Method and means for effecting lateral channelling in coal or oil shale beds
CA 1061772 A · Owner: Sabol, Karol · Inventors: Sabol, Karol
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There is provided in accordance with the invention apparatus and a method for boring holes through carbonaceous deposits. The method involves the step of introducing combustion-supporting gases such as air under pressure through the apparatus installed in a well hole opposite the area to be bored. The apparatus comprises inner and outer flexible tubes with flexible, jointed armour and a directional nozzle which permits it to be bent and change attitude as necessary. The adjacent carbonaceous interface after being ignited is maintained in this condition by the combustion-supporting gas which is supplied under pressure. As the combustion proceeds the pressure expels the combustion products …
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- Granted September 4, 1979. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 4, 1996.
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