IN-SITU UPGRADING OF HEAVY CRUDE OIL IN A PRODUCTION WELL USING RADIO FREQUENCY OR MICROWAVE RADIATION AND A CATALYST

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 oi...

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Hauptverfasser: DREYER JR., W. REID, WHEELER, THOMAS J, BANERJEE, DWIJEN K
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Sprache:eng ; fre
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Zusammenfassung: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. Méthode permettant de chauffer du pétrole lourd à lintérieur dun puits de production. La méthode augmente la température souterraine du pétrole lourd en utilisant un activateur ayant été injecté sous la surface. Lactivateur est ensuite stimulé par une fréquence de micro-ondes générée, de sorte que lactivateur stimulé chauffe le pétrole lourd.