СПОСОБЫ ОБРАБОТКИ ПОДЗЕМНОГО ПЛАСТА ДЛЯ КОНВЕРСИИОРГАНИЧЕСКОГО ВЕЩЕСТВА В ИЗВЛЕКАЕМЫЕ УГЛЕВОДОРОДЫ

摘要

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 the fractures, and generating electric current through the fractures and through the material such that sufficient heat ( 10 ) is generated by electrical resistivity within the material to pyrolyze organic matter in the formation into producible hydrocarbons.