HEATING TAR SANDS FORMATIONS TO VISBREAKING TEMPERATURES
摘要
A method for treating a tar sands formation is disclosed. The method incl udes heating at least a section of a hydrocarbon layer in the formation from a plurality of heaters located in the formation. The heat is controlled so that at least a majority of the section reaches an average temperature of be tween 200 °C and 240 °C, which results in visbreaking of at least some hydro carbons in the section. At least some visbroken hydrocarbon fluids are produ ced from the formation.
申请公布号
CA2666956(A1)
申请公布日期
2008.05.02
申请号
CA20072666956
申请日期
2007.10.19
申请人
SHELL INTERNATIONALE RESEARCH MAATSCHAPPIJ B.V.
发明人
BEER, GARY LEE;RYAN, ROBERT CHARLES;ROES, AUGUSTINUS WILHELMUS MARIA;ZHANG, ETUAN;COLMENARES, TULIO RAFAEL;DOMBROWSKI, ROBERT JAMES;KARANIKAS, JOHN MICHAEL;MARINO, MARIAN