Recovery of oil and gas from oil shale
US4193862A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 1978 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10G1/02
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of educting oil from fine, high carbon oil shales is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a burden of oil bearing shale having a high fixed carbon content and charging the shale in the traveling grate machine, preferably a circular traveling grate machine. The burden is moved in a horizontal plane into a retorting zone, where the shale is heated to an oil-educating temperature of at least 800 degrees F. Oil and a medium BTU gas is educted from the burden, and the burden is then moved to a gasifying zone, where steam and air are downdrafted through the burden to raise the temperature of the burden to a temperature in excess of 1800 degrees F. Such a temperature converts substantial amounts of residual carbon in the burden to carbonaceous gases, and promotes substantial agglomeration or clinkering of the spent shale to enable a separation recyling process. The spent shale is cooled and the spent agglomerated shale is discharged from the machine.
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