Method for producing viscous hydrocarbon using steam and carbon dioxide
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
E21B-036/02
E21B-043/24
출원번호
US-0253783
(2011-10-05)
등록번호
US-8286698
(2012-10-16)
발명자
/ 주소
Ware, Charles H.
Kuhlman, Myron I.
출원인 / 주소
World Energy Systems Incorporated
대리인 / 주소
Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.
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초록▼
A downhole burner is used for producing heavy-oil formations. Hydrogen, oxygen, and steam are pumped by separate conduits to the burner, which burns at least part of the hydrogen and forces the combustion products out into the earth formation. The steam cools the burner and becomes superheated steam
A downhole burner is used for producing heavy-oil formations. Hydrogen, oxygen, and steam are pumped by separate conduits to the burner, which burns at least part of the hydrogen and forces the combustion products out into the earth formation. The steam cools the burner and becomes superheated steam, which is injected along with the combustion products into the earth formation. Carbon dioxide is also pumped down the well and injected into the formation.
대표청구항▼
1. A method for producing viscous hydrocarbons from a reservoir, comprising: positioning a burner in a first well, wherein the burner includes a combustion chamber;supplying a fuel, an oxidant and one of water or steam from the surface to the burner in the first well;supplying carbon dioxide from th
1. A method for producing viscous hydrocarbons from a reservoir, comprising: positioning a burner in a first well, wherein the burner includes a combustion chamber;supplying a fuel, an oxidant and one of water or steam from the surface to the burner in the first well;supplying carbon dioxide from the surface to the burner in a conduit separate from the fuel;igniting the fuel and the oxidant in the combustion chamber to generate heat and steam in the burner;injecting carbon dioxide and steam from the burner into the reservoir to heat hydrocarbons within the reservoir; andrecovering hydrocarbons from the reservoir through a second well that is spaced from the first well. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising flowing the carbon dioxide through a jacket surrounding the combustion chamber. 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising flowing the carbon dioxide through the combustion chamber. 4. The method of claim 1, further comprising flowing the at least one of water or steam through a jacket surrounding the combustion chamber. 5. The method of claim 1, further comprising flowing the at least one of water or steam through the combustion chamber. 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising injecting a gaseous product comprising carbon dioxide and steam into the reservoir at a temperature of about 550 degrees Fahrenheit to about 700 degrees Fahrenheit. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the gaseous product further comprises at least one of superheated steam and excess fuel. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the fuel comprises at least one of hydrogen, methane, and syngas. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the fuel, the oxidant, and the carbon dioxide are supplied from the surface to the burner in separate conduits. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the first well and the second well comprise at least one of a vertical well, a horizontal well, and a slanted well. 11. The method of claim 1, further comprising elevating the temperature of the carbon dioxide as it passes through the burner to deliver heat to the reservoir. 12. The method of claim 1, further comprising injecting a gaseous product comprising carbon dioxide and steam into the reservoir, wherein the gaseous product comprises about 1 percent to about 25 percent by moles of carbon dioxide, and wherein a steam-to-oil ratio of production is about 5.65 to about 13.20. 13. The method of claim 1, further comprising allowing the reservoir to soak with the carbon dioxide and steam for about 21 days before recovering hydrocarbons through the second well. 14. The method of claim 1, further comprising using the carbon dioxide to reduce the viscosity of hydrocarbons in the reservoir and increase formation pressure in the reservoir. 15. The method of claim 14, further comprising using the formation pressure in the reservoir to force hydrocarbons into and up the second well. 16. The method of claim 15, further comprising fracturing the reservoir to create a fractured zone surrounded by an unfractured portion of the reservoir, and when the recovery of hydrocarbons declines to a selected minimum level, fracturing the reservoir again to increase the dimensions of the fractured zone. 17. The method of claim 1, wherein the heat generated in the combustion chamber raises the combustion chamber temperature to at least 1,600 degrees Fahrenheit to thereby generate superheated steam in the burner. 18. A method for producing viscous hydrocarbons from a reservoir, comprising: positioning a burner in a first well, wherein the burner includes a combustion chamber;supplying a fuel, an oxidant, and one of water or steam from the surface to the burner in the first well;supplying carbon dioxide from the surface to the reservoir in a conduit separate from the fuel, the oxidant, and the at least one of water or steam;igniting the fuel and the oxidant in the combustion chamber to generate heat and steam in the burner;injecting carbon dioxide and steam into the reservoir to heat hydrocarbons within the reservoir; andrecovering hydrocarbons from the reservoir through a second well that is spaced from the first well. 19. The method of claim 18, further comprising injecting a gaseous product comprising carbon dioxide and steam into the reservoir, wherein the gaseous product comprises about 1 percent to about 25 percent by moles of carbon dioxide, and wherein a steam-to-oil ratio of production is about 5.65 to about 13.20. 20. The method of claim 18, further comprising elevating the temperature of the carbon dioxide as it passes through the burner to deliver heat to the reservoir, and using the carbon dioxide to reduce the viscosity of hydrocarbons in the reservoir and increase formation pressure in the reservoir. 21. The method of claim 20, further comprising using the formation pressure in the reservoir to force hydrocarbons into and up the second well. 22. The method of claim 18, further comprising flowing the carbon dioxide through a jacket surrounding the combustion chamber.
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