Class 166/272.6 - Liquid material injected

Subclass of Class 166 - Wells
Definition: Heating wherein the fluid is flowable, wettable, cohesive,
No. of applications: 27
Last issue date: 04/04/2013

Application No.	Application Title	Issue Date
20130081809	PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MINERAL OIL FROM AN UNDERGROUND DEPOSIT A process for producing mineral oil, in which an aqueous flooding medium comprising water, a glucan, urea and optionally surfactants is injected into the mineral oil formation and mineral oil is withdrawn from the formation through at least one production well, wherein ...	04/04/2013
20130000894	SOLVENT INJECTION RECOVERY PROCESS A process for the recovery of hydrocarbon such as bitumen/EHO from a hydrocarbon bearing formation in which are situated an upper injection well and a lower production well, the method comprising the steps: preheating an area around and between the wells by circulating ...	01/03/2013
20120132420	PROCESS FOR MINERAL OIL PRODUCTION USING HYDROPHOBICALLY ASSOCIATING COPOLYMERS A process for mineral oil production, in which an aqueous formulation comprising at least one water-soluble, hydrophobically associating copolymer is injected through at least one injection borehole into a mineral oil deposit, and crude oil is withdrawn from the deposit...	05/31/2012
20120118565	Effective Solvent Extraction System Incorporating Electromagnetic Heating A method of producing hydrocarbons from a subterranean reservoir comprises pre-heating by exposure to electromagnetic radiation from a electromagnetic radiation source, injecting through at least one injection well a solvent into the reservoir to dilute the hydrocarbons...	05/17/2012
20110290484	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING OIL AND/OR GAS A system for producing oil and/or gas from an underground formation comprising a first well above the formation; a second well above the formation; the first well comprises a mechanism to inject a miscible enhanced oil recovery formulation into the formation; the first ...	12/01/2011
20110253371	DILUENT-ENHANCED IN-SITU COMBUSTION HYDROCARBON RECOVERY PROCESS A modified process for recovering oil from an underground reservoir using the an in situ combustion process. A diluent, namely a hydrocarbon condensate, is injected within a separate wellbore, or alternatively within said separate wellbore and via tubing in a horizontal...	10/20/2011
20110180256	CHROME FREE WATER-BASED WELLBORE FLUID Methods for maintaining the rheology and reducing the fluid loss of chrome-free, aqueous-based wellbore fluids under high temperature-high pressure conditions are disclosed. The method may comprise formulating the chrome-free, aqueous wellbore fluid with an aqueous base...	07/28/2011
20100276141	CREATING FLUID INJECTIVITY IN TAR SANDS FORMATIONS Methods for treating a tar sands formation are described herein. Methods for treating a tar sands may include heating a portion of a hydrocarbon layer in the formation from one or more heaters located in the portion. The heat may be controlled to increase the permeabili...	11/04/2010
20100218946	Water Treatment Following Shale Oil Production By In Situ Heating A method for treating water at a water treatment facility is provided. In one aspect, the water has been circulated through a subsurface formation in a shale oil development area. The subsurface formation may comprise shale that has been spent due to pyrolysis of format...	09/02/2010
20100163231	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBONS FROM A HYDRATE RESERVOIR USING AVAILABLE WASTE HEAT A method and system of producing hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon containing subterranean hydrate reservoir is disclosed. Waste heat is captured and transferred to a hydrocarbon bearing hydrate formation to dissociate hydrates into natural gas and water. The waste heat c...	07/01/2010
20100147516	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MINIMIZING THE NEGATIVE ENVIROMENTAL IMPACT OF THE OILSANDS INDUSTRY A method and system for the use of low quality fuel and solids-rich water, like fine tailings or lime sludge, for extracting bitumen from shallow and deep underground oil sand formations. The method includes the steps of combustion fuel and oxidizing gas, mixing hot com...	06/17/2010
20100089577	Methods and Apparatus for Thermal Drilling Methods and apparatus for spalling a material, for example to thermally drill a wellhole, are provided. Such methods may include directing a fluid having a temperature greater than about 500° C. above the ambient temperature of the material and less than about the temp...	04/15/2010
20100089576	Methods and Apparatus for Thermal Drilling Methods and apparatus for spalling a geological formation, for example to thermally drill a wellhole, are provided. Such methods may include providing a housing comprising a reaction chamber and a catalyst element held within the reaction chamber, providing at least one...	04/15/2010
20100000733	Apparatus and Method for Energy-Efficient and Environmentally-friendly Recovery of Bitumen The present invention aims at recovering unconventional oil in an environmentally friendly and sustainable way that has the potential of eliminating the need of natural gas currently employed for steam production and power generation. Our invention aims at providing low...	01/07/2010
20090266541	WASTE MATERIAL PROCESSING FOR OIL RECOVERY An enhanced oil recovery method and apparatus for thermal processing of polymer-based waste to produce organic and inorganic processed materials. The organic and inorganic processed materials are injected as an injection stream into the ground to liberate ground oil. Th...	10/29/2009
20090260812	METHODS OF TREATING A HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FORMATION Methods of generating subsurface heat for treatment of a hydrocarbon containing formation are described herein. Methods include providing water through one or more wellbores to at least a portion of a hydrocarbon containing formation and combusting at least a portion of...	10/22/2009
20090260810	METHOD FOR TREATING A HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FORMATION Methods of generating subsurface heat for treatment of a hydrocarbon containing formation are described herein. Methods include providing steam to at least a portion of a hydrocarbon containing formation from a plurality of locations in a wellbore. The steam is hotter t...	10/22/2009
20090236092	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTION OF HYDROCARBONS FROM OIL SANDS A system and method for extracting hydrocarbon products from oil sands using nuclear energy sources for power to decrease the viscosity of bitumen in oil sands deposits and provide sufficient heat and pressure to produce liquid and gaseous hydrocarbon products. Steps fo...	09/24/2009
20090200854	SOLUTION MINING AND IN SITU TREATMENT OF NAHCOLITE BEDS A method for treating a nahcolite containing subsurface formation includes solution mining a first nahcolite bed above a hydrocarbon containing layer using a plurality of first solution mining wells. A second nahcolite bed is solution mined below the hydrocarbon contain...	08/13/2009
20090084548	RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBONS A method of bringing hydrocarbons from a well into production by introducing encapsulated bubbles into the fluid in the production string to reduce the hydrostatic pressure holding the hydrocarbons in the reservoir. For reservoirs where the reservoir pressure has been d...	04/02/2009
20080302532	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING OIL AND/OR GAS A system including a mechanism for recovering oil and/or gas from an underground formation, the oil and/or gas comprising one or more sulfur compounds; a mechanism for converting at least a portion of the sulfur compounds from the recovered oil and/or gas into a carbon ...	12/11/2008
20080257552	APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR IN-SITU EXTRACTION OF HYDROCARBONS An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for in-situ extraction of hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon bearing formation. The system includes a well drilled through a hydrocarbon bearing formation, and a completion unit that places an injection tube near a fluid injec...	10/23/2008
20080169096	Oilfield enhanced in situ combustion process A process for improved safety and productivity when undertaking oil recovery from an underground reservoir by the toe-to-heel in situ combustion process employing a horizontal production well. Water, steam, and/or a non-oxidizing gas, which in the preferred embodiment s...	07/17/2008
20080142217	Using geothermal energy to heat a portion of a formation for an in situ heat treatment process Methods of using geothermal energy to treat subsurface formations are described herein. Methods for using geothermal energy to treat a subsurface treatment area containing or proximate to hydrocarbons may include producing geothermally heated fluid from at least one sub...	06/19/2008
20080135244	Heating hydrocarbon containing formations in a line drive staged process Method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation are described herein. Methods may include providing heat to a first section of the formation with one or more first heaters in the first section. First hydrocarbons may be heated in the first section such that at le...	06/12/2008
20080083534	Hydrocarbon recovery using fluids The recovery of hydrocarbons from hydrocarbon bearing rock, sands or other geological materials (collectively “rock”) uses a recovery fluid. In certain embodiments, the recovery fluid includes miscible compounds or an azeotrope-forming mixture (including an azeotrop...	04/10/2008
20070251686	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING OIL AND/OR GAS A system comprising a carbon disulfide formulation storage; a mechanism for releasing at least a portion of the carbon disulfide formulation into a formation; and a mechanism for creating a pulse in the carbon disulfide formulation in the formation....	11/01/2007

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Class 166/272.6 - Liquid material injected