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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7410627 | Sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate production A method for solution mining nahcolite, capable of extracting nahcolite from geological formations lean in nahcolite comprising injecting high pressure water (which may include recycled aqueous solution of bicarb and sodium carbonate) at a temperature of at least 25... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7331385 | Methods of treating a subterranean formation to convert organic matter into producible hydrocarbons Methods are provided that include the steps of providing wells in a formation, establishing one or more fractures (12) in the formation, such that each fracture intersects at least one of the wells (16, 18), placing electrically conductive material in ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7100994 | Producing hydrocarbons and non-hydrocarbon containing materials when treating a hydrocarbon containing formation A method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is provided. In one embodiment, heat from one or more heaters may be provided to at least a portion of the formation. Heat may be allowed to transfer from the one or more heaters to at least a part of the form... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097386 | Simultaneous development of underground caverns and deposition of materials A method is provided for simultaneously developing caverns while depositing wastes or other materials in them. A well is first drilled into a salt formation and the development of a salt cavern by means of solution mining is initiated. When the development of the ca... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7013937 | Apparatus and process for mining of minerals Apparatus for transporting mineral from a point of mining to a remote location, the apparatus including a mobile mineral breaker rig (MBR) having a mineral outlet, the rig including a fluid inlet pipe for receiving conveying fluid, a mineral inlet for introducing mi... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6969123 | Upgrading and mining of coal A method for treating a coal formation to alter properties of coal in the formation is provided. In one embodiment, heat from one or more heaters may be provided to at least a portion of the formation. Heat may be allowed to transfer from the one or more heaters to ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6755262 | Downhole lens assembly for use with high power lasers for earth boring An earth boring apparatus at least partially locatable within a borehole. The apparatus includes a plurality of optical fibers, each of which has a proximal fiber light energy input end and a distal fiber light energy output end. At least one focal lens is disposed ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6164727 | Method of mining a soluble mineral For use in a field having a plurality of interspersed injection and production wells that extend to a mineral bearing formation, a system for extracting the mineral from the formation having a jet pump system for each production well, each pump system hav... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5669734 | Process for making underground storage caverns A new method for making large underground storage caverns in bedded or domal salt deposits for the storage of fluid materials in areas where solution mining water temperatures are low by a process which significantly reduces the amount of time required to... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5584611 | Roof support for underground excavations The present invention is directed to a movable load support used for supporting the roof in underground excavations. The load support includes a primary roof support carried on a base frame and an auxiliary roof support also carried on said base frame but... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5484027 | Ice penetrating hot point A device for producing a small (approx. 1" diameter) penetration through quickly. The device is a penetrator having a conical shape. The penetrator includes a ceramic cone having spiral grooves that house a high resistance wire. The wire supplies heat u... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5246078 | Protective device for thermochemical ice penetrator Improved ice penetrator apparatus includes protective apparatus for the thermochemical ice penetrator to prevent an undesired explosive sound producing chemical reaction between water and the material of said ice penetrator, particularly while the penetra... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5176210 | Thermochemical ice melting A method is described for melting ice, e.g. for penetrating ice, snow, frozen soils and other low melting solid materials where frozen water is a principal constituent. It comprises directly contacting the material to be melted with a melting agent compri... | 01/05/1993 |
| 4651834 | Ice penetrating method and apparatus A thermal ice penetration method and apparatus for melting a hole through ice preferably utilizing thermochemical heating by exothermal reaction between water supplied at least in part by the melting ice and a thermochemical reactant, preferably lithium a... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4590348 | System for heating materials with electromagnetic waves A system for controlling microwave heaters in order to efficiently heat frozen ground. The heaters are energized and deenergized by a control unit in response to the temperature sensed a selected distance from a heater. The control unit also deenergizes t... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4480872 | Modified strip mining apparatus An apparatus for strip mining using a power section driven into the cool and a conveyor section to transport the mineral out of the cut. The power section comprises a power driven cutter blade and conial flighting to convey the mineral to a conveyor belt ... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4256188 | Method and apparatus for drilling a hole in a body of ice and for the destruction of a body of ice A method and apparatus for drilling a hole in a body of ice and for destroying a body of ice. The method comprises the steps of providing a source of reactant gas of a type which will react chemically with ice to form solid compounds which are unstable an... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4171200 | Process and apparatus for in situ melting of sulphur from solid sulphur storage block This invention relates to a method and apparatus for the in situ melting and removal of liquid sulphur from a solid sulphur storage block. The method comprises supplying heat to the storage block sufficient to melt the sulphur of the storage block to prod... | 10/16/1979 |
| 4089375 | In situ retorting with water vaporized in situ A combustion zone is advanced through an in situ oil shale retort containing a fragmented permeable mass of oil shale particles by introducing into the retort on the trailing side of the combustion zone: water, at least sufficient fuel to vaporize the wat... | 05/16/1978 |
