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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTION OF HYDROCARBONS BY IN-SITU RADIO FREQUENCY HEATING OF CARBON BEARING GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTION OF HYDROCARBONS BY IN-SITU RADIO FREQUENCY HEATING OF CARBON BEARING GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS
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机译:含碳地层原位无线电频率加热提取油气的系统和方法
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A method of producing liquid hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon-bearing rock in situ in a geological formation begins with exploring the formation by drilling a plurality of boreholes into the formation and taking core samples of the hydrocarbon-bearing rock and at least one overburden layer. Electrical parameters of the hydrocarbon-bearing rock and the overburden layer are determined, as well as a roughness of a boundary between the hydrocarbon-bearing rock and the at least one overburden layer. These electrical parameters are used to construct a computer model of a portion of the hydrocarbon- bearing rock and at least one overburden layer, the computer model based upon modeling the formation as a rough-walled waveguide. This computer model is used to simulate propagation of radio frequency energy within the hydrocarbon-bearing rock, including simulation of radio frequency wave confinement within the hydrocarbon-bearing rock, at several frequencies and temperatures. A frequency for retorting is selected based upon simulation results. Radio frequency couplers are installed into at least one borehole in the hydrocarbon-bearing rock and driven with radio frequency energy to heat the hydrocarbon-bearing rock. As the rock heats, it releases carbon compounds and these are collected.
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