| 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 |
| Identifier |
ir-eua/id/3267 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6x66m2k |
| Setname |
ir_eua |
| ID |
214245 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6x66m2k |
