Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Intermediate vapor collection within encapsulated control infrastructures
- Patent Title (中): 封装控制基础设施中的中间蒸气收集
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Application No.: US12701141Application Date: 2010-02-05
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Publication No.: US08365478B2Publication Date: 2013-02-05
- Inventor: Todd Dana , James W. Patten
- Applicant: Todd Dana , James W. Patten
- Applicant Address: US UT Sandy
- Assignee: Red Leaf Resources, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Red Leaf Resources, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US UT Sandy
- Agency: Thorpe North & Western LLP
- Main IPC: C10G1/04
- IPC: C10G1/04

Abstract:
A method of recovering hydrocarbons from hydrocarbonaceous materials can include forming a constructed permeability control infrastructure. This constructed infrastructure defines a substantially encapsulated volume. A mined hydrocarbonaceous material can be introduced into the control infrastructure to form a permeable body of hydrocarbonaceous material. The permeable body can be heated sufficient to remove hydrocarbons therefrom. Hydrocarbon products can be collected from intermediate locations within the permeable body. Advantageously, an intermediate fluid collection system can be used to draw a hydrocarbon product from the permeable body at preselected locations. Such intermediate collection can provide hydrocarbon product fractions which can reduce or eliminate the need for full-scale distillation of a hydrocarbon product having a full range of products such as that typically found in crude oil. In addition, product quality can be tailored by monitoring such intermediate draws and adjusting operating parameters accordingly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100200387A1 INTERMEDIATE VAPOR COLLECTION WITHIN ENCAPSULATED CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURES Public/Granted day:2010-08-12
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