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Kafe 바로가기국가/구분 | United States(US) Patent 등록 |
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출원번호 | US-0841305 (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. T
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. The formation to be treated may be selected based on initial moisture content of the formation.
1. A method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation in situ, comprising:providing heat from one or more heaters positioned in heater wells to at least a portion of the formation; allowing the heat to transfer from the one or more heaters to a part of the formation; wherein the part of the for
1. A method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation in situ, comprising:providing heat from one or more heaters positioned in heater wells to at least a portion of the formation; allowing the heat to transfer from the one or more heaters to a part of the formation; wherein the part of the formation has been selected for heating using a moisture content in the part of the formation, and wherein at least a portion of the part of the formation comprises a moisture content of less than about 15%; producing a mixture from the formation; and controlling formation conditions by recirculating a portion of hydrogen from the mixture into the formation. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more heaters comprise at least two heaters, and wherein superposition of heat from at least the two heaters 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 of the formation in a pyrolysis temperature range from about 270° C. to about 400° C.4. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more heaters comprises an electrical heater.5. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more heaters comprises a surface burner.6. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more heaters comprises a flameless distributed combustor.7. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more heaters 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 of the formation is less than about 1° C. per day in a pyrolysis temperature range from about 270° C. to about 400° C.10. The method of claim 1, wherein providing heat from the one or more heaters to at least the portion of the formation comprises:heating a selected volume (V) of the hydrocarbon containing formation from the one or more heaters, wherein the formation has an average heat capacity (Cv), 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*Cv*ρB, wherein ρB is an average 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 allowing the heat to transfer increases a thermal conductivity of at least a portion of the part to greater than about 0.5 W/(m ° C.).13. The method of claim 1, wherein the produced mixture comprises condensable hydrocarbons having an API gravity of at least about 25°.14. 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.15. 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 0.15.16. 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.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 oxygen.18. 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.19. 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.20. 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.21. 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.22. 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.23. 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.24. 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.25. 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.26. The method of claim 1, wherein the produced mixture comprises ammonia, and wherein the ammonia is used to produce fertilizer.27. The method of claim 1, further comprising controlling a pressure in at least a majority of the part of the formation, wherein the controlled pressure is at least about 2.0 bars absolute.28. The method of claim 1, further comprising controlling formation conditions to produce the mixture, wherein a partial pressure of H2 in the mixture is greater than about 0.5 bar.29. The method of claim 28, wherein the partial pressure of H2 in the mixture is measured when the mixture is at a production well.30. 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 25.31. The method of claim 1, further comprising:providing hydrogen (H2) to the heated part of the formation to hydrogenate hydrocarbons in the part of the formation; and heating a portion of the part of the formation with heat from hydrogenation. 32. The method of claim 1, further comprising:producing hydrogen and condensable hydrocarbons from the formation; and hydrogenating a portion of the produced condensable hydrocarbons with at least a portion of the produced hydrogen. 33. The method of claim 1, wherein allowing the heat to transfer increases a permeability of a majority of the part of the formation to greater than about 250 millidarcy.34. 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 is substantially uniform.35. 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.36. The method of claim 1, wherein producing the mixture comprises producing the mixture in a production well, and wherein at least about 7 heaters are disposed in the formation for each production well.37. 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.38. 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.39. A method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation in situ, comprising:providing heat from one or more heaters positioned in heater wells to a part of the formation; allowing the heat to transfer from the one or more heaters to the part of the formation; wherein at least a portion of the part of the formation has an initial moisture content of less than about 15%; producing a mixture from the formation; and controlling formation conditions by recirculating a portion of hydrogen from the mixture into the formation. 40. The method of claim 39, wherein the one or more heaters comprise at least two heaters, and wherein superposition of heat from at least the two heaters pyrolyzes at least some hydrocarbons in the part of the formation.41. The method of claim 39, further comprising maintaining a temperature in the part of the formation in a pyrolysis temperature range from about 270° C. to about 400° C.42. The method of claim 39, wherein at least one of the one or more heaters comprises an electrical heater.43. The method of claim 39, wherein at least one of the one or more heaters comprises a surface burner.44. The method of claim 39, wherein at least one of the one or more heaters comprises a flameless distributed combustor.45. The method of claim 39, wherein at least one of the one or more heaters comprises a natural distributed combustor.46. The method of claim 39, 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.47. The method of claim 39, further comprising controlling the heat such that an average heating rate of the part of the formation is less than about 1° C. per day in a pyrolysis temperature range of about 270° C. to about 400° C.48. The method of claim 39, wherein providing heat from the one or more heaters to at least the part of the formation comprises:heating a selected volume (V) of the hydrocarbon containing formation from the one or more heaters, wherein the formation has an average heat capacity (Cv), 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*Cv*ρB, wherein ρB is an average formation bulk density, and wherein an average heating rate (h) of the selected volume is about 10° C./day. 49. The method of claim 39, wherein allowing the heat to transfer comprises transferring heat substantially by conduction.50. The method of claim 39, wherein allowing the heat to transfer increases a thermal conductivity of at least a portion of the part to greater than about 0.5 W/(m ° C.).51. The method of claim 39, wherein the produced mixture comprises condensable hydrocarbons having an API gravity of at least about 25°.52. The method of claim 39, 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.53. The method of claim 39, 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 0.15.54. The method of claim 39, 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.55. The method of claim 39, 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 oxygen.56. The method of claim 39, 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.57. The method of claim 39, 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.58. The method of claim 39, wherein the produced mixture comprises condensable hydrocarbons, and wherein greater than about 20% by weight of the condensable hydrocarbons are aromatic compounds.59. The method of claim 39, 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.60. The method of claim 39, wherein the produced mixture comprises condensable hydrocarbons, and wherein less than about 0.3% by weight of the condensable hydrocarbons are asphaltenes.61. The method of claim 39, wherein the produced mixture comprises condensable hydrocarbons, and wherein about 5% by weight to about 30% by weight of the condensable hydrocarbons are cycloalkanes.62. The method of claim 39, 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.63. The method of claim 39, wherein the produced mixture comprises ammonia, and wherein greater than about 0.05% by weight of the produced mixture is ammonia.64. The method of claim 39, wherein the produced mixture comprises ammonia, and wherein the ammonia is used to produce fertilizer.65. The method of claim 39, further comprising controlling a pressure in at least a majority of the part of the formation, wherein the controlled pressure is at least about 2.0 bars absolute.66. The method of claim 39, further comprising controlling formation conditions to produce the mixture, wherein a partial pressure of H2 in the mixture is greater than about 0.5 bar.67. The method of claim 66, wherein the partial pressure of H2 in the mixture is measured when the mixture is at a production well.68. The method of claim 39, further comprising altering a pressure in the formation to inhibit production of hydrocarbons from the formation having carbon numbers greater than about 25.69. The method of claim 39, further comprising:providing hydrogen (H2) to the heated part of the formation to hydrogenate hydrocarbons in the part of the formation; and heating a portion of the part of the formation with heat from hydrogenation. 70. The method of claim 39, further comprising:producing hydrogen and condensable hydrocarbons from the formation; and hydrogenating a portion of the produced condensable hydrocarbons with at least a portion of the produced hydrogen. 71. The method of claim 39, wherein allowing the heat to transfer increases a permeability of a majority of the part of the formation to greater than about 250 millidarcy.72. The method of claim 39, 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 is substantially uniform.73. The method of claim 39, further comprising controlling the heat to yield greater than about 60% by weight of condensable hydrocarbons, as measured by the Fischer Assay.74. The method of claim 39, wherein producing the mixture comprises producing the mixture in a production well, and wherein at least about 7 heaters are disposed in the formation for each production well.75. The method of claim 39, 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.76. The method of claim 39, 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.77. The method of claim 1, wherein producing the mixture comprises producing the mixture in a production well and wherein at least about 20 heaters are disposed in the formation for each production well.78. The method of claim 39, wherein producing the mixture comprises producing the mixture in a production well and wherein at least about 20 heaters are disposed in the formation for each production well.79. A method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation in situ, comprising:evaluating a moisture content of hydrocarbon containing material in the hydrocarbon containing formation to identify a portion of the hydrocarbon containing material with a moisture content that is less than about 20%; providing heat from one or more heaters positioned in heater wells to the portion to heat the portion so that an average temperature in the portion is above a temperature sufficient to pyrolyze hydrocarbon containing material in the portion; controlling the heat such that an average heating rate of the part of the formation is less than about 1° C. per day in a pyrolysis temperature range of about 270° C. to about 400° C.; and producing a mixture from the formation. 80. The method of claim 79, further comprising controlling a pressure and temperature in at least a majority of the portion, wherein the pressure is controlled as a function of temperature, or the temperature is controlled as a function of pressure.81. The method of claim 79, wherein providing heat from one or more heaters to the portion comprises providing heat to a portion of the hydrocarbon containing material identified as having a moisture content that is less than about 15%.82. The method of claim 79, wherein providing heat from one or more heaters to the portion comprises providing heat to a portion of the hydrocarbon containing material identified as having a moisture content that is less than about 10%.83. The method of claim 79, wherein producing the mixture comprises producing the mixture in a production well, and wherein at least about 7 heaters are disposed in the formation for each production well.84. The method of claim 79, wherein providing heat from the one or more heaters to the portion comprises:heating a selected volume (V) of the hydrocarbon containing formation from the one or more heaters, wherein the formation has an average heat capacity (Cv), 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*Cv*ρB, wherein ρB is an average formation bulk density, and wherein an average heating rate (h) of the selected volume is about 10° C./day.
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