CIRCULATED HEATED TRANSFER FLUID SYSTEMS USED TO TREAT A SUBSURFACE FORMATION

A method for heating a subsurface formation includes applying heat from a plurality of heaters to at least a portion of the subsurface formation. A portion of one or more of the heaters are allowed to move relative to the heaters respective wellhead using sliding seals to accommodate thermal expansi...

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Main Authors OCAMPOS ERNESTO RAFAEL FONSECA, CAO RENFANG RICHARD, VENDITTO JAMES JOSEPH, BASS RONALD MARSHALL, CRUZ ANTONIO MARIA GUIMARAES LEITE, RAGHU DAMODARAN, SON JAIME SANTOS, NGUYEN SCOTT VINH
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LanguageEnglish
Published 19.08.2010
Subjects
EARTH DRILLING
EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
MINING
OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
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Summary:A method for heating a subsurface formation includes applying heat from a plurality of heaters to at least a portion of the subsurface formation. A portion of one or more of the heaters are allowed to move relative to the heaters respective wellhead using sliding seals to accommodate thermal expansion of the heaters.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20090576707