fluid exiting the fuel cell, and storing a portion of the separated carbon dioxide in a spent portion of the formation. 23. The method of claim 1, further comprising using a portion of the synthesis gas as a combustion fuel for heating the formation. 24. The method of claim 1, further comprising converting at least a portion of the produced synthesis gas to condensable hydrocarbons using a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis process. 25. The method of claim 1, further comprising converting at least a portion of the produced synthesis gas to methanol. 26. The method of claim 1, further comprising converting at least a portion of the produced synthesis gas to gasoline. 27. The method of claim 1, further comprising converting at least a portion of the produced synthesis gas to methane using a catalytic methanation process. 28. The method of claim 1, wherein a temperature of at least the one wellbore in which is positioned a heater is maintained at a temperature of less than approximately 700° C. to produce a synthesis gas having a ratio of H 2 to carbon monoxide of greater than about 2. 29. The method of claim 1, wherein a temperature of at least the one wellbore in which is positioned a heater is maintained at a temperature of greater than approximately 700° C. to produce a synthesis gas having a ratio of H 2 to carbon monoxide of less than about 2. 30. The method of claim 1, wherein a temperature of at least the one wellbore in which is positioned a heater is maintained at a temperature of approximately 700° C. to produce a synthesis gas having a ratio of H 2 to carbon monoxide of approximately 2. 31. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one heater of the one or more heaters comprises an electrical heater. 32. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one heater of the one or more heaters comprises a natural distributed combustor. 33. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one heater of the one or more heaters comprises a flameless distributed combustor (FDC) heater, and wherein fluids are produced from a wellbore of the FDC heater through a conduit positioned in the wellbore. 34. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing heat from three or more heaters to at least a portion of the formation, wherein three or more of the heaters are located in the formation in a unit of heaters, and wherein the unit of heaters comprises a triangular pattern. 35. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing heat from three or more heaters to at least a portion of the formation, wherein three or more of the heaters are located in the formation in a unit of heaters, wherein the unit of heaters 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. 36. A method for in situ production of synthesis gas from a coal formation, comprising:heating a portion of the formation using heaters to produce a substantially uniform permeability in the formation;producing formation fluid from the portion;increasing a temperature within the portion to a temperature sufficient to allow synthesis gas generation;providing a synthesis gas generating fluid into the portion through at least one injection wellbore to generate synthesis gas from hydrocarbons and the synthesis gas generating fluid; andproducing synthesis gas from a wellbore in the portion, wherein a heater is within the wellbore, and wherein the heater is configured to maintain temperature adjacent to the wellbore at a temperature sufficient to produce a desired composition of synthesis gas. 37. The method of claim 36, wherein providing heat from the heaters to produce a substantially uniform permeability in the formation comprises raising the temperature in the portion at a rate of less than about 5° C. per day during pyrolyzation of hydrocarbon in the portion. 38. The method of claim 36, further comprising:monitoring a composition of the produced synthesis gas; andcontrolling the providing of the heat to the portion and the providing of the synthesis gas generating fluid to maintain the composition of the produced synthesis gas within a desired range. 39. The method of claim 36, wherein at least one of the heaters comprises a natural distributed combustor. 40. A method for in situ production of synthesis gas from a coal formation, comprising:providing heat from one or more heaters to a portion of the formation to pyrolyze hydrocarbons within the portion and to create a substantially uniform permeability in the portion;increasing a temperature within the portion to a temperature sufficient to allow synthesis gas generation;providing a synthesis gas generating fluid into the portion through at least one injection wellbore to generate synthesis gas from hydrocarbons and the synthesis gas generating fluid;producing synthesis gas from at least one wellbore in which is positioned a heater of the one or more heaters; andcontrolling the providing of the heat to the portion and the providing of the synthesis gas generating fluid to maintain a temperature in the portion above the temperature sufficient to generate synthesis gas. 41. The method of claim 40, wherein providing heat from the one or more heaters to a portion of the formation to increase a permeability of the portion such that the permeability is substantially uniform comprises providing heat to increase the portion to a temperature in a range sufficient to pyrolyze hydrocarbons in the portion and to increase the temperature in the portion at a rate of less than about 5° C. per day during pyrolyzation. 42. The method of claim 40, further comprising:monitoring a composition of the produced synthesis gas; andcontrolling the providing of the heat to the portion and the providing of the synthesis gas generating fluid to maintain the composition of the produced synthesis gas within a desired range. 43. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one heater of the one or more heaters comprises a natural distributed combustor.
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