In situ thermal processing of a coal formation using a controlled heating rate

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Publication Type patent
Author Vinegar, Harold J.; Wellington, Scott Lee; de Rouffignac, Eric Pierre; Karanikas, John Michael; Berchenko, Ilya Emil; Stegemeier, George Leo; Zhang, Etuan; Fowler, Thomas David; Ryan, Robert Charles
Title In situ thermal processing of a coal formation using a controlled heating rate
Date 2004-06-15
Description A coal formation may be treated using an in situ thermal process. A mixture of hydrocarbons, H2, and/or other formation fluids may be produced from the formation. Heat may be applied to the formation to raise a temperature of a portion of the formation to a pyrolysis temperature. A heating rate to a selected volume of the formation may be controlled by altering an amount of heating energy per day that is provided to the selected volume.
Publisher United States Patent and Trademark Office
Subject coal formation; in situ thermal process; in situ; thermal process; heating rate
Language eng
Bibliographic Citation Vinegar, H. J., Wellington, S. L., de Rouffignac, E. P., Karanikas, J. M., Berchenko, I. E., Stegemeier, G. L., ... and Ryan, R. C. (2004). In situ thermal processing of a coal formation using a controlled heating rate. United States Patent and Trademark Office. United States Patent 6479021.
Relation Has Part United States Patent 6479021
Rights Management (c) Harold J. Vinegar, Scott Lee Wellington, Eric Pierre de Rouffignac, John Micheal Karanikas, Ilya Emil Berchenko, George Leo Stegemeier, Etuan Zhang, Thomas David Fowler, Robert Charles Ryan
Format Medium application/pdf
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ARK ark:/87278/s6x66m2k
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6x66m2k