In-situ upgrading of heavy crude oil in a production well using radio frequency or microwave radiation and a catalyst
US8365823B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 18, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B43/2408
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method for heating heavy oil inside a production well. The method raises the subsurface temperature of heavy oil by utilizing an activator that has been injected below the surface. The activator is then excited with a generated microwave frequency such that the excited activator heats the heavy oil.
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