Arrangement for recovering viscous petroleum from thick tar sand

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Publication Type patent
Research Institute Institute for Clean and Secure Energy (ICSE)
Other Author Pisio, Peter; Kirkvold, Charles F.
Title Arrangement for recovering viscous petroleum from thick tar sand
Date 1977-05-03
Description An arrangement is provided for recovering viscous oil from a tar sand formation having a large vertical dimension including a substantially vertical lined shaft extending through the tar sand formation. A first opening is formed in the lower portion of the shaft lining and at least one lateral hole extends into the formation through the first lateral hole. A plurality of tubular members are positioned in the lateral hole to provide both a closed loop flow path for fluid flow from the shaft into and out of the hole out of contact with the formation and a separate flow path for production fluids from the hole into the shaft. A steam source is connected to the tubular members forming the closed loop flow path. A second opening is formed in the shaft lining and a steam injection conduit extends through the second opening into the formation. The steam injection conduit is connected to the steam source for injecting steam into the formation.
Type Text
Publisher United States Patent and Trademark Office
Subject Patent; Viscous oil; Tar sand; Petroleum; Recovering viscous petroleum; Large vertical dimension; Tubular member
Language eng
Bibliographic Citation Pisio, P., & Kirkvold, C. F. (1977). U.S. Patent No. 4,020,901. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Rights Management (c)United States Patent and Trademark Office
Format Medium application/pdf
Format Extent 51,205 bytes
Identifier ir-eua/id/2757
Source DSpace at ICSE
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Setname ir_eua
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6mk9c0x
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