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In-situ combustion method for recovery of heavy oil utilizing oxygen and carbon dioxide as initial oxidant

CA 1196855 A · Owner: Mobil Oil Corporation · Inventors: Shu, Winston R.

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An in-situ combustion method for recovering viscous oil from a subterranean, viscous oil-containing formation comprising injecting a mixture of essentially pure oxygen and carbon dioxide into the formation to initiate an in-situ combustion operation followed by injecting essentially pure oxygen.

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  • Granted November 19, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 19, 2002.
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FiledJanuary 18, 1983
GrantedNovember 19, 1985
Term endedNovember 19, 2002
Patent numberCA 1196855 A
Classification (IPC)E21B43/24

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1984198619881990199219941996199820002002Application filedJan 18, 1983Patent grantedNov 19, 1985Term endedNov 19, 2002

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