发明名称 |
Recovering heavy oil through the use of microwave heating in horizontal wells |
摘要 |
A process to enhance secondary recovery of underground formations having heavy hydrocarbons through the use of a horizontal source well and a producing well. The horizontal source well is equipped with a plurality of microwave source emitters and the producing well is equipped with an artificial lift system. The horizontal source well is positioned within close proximity to the underground hydrocarbon formation and microwave energy is emitted from the microwave source emitters into the underground hydrocarbon formation. The microwave radiation heats up the heavy hydrocarbons, thereby lowering their viscosity, which allows the hydrocarbons to more easily flow into the producing well. |
申请公布号 |
US8646524(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.02.11 |
申请号 |
US20100725165 |
申请日期 |
2010.03.16 |
申请人 |
AL-BURAIK KHALED ABDULLAH;SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY |
发明人 |
AL-BURAIK KHALED ABDULLAH |
分类号 |
E21B36/00 |
主分类号 |
E21B36/00 |
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