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| 국가/구분 | United States(US) Patent 등록 |
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| 국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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| 출원번호 | US-0841447 (2001-04-24) |
| 발명자 / 주소 |
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| 인용정보 | 피인용 횟수 : 172 인용 특허 : 280 |
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 may be supplied to the formation by reacting an oxidant with hydrocarbons adjacent to heater wellbores to generate heat. Generated heat may be transferred to the portion substantially by conduction to pyrolyze at least a portion of hydrocarbon material within the portion.
1. A method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation in situ, comprising:heating a portion of the formation to a temperature sufficient to support oxidation of hydrocarbons in the heated portion, wherein the heated portion is located in the formation substantially adjacent to a wellbore; provi
1. A method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation in situ, comprising:heating a portion of the formation to a temperature sufficient to support oxidation of hydrocarbons in the heated portion, wherein the heated portion is located in the formation substantially adjacent to a wellbore; providing an oxidant to a conduit positioned in the wellbore; allowing the oxidant to flow from the conduit to a heat source zone in the heated portion, wherein the heat source zone supports an oxidation reaction between the oxidant and hydrocarbons in the heat source zone; allowing at least a portion of the oxidant to react with hydrocarbons in the heat source zone to generate heat; removing excess oxidant from the heat source zone to inhibit the oxidant from flowing to a pyrolysis zone in the formation; and allowing heat to transfer substantially by conduction to the pyrolysis zone to pyrolyze at least a portion of hydrocarbons in the pyrolysis zone. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein heating the portion of the formation comprises raising a temperature of the heated portion above about 400° C.3. The method of claim 1, wherein the conduit comprises critical flow orifices, the method further comprising allowing the oxidant to flow through the critical flow orifices to the heat source zone.4. The method of claim 1, further comprising removing oxidation reaction products from the heat source zone through the wellbore.5. The method of claim 1, further comprising allowing the oxidant to transport through the heat source zone substantially by diffusion.6. The method of claim 1, further comprising heating the conduit with heat from oxidation reaction products being removed through the wellbore.7. The method of claim 1, wherein the oxidant comprises hydrogen peroxide.8. The method of claim 1, wherein the oxidant comprises air.9. The method of claim 1, wherein the oxidant comprises a fluid substantially free of nitrogen.10. The method of claim 1, further comprising limiting an amount of oxidant provided to the conduit to maintain a temperature of the heat source zone below about 1200° C.11. The method of claim 1, further comprising electrically heating the portion of the formation to the temperature sufficient to support oxidation of hydrocarbons.12. The method of claim 1, further comprising using exhaust gases from a surface burner to heat the heated portion of the formation to the temperature sufficient to support oxidation of hydrocarbons.13. The method of claim 1, further comprising using a flameless distributed combustor to heat the heated portion of the formation to the temperature sufficient to support oxidation of hydrocarbons.14. The method of claim 1, further comprising controlling a pressure and a temperature in at least a majority of the pyrolysis zone, wherein the pressure is controlled as a function of temperature, or the temperature is controlled as a function of pressure.15. The method of claim 1, further comprising controlling an amount of oxidant provided to the conduit to control heating of the pyrolysis zone such that an average heating rate of the pyrolysis zone is less than about 1° C. per day during pyrolysis.16. The method of claim 1, wherein heating of the pyrolysis zone increases a thermal conductivity of at least a portion of the pyrolysis zone to greater than about 0.5 W/(m ° C.).17. The method of claim 1, further comprising controlling a pressure in at least a majority of the pyrolysis zone of the formation, wherein the controlled pressure is at least about 2.0 bars absolute.18. The method of claim 1, further comprising:providing hydrogen (H2) to the pyrolysis zone to hydrogenate hydrocarbons in the pyrolysis zone; and heating a portion of the pyrolysis zone with heat from hydrogenation. 19. The method of claim 1, wherein heating of the pyrolysis zone increases a permeability of a majority of the pyrolysis zone to greater than about 100 millidarcy.20. The method of claim 1, wherein heating of the pyrolysis zone increases a permeability of a majority of the pyrolysis zone such that the permeability of the majority of the pyrolysis zone is substantially uniform.21. The method of claim 1, wherein heating of the pyrolysis zone is controlled to yield greater than about 60% by weight of condensable hydrocarbons, as measured by the Fischer Assay.22. The method of claim 1, wherein the wellbore is located along strike of the formation to reduce pressure differentials along a heated length of the wellbore.23. The method of claim 1, wherein the wellbore is located along strike of the formation to increase uniformity of heating along a heated length of the wellbore.24. The method of claim 1, wherein the wellbore is located along strike of the formation to increase control of heating along a heated length of the wellbore.25. The method of claim 1, further comprising producing a mixture from the formation, wherein the mixture comprises hydrogen (H2), and hydrogenating hydrocarbons with at least a portion of the H2 from the mixture.26. A method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation in situ, comprising:heating a portion of the formation to a temperature sufficient to support oxidation of hydrocarbons in the portion of the formation; providing an oxidant to a conduit, wherein the conduit is positioned such that the oxidant flows from the conduit to the heated portion; allowing the oxidant to oxidize at least some hydrocarbons in a heat source zone to produce heat in the heat source zone; allowing heat to transfer from the heat source zone to a pyrolysis zone in the formation to pyrolyze at least a portion of hydrocarbons in the pyrolysis zone; controlling an amount of oxidant provided to the conduit to control heating the pyrolysis zone such that an average heating rate of the pyrolysis zone is less than about 1° C. per day during pyrolysis; and removing oxidation products from the heat source zone such that the oxidation products are inhibited from flowing from the heat source zone to the pyrolysis zone. 27. The method of claim 26, wherein heating the portion of the formation comprises raising the temperature of the heated portion above about 400° C.28. The method of claim 26, further comprising electrically heating the portion of the formation to the temperature sufficient to support oxidation of hydrocarbons.29. The method of claim 26, further comprising using exhaust gases from a surface burner to heat the heated portion to the temperature sufficient to support oxidation of hydrocarbons.30. The method of claim 26, wherein the conduit comprises critical flow orifices, the method further comprising allowing the oxidant to flow through the critical flow orifices to the heated portion.31. The method of claim 26, wherein the conduit is located in a wellbore, and wherein removing oxidation products comprises removing oxidation products from the heat source zone through the wellbore.32. The method of claim 26, further comprising removing excess oxidant from the heat source zone to inhibit the oxidant from flowing to the pyrolysis zone.33. The method of claim 26, further comprising allowing the oxidant to transport through the heat source zone substantially by diffusion.34. The method of claim 26, wherein the conduit is located in a wellbore, the method further comprising heating the conduit with heat from oxidation products being removed through the wellbore to raise a temperature of the oxidant passing through the conduit.35. The method of claim 26, wherein the oxidant comprises hydrogen peroxide.36. The method of claim 26, wherein the oxidant comprises air.37. The method of claim 26, wherein the oxidant comprises a fluid substantially free of nitrogen.38. The method of claim 26, further comprising limiting an amount of oxidant provided to the conduit to maintain a temperature of the heat source zone below about 1200° C.39. The method of claim 26, further comprising limiting an amount of oxidant provided to the conduit to maintain a temperature of the heat source zone at a temperature that inhibits production of oxides of nitrogen.40. The method of claim 26, further comprising using a flameless distributed combustor to heat the heated portion to the temperature sufficient to support oxidation of hydrocarbons.41. The method of claim 26, further comprising controlling a pressure and a temperature in at least a majority of the pyrolysis zone of the formation, wherein the pressure is controlled as a function of temperature, or the temperature is controlled as a function of pressure.42. The method of claim 26, wherein allowing the heat to transfer from the heat source zone to the pyrolysis zone comprises allowing the heat to transfer substantially by conduction.43. The method of claim 26, wherein heating of the pyrolysis zone increases a thermal conductivity of at least a portion of the pyrolysis zone to greater than about 0.5 W/(m ° C.).44. The method of claim 26, further comprising controlling a pressure in at least a majority of the pyrolysis zone, wherein the controlled pressure is at least about 2.0 bars absolute.45. The method of claim 26, further comprising:providing hydrogen (H2) to the pyrolysis zone to hydrogenate hydrocarbons in the pyrolysis zone; and heating a portion of the pyrolysis zone with heat from hydrogenation. 46. The method of claim 26, wherein heating of the pyrolysis zone increases a permeability of a majority of the pyrolysis zone to greater than about 100 millidarcy.47. The method of claim 26, wherein heating of the pyrolysis zone increases a permeability of a majority of the pyrolysis zone such that the permeability of the majority of the pyrolysis zone is substantially uniform.48. The method of claim 26, further comprising producing a mixture from the formation, wherein the mixture comprises hydrogen (H2), and hydrogenating hydrocarbons with at least a portion of the H2 from the mixture.49. The method of claim 26, further comprising controlling the heat to yield greater than about 60% by weight of condensable hydrocarbons, as measured by the Fischer Assay.50. An in situ method for heating a hydrocarbon containing formation, comprising:heating a portion of the formation to a temperature sufficient to support oxidation of hydrocarbons in the portion of the formation, wherein the portion is located substantially adjacent to an opening in the formation; providing an oxidizing fluid to a heat source zone in the heated portion, herein the oxidizing fluid is provided at a rate sufficient to limit radial expansion of the heat source zone at a rate of less than 1.5 meters per year; allowing the oxidizing fluid to react with at least a portion of the hydrocarbons in the heat source zone to generate heat in the heat source zone; and allowing heat to transfer substantially by conduction from the heat source zone to a pyrolysis zone in the formation, wherein the heat source zone abuts the pyrolysis zone. 51. The method of claim 50, further comprising allowing the oxidizing fluid to transport through the heat source zone substantially by diffusion.52. The method of claim 50, further comprising directing at less a portion of the oxidizing fluid into the opening through orifices of a conduit disposed in the opening.53. The method of claim 50, further comprising directing a flow of the oxidizing fluid through critical flow orifices on a conduit disposed in the opening, wherein the critical flow orifices control the flow of oxidizing fluid such that a rate of oxidation is controlled.54. The method of claim 50, further comprising removing an oxidation product from the formation through a conduit disposed in the opening.55. The method of claim 50, further comprising removing an oxidation product from the formation through a conduit disposed in the opening, and allowing the transfer of substantial heat between the oxidation product in the conduit and the oxidizing fluid.56. The method of claim 50, further comprising removing an oxidation product from the formation through a conduit disposed in the opening, wherein a flow rate of the oxidizing fluid is approximately equal to a flow rate of the oxidation product in the conduit.57. The method of claim 50, further comprising removing an oxidation product from the formation through a conduit disposed in the opening, and controlling a pressure between the oxidizing fluid and the oxidation product in the conduit to reduce contamination of the oxidation product by the oxidizing fluid.58. The method of claim 50, further comprising providing the oxidizing fluid into the opening through a center conduit disposed in an outer conduit, and removing an oxidation product through the outer conduit.59. The method of claim 50, wherein the heat source zone extend radially from the opening a width of less than approximately 0.15 m.60. The method of claim 50, further comprising heating the portion by applying electrical current to an electric heater disposed in the opening.61. The method of claim 50, wherein the pyrolysis zone is substantially adjacent to the heat source zone.62. The method of claim 50, further comprising controlling a pressure and a temperature in at least a majority of the pyrolysis zone of the formation, wherein the pressure is controlled as a function of temperature, or the temperature is controlled as a function of pressure.63. The method of claim 50, further comprising controlling an amount of oxidizing fluid provided to the heat source zone to control heating of the pyrolysis zone such that an average heating rate of the pyrolysis zone is less than about 1° C. per day during pyrolysis.64. The method of claim 50, further comprising allowing heat to transfer through the pyrolysis zone substantially by conduction.65. The method of claim 50, wherein heating of the pyrolysis zone increases a thermal conductivity of at least a portion of the pyrolysis zone to greater than about 0.5 W/(m ° C.).66. The method of claim 50, further comprising controlling a pressure in at least a majority of the pyrolysis zone, wherein the controlled pressure is at least about 2.0 bars absolute.67. The method of claim 50, further comprising:providing hydrogen (H2) to the pyrolysis zone to hydrogenate hydrocarbons in the pyrolysis zone; and heating a portion of the pyrolysis zone with heat from hydrogenation. 68. The method of claim 50, wherein heating of the pyrolysis zone increases a permeability of a majority of the pyrolysis zone to greater than about 100 millidarcy.69. The method of claim 50, wherein heating of the pyrolysis zone increases a permeability of a majority of the pyrolysis zone such that the permeability of the majority of the pyrolysis zone is substantially uniform.70. The method of claim 50, further comprising controlling the heat to yield greater than about 60% by weight of condensable hydrocarbons, as measured by the Fischer Assay.
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