Method and apparatus for recovering viscous petroleum from tar sand

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Publication Type patent
Research Institute Institute for Clean and Secure Energy (ICSE)
Other Author Churchman, Ronald K.
Title Method and apparatus for recovering viscous petroleum from tar sand
Date 1981-02-03
Description A method of recovering viscous petroleum from tar sand formations utilizing a deviated steam injection well with pump-down (through the flow line) completion. The steam injection well may use side pocket mandrels with constant flow or orifice regulators to control steam injection rates into the surrounding viscous petroleum formation. A plurality of pumping wells are situated along the drill path of the steam injection well and substantially above injection points for recovery of the fluidized petroleum.
Type Text
Publisher United States Patent and Trademark Office
Subject patent; viscous petroleum recovery; tar sand; recovering viscous petroleum from tar sand; deviated steam injection well; pumping wells; fluidized petroleum recovery
Language eng
Bibliographic Citation Churchman, R. K. (1981). Method and apparatus for recovering viscous petroleum from tar sand. United States Patent and Trademark Office. United States Patent 4,248,302.
Relation Has Part United States Patent 4,248,302.
Rights Management (c)United States Patent and Trademark Office
Format Medium application/pdf
Format Extent 27,702 bytes
Identifier ir-eua/id/3036
Source DSpace at ICSE
ARK ark:/87278/s65f1r01
Setname ir_eua
ID 214098
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65f1r01
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