US3024841A
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Method of oil recovery by in situ combustion
Assignee: Jersey Production Research Co
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Filing: 1958-07-30
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Granted: 1962-03-13
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Expires: 1978-07-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Bertram T Willman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 04:34
CPC Classifications
E; E21; E21B; E21B43/00; E21B43/16; E21B43/24; E21B43/243
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
AN IMPROVED OIL RECOVERY PROCESS WHICH CONSISTS ESSENTIALLY OF INJECTING FROM ABOUT0.05 TO ABOUT 0.55 PORE VOLUME OF WATER INTO AN UNDERGROUNG OIL-BEARING RESERVOIR TO FORM A WATER BANK ABOUT AN INJECTION WELL PENETRATING SAID RESERVOIR, ESTABLISHING A COMBUSTION FRONT IN SAID RESERVOIR BEHIND SAIDWATER BANK BY INITIATING COMBUSTION OF CRUDE OIL IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF SAID INJECTION WELL, INJECTING A COMBUSTION-SUPPORTING GAS INTO SAID RESERVOIR THROUGH SAID INJECTION WELL TO ADVANCE SAID COMBUSTION FRONT AND WATER BANK TOWARD A PRODUCTION WELL PENETRATING SAID RESERVOIR AND SECURE STEAM DISTILLATION OF CRUDE OIL IN ADVANCE OF SAID WATER BANK, AND RECOVERING OIL, GAS AND WATER FROM SAID RESERVOIR THROUGH SAID PRODUCTION WELL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
AN IMPROVED OIL RECOVERY PROCESS WHICH CONSISTS ESSENTIALLY OF INJECTING FROM ABOUT0.05 TO ABOUT 0.55 PORE VOLUME OF WATER INTO AN UNDERGROUNG OIL-BEARING RESERVOIR TO FORM A WATER BANK ABOUT AN INJECTION WELL PENETRATING SAID RESERVOIR, ESTABLISHING A COMBUSTION FRONT IN SAID RESERVOIR BEHIND SAIDWATER BANK BY INITIATING COMBUSTION OF CRUDE OIL IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF SAID INJECTION WELL, INJECTING A COMBUSTION-SUPPORTING GAS INTO SAID RESERVOIR THROUGH SAID INJECTION WELL TO ADVANCE SAID COMBUSTION FRONT AND WATER BANK TOWARD A PRODUCTION WELL PENETRATING SAID RESERVOIR AND SECURE STEAM DISTILLATION OF CRUDE OIL IN ADVANCE OF SAID WATER BANK, AND RECOVERING OIL, GAS AND WATER FROM SAID RESERVOIR THROUGH SAID PRODUCTION WELL.
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