Nuclear heating of oil-bearing formations
CA 1098818 A · Owner: Alspaw, D. Ivan · Inventors: Alspaw, D. Ivan
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Abstract, A method and apparatus are provided for using heat generated by absorption of radiation from nuclear waste materials to reduce the viscosity of petroleum products contained within a subsurface earth formation. The nuclear waste material is positioned in a salt water formation underlying the subsurface earth formation so that the radiation emitted by the material heats the salt water formation. Conduction and convection transfer the heat to the subsurface earth formation raising the, temperature and thereby reducing the viscosity of the petroleum products. To prevent radioactive contamination within the salt water formation, the nuclear waste material may be encapsulated in a …
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- Granted April 7, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 7, 1998.
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