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Class Information
Number: 166/248
Name: Wells > Processes > Electric current or electrical wave energy through earth for treating
Description: A process comprising passing an electric current through the earth to treat it or material in the pores of the earth (e.g., by heating, etc.).
Patents under this class:
| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7617869 |
Methods for extracting oil from tar sand |
Nov. 17, 2009 |
| 7575052 |
In situ conversion process utilizing a closed loop heating system |
Aug. 18, 2009 |
| 7567869 |
Induction tool for detail evaluation of near borehole zone |
Jul. 28, 2009 |
| 7562708 |
Method and apparatus for capture and sequester of carbon dioxide and extraction of energy from large land masses during and after extraction of hydrocarbon fuels or contaminants using energy a |
Jul. 21, 2009 |
| 7536262 |
Kalman filter approach to processing electromagnetic data |
May. 19, 2009 |
| 7484561 |
Electro thermal in situ energy storage for intermittent energy sources to recover fuel from hydro carbonaceous earth formations |
Feb. 3, 2009 |
| 7477162 |
Wireless electromagnetic telemetry system and method for bottomhole assembly |
Jan. 13, 2009 |
| 7461693 |
Method for extraction of hydrocarbon fuels or contaminants using electrical energy and critical fluids |
Dec. 9, 2008 |
| 7445041 |
Method and system for extraction of hydrocarbons from oil shale |
Nov. 4, 2008 |
| 7441597 |
Method and apparatus for in-situ radiofrequency assisted gravity drainage of oil (RAGD) |
Oct. 28, 2008 |
| 7398823 |
Selective electromagnetic production tool |
Jul. 15, 2008 |
| 7331385 |
Methods of treating a subterranean formation to convert organic matter into producible hydrocarbons |
Feb. 19, 2008 |
| 7325604 |
Method for enhancing oil production using electricity |
Feb. 5, 2008 |
| 7322409 |
Method and system for producing methane gas from methane hydrate formations |
Jan. 29, 2008 |
| 7312428 |
Processing hydrocarbons and Debye frequencies |
Dec. 25, 2007 |
| 7246761 |
Process reactor and method for the electrodynamic fragmentation |
Jul. 24, 2007 |
| 7228903 |
Apparatus and method for wireline imaging in nonconductive muds |
Jun. 12, 2007 |
| 7210526 |
Solid state pump |
May. 1, 2007 |
| 7182132 |
Linearly scalable geothermic fuel cells |
Feb. 27, 2007 |
| 7150316 |
Method of eliminating conductive drill parasitic influence on the measurements of transient electromagnetic components in MWD tools |
Dec. 19, 2006 |
| 7115847 |
In situ processing of hydrocarbon-bearing formations with variable frequency dielectric heating |
Oct. 3, 2006 |
| 7096953 |
In situ thermal processing of a coal formation using a movable heating element |
Aug. 29, 2006 |
| 7091460 |
In situ processing of hydrocarbon-bearing formations with variable frequency automated capacitive radio frequency dielectric heating |
Aug. 15, 2006 |
| 7069993 |
Down hole oil and gas well heating system and method for down hole heating of oil and gas wells |
Jul. 4, 2006 |
| 7055599 |
Electromagnetic coal seam gas recovery system |
Jun. 6, 2006 |
| 7025131 |
Electrical tubing control and remediation apparatus and method of use |
Apr. 11, 2006 |
| 6902004 |
In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation using a movable heating element |
Jun. 7, 2005 |
| 6877556 |
Electrochemical process for effecting redox-enhanced oil recovery |
Apr. 12, 2005 |
| 6725925 |
Downhole cathodic protection cable system |
Apr. 27, 2004 |
| 6684948 |
Apparatus and method for heating subterranean formations using fuel cells |
Feb. 3, 2004 |
| 6672382 |
Downhole electrical power system |
Jan. 6, 2004 |
| 6631761 |
Wet electric heating process |
Oct. 14, 2003 |
| 6617556 |
Method and apparatus for heating a submarine pipeline |
Sep. 9, 2003 |
| 6607036 |
Method for heating subterranean formation, particularly for heating reservoir fluids in near well bore zone |
Aug. 19, 2003 |
| 6598481 |
Quartz pressure transducer containing microelectronics |
Jul. 29, 2003 |
| 6588500 |
Enhanced oil well production system |
Jul. 8, 2003 |
| 6536526 |
Method for decreasing heat transfer from production tubing |
Mar. 25, 2003 |
| 6509557 |
Apparatus and method for heating single insulated flowlines |
Jan. 21, 2003 |
| 6499536 |
Method to increase the oil production from an oil reservoir |
Dec. 31, 2002 |
| 6427774 |
Process and apparatus for coupled electromagnetic and acoustic stimulation of crude oil reservoirs using pulsed power electrohydraulic and electromagnetic discharge |
Aug. 6, 2002 |
| 6328102 |
Method and apparatus for piezoelectric transport |
Dec. 11, 2001 |
| 6321837 |
Method and device for the in-situ elimination of hazardous substances from the groundwater and perched water |
Nov. 27, 2001 |
| 6315497 |
Joint for applying current across a pipe-in-pipe system |
Nov. 13, 2001 |
| 6307191 |
Microwave heating system for gas hydrate removal or inhibition in a hydrocarbon pipeline |
Oct. 23, 2001 |
| 6285014 |
Downhole induction heating tool for enhanced oil recovery |
Sep. 4, 2001 |
| 6278095 |
Induction heating for short segments of pipeline systems |
Aug. 21, 2001 |
| 6278096 |
Fabrication and repair of electrically insulated flowliness by induction heating |
Aug. 21, 2001 |
| 6253847 |
Downhole power generation |
Jul. 3, 2001 |
| 6227293 |
Process and apparatus for coupled electromagnetic and acoustic stimulation of crude oil reservoirs using pulsed power electrohydraulic and electromagnetic discharge |
May. 8, 2001 |
| 6199634 |
Method and apparatus for controlling the permeability of mineral bearing earth formations |
Mar. 13, 2001 |
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