Method for production of hydrocarbons from organic-rich rock
US6918444B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B43/247
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method for accelerating the conversion of kerogen to hydrocarbons in a subterranean formation containing organic-rich rock that is located in the vicinity of reservoir-quality strata. Sufficient heat is generated in the reservoir-quality strata such that it heats the organic-rich rock in the subterranean formation and accelerates the conversion of kerogen to hydrocarbons in the formation.
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