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Method for recovering petroleum
Assignee: Fried Krupp AG
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Filing: 1982-08-06
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Granted: 1985-08-06
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Expires: 2002-08-06
Abstract
Abstract A process for recovering petroleum from deposits which have already been worked by primary extraction or are not suited for primary extraction. A gas in its supercritical state is introduced into the deposit. The supercritical gas charges itself with the petroleum while flowing through the deposit. The charged supercritical gas leaves the deposit and the petroleum is separated in a plurality of fractions from the charged supercritical gas.
Inventors
- 👤 Hubert Coenen
- 👤 Ernst Kriegel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 08:14
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D11/00; B01D11/02; B01D11/0203; E; E21; E21B; E21B43/00; E21B43/16; E21B43/164; E21B43/166; E21B43/168; E21B43/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
Method for recovering petroleum from a deposit which has already been worked by primary extraction or is not suitable for primary extraction by extraction with a supercritical gas, comprising: introducing a gas in its supercritical state at a temperature which lies 10° to 100° C. above the critical temperature of the gas and at a pressure which lies 2 to 350 bar above the critical pressure of the gas through a bore hole into the deposit, wherein the supercritical gas becomes charged with petroleum to form a charged supercritical gas phase while the supercritical gas flows through the deposit; removing the charged supercritical gas phase from the deposit through a bore hole; and separating the petroleum from the charged supercritical gas into at least two separate fractions by stepwise pressure reduction and/or a change in temperature, characterized by introducing 8 to 10 kg of supercritical gas per liter of petroleum recovered.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
151 words
Method for recovering petroleum from a deposit which has already been worked by primary extraction or is not suitable for primary extraction by extraction with a supercritical gas, comprising: introducing a gas in its supercritical state at a temperature which lies 10° to 100° C. above the critical temperature of the gas and at a pressure which lies 2 to 350 bar above the critical pressure of the gas through a bore hole into the deposit, wherein the supercritical gas becomes charged with petroleum to form a charged supercritical gas phase while the supercritical gas flows through the deposit; removing the charged supercritical gas phase from the deposit through a bore hole; and separating the petroleum from the charged supercritical gas into at least two separate fractions by stepwise pressure reduction and/or a change in temperature, characterized by introducing 8 to 10 kg of supercritical gas per liter of petroleum recovered.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
Process as defined in claim 1, wherein the temperature of the supercritical gas decreases on its extraction path to such an extent that, when the gas leaves the deposit, the gas has a temperature which is 5° to 25° C. above its critical temperature.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
Method as defined in claim 1 or 2, wherein the entrance temperature of the supercritical gas into the deposit is lowered by 2° to 50° C. during the extraction process.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
Method as defined in claim 1 or 2, wherein the gas is carbon dioxide, ethane, ethene, propane, or a mixture of these gases.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-08-05 | 1993-02-04 | 1993-08-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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