Method of heating a hydrocarbon resource including slidably positioning an RF transmission line and related apparatus
US9328593B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 11, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B36/00
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method for heating hydrocarbon resources in a subterranean formation may include positioning a tubular conductor within a wellbore in the subterranean formation and slidably positioning a radio frequency (RF) transmission line within the tubular conductor so that a distal end of the transmission line is electrically coupled to the tubular conductor. The method may also include supplying RF power, via the RF transmission line, to the tubular conductor so that the tubular conductor serves as an RF antenna to heat the hydrocarbon resources in the subterranean formation.
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