CN103313798B - Combustion heat generator and the system and method for the oil exploitation for strengthening - Google Patents
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Abstract
Thering is provided the equipment occurred for fired combustion steam, comprising: combustor, it has arrival end and the port of export；Manifold at arrival end, it is configured to fuel and oxidant introduces in combustor；Trocar sheath, it is defined in the coolant room between trocar sheath and combustor；And multiple contraction coolant entrance, its for the coolant from coolant room at the port of export of combustor or near be inducted in combustor.Shrink coolant entrance to be radially disposed around combustor and be preferably configured as to be produced contracting expanding nozzle by the coolant being directed in combustor.By configuring in the wellbore and operating in the wellbore, in the system and method for the exploitation that device may be used for the enhancing of the hydrocarbon of underground, steam and burning gases produced in it are injected in hydrocarbon cambium layer to strengthen hydrocarbon exploitation.
Description
Cross-Reference to Related Applications
The U.S. Provisional Application No. that patent application claims was submitted on November 22nd, 2010
The rights and interests of 61/415, No. 892, this provisional application is incorporated herein by reference with it.
Background
The present invention relates generally to the device for burning, system and method, includes but not limited to such as
Strengthen in producing at hydrocarbon and especially from subterranean hydrocarbon cambium layer (hydrocarbon formation)
Produce heavy hydrocarbon for producing the device of steam, system and method.
The exploitation in oil field generally occurs in three phases.The first stage of oil field development is once to open
Adopt.During primary recovery, one or more holes are drilled down in hydrocarbon reservoir from surface.In underground
Present in hydrocarbon reservoir, pressure is forced through well to surface hydrocarbon.Primary recovery continues, until hydrocarbon stores up
Insufficient pressure in Ceng is to be forced through well to surface hydrocarbon.Typically, the initial oil in reservoir
Only 5 to percent 15 percent can be produced during primary production phase.
The second stage of oil field development is secondary recovery.During secondary recovery, various technology can be used
In from the reservoir recovery of hydrocarbons with the pressure exhausted.It is exuberant that a kind of technology is referred to as reservoir, relates to injection
Fluid such as water is to increase reservoir pressure, so that hydrocarbon is forced through well to surface.A kind of selectable
Technology is referred to as gaslift, relates to injected gas such as carbon dioxide to reduce the overall of fluid in well
Density.Then strata pressure be enough to the fluid forces of less density through well.Sometimes, pump can
Extract to surface from hydrocarbon reservoir for oil.Typically, only percent the 20 of the initial oil of reservoir
Can be extracted by primary recovery and secondary recovery to percent 40.
The phase III of oil field development is tertiary recovery, oil exploitation (EOR) also referred to as strengthened.
After secondary recovery, the big percent of hydrocarbon keeps being trapped in reservoir.During EOR,
Various methods are used for increasing the mobility of oil to increase extraction.The most common method of EOR is steam
Injection.Typically, steam uses the steam generator on surface to produce, and it is often steam power plant
A part.Steam is then passed through well and is injected in reservoir, and in reservoir, steam adds deep fat, thus subtracts
Lack its viscosity and make it easier to extract.Current based on steam oily recovery method is due to heat and pressure
Power loss is only for about 2,500 feet effectively.Surface production of steam the most undesirably produces the biggest temperature
Room gas discharge.
A kind of selectable EOR method is that carbon dioxide is exuberant, and wherein carbon dioxide is injected into oil
In reservoir, in reservoir, carbon dioxide mixes with oil, reduces its viscosity and makes it easier to extract.
Carbon dioxide is exuberant is particularly effective in ratio 2,000 foot of deep reservoir, wherein carbon dioxide
In supercriticality.Other selectable EOR methods include injection reduce viscosity and improve to
The fluid of the flowing in hydrocarbon reservoir.These fluids can include gas blendable with oil, air, oxygen
Gas, polymer solution, gel, surfactant and polymer preparation, alkali, surfactant and polymer
Preparation or microorganism formulation.The method of current EOR typically allow reservoir oil the most additionally
5 to percent 15 percent be produced.
The amount of minable hydrocarbon is determined by multiple factors, including the degree of depth of reservoir, the permeability of rock,
And the intensity of natural driving, such as gas pressure, from the pressure of the water adjoined or gravity.One
Individual important factor is the viscosity of the hydrocarbon in reservoir.The viscosity of hydrocarbon extensively from light to weight
's.Lighter oil typically results in higher extraction ratio.In yet another aspect, heavy oil, Colophonium and first
Alkane hydrate is full-bodied or solid, and the hardly possible oil producing method using routine carries
Take.Api gravity that heavy oil is typically classified as having about 10 to about 20 and greater than about 100cP's
The oil of viscosity.Colophonium be typically have less than about 10 API and the viscosity of greater than about 10,000cP
Semisolid or hydrocarbon solid material.In methane hydrate is the crystal structure being trapped in water of methane
Solid form.Heating methane hydrate can discharge the methane of gaseous state from its lattice structure.
2,500 feet of lower sections and the heavy oil of the full degree of depth and bitumen reservoir in offshore can not make by land
Produce with current steam technologies.Study according to national oil and energy research association (NIPER),
68,000,000,000 barrels of the U.S.'s remaining heavy oil reserves more than half 2,500 feet of lower sections.A
Technical,Economic,and Legal Assessment of North American Heavy Oil,Oil
Sands, and Oil Shale Resources, USDOE,
http://fossil.energy.gov/programs/oilgas/publications/oilshale/HeavyOilLowRes
.pdf.If the half of the heavy oil of America & Canada and oil sand deposit is sold, then they are single
Solely can meet two national current demands for crude oil more than 150 years.America’s Oil
Shale:A Roadmap for Federal Decision Making, USDOE,
http://fossil.energy.gov/programs/reserves/npr/publications/oil_shale_roadmap.
pdf。
Accordingly, will be the most desirably, it is provided that produce hydrocarbon for strengthen from subterranean hydrocarbon cambium layer
Device, system and method.To be the most desirably, it is provided that for heavy oil, Colophonium and/or first
The device of the extraction of alkane hydrate sediment (especially at the depth more than 2,500 feet), it is
System and method.
U.S. Patent No. No. 4,604,988 and No. 7,780,152 discloses in order to by providing down-hole to steam
Vapour generator solves the effort of this problem.However, it is necessary to improve, with provide higher efficiency, can
That lean on and/or durable in long-term use continuously burner.
General introduction
In one aspect, it is provided that the equipment occurred for fired combustion steam.In one embodiment,
Device includes: combustor, and it has arrival end and the port of export；Manifold shell, it is connected to entrance
Hold and be configured to fuel and oxidant introduces in combustor；Trocar sheath, it is defined in trocar sheath
Inner surface and the outer surface of combustor between coolant room；And multiple contraction coolant entrance,
Its for the coolant from coolant room at the port of export of combustor or near be inducted into burning
In room, wherein said multiple contraction coolant entrances are radially disposed around combustor.Described many
Individual contraction coolant entrance can be configured to be produced by the coolant that is directed in combustor shrink-
Divergent nozzle (converging-diverging nozzle).Equipment can also include being positioned as and burning
Portion of the leaving flame diffuser (exit flame diffuser) of the port of export fluid communication of room.Equipment is preferred
Ground be sized to be assemblied in industrial standard casing in and/or be sized to be passed through
The standard rate turn bending section (turn sweep) used in horizontal well.
In yet another aspect, it is provided that for from oil cambium layer extract oil system and method, including:
First well, it is for being sent to hydrocarbon reservoir (hydrocarbon steam and/or other hot gas
Reservoir)；And the combustion heat generating apparatus of advanced person, wherein equipment can be at underground location
In one well.Device can be in the depth more than 2,500 feet be positioned at the first well.System
The second well for extracting hydrocarbon from hydrocarbon reservoir can be included.
At an other aspect, it is provided that for the method producing steam.Method may include that handle
Fuel and oxidant introduce in the arrival end of combustor；Make the fuel in combustor and oxidant burning with
Produce combustion product；Make water at the arrival end of combustor or near inflow be defined at trocar sheath and combustion
Burn in the coolant room between the outer surface of room；Make water from coolant room's flowing through being radially disposed
Multiple contraction coolant entrances around combustor and at the port of export of combustor or near enter
Entering in combustor so that water forms the Laval nozzle of combustion product flowing process, water is burned to be produced
Thing heats to form steam.
In further aspect, it is provided that for the method extracting hydrocarbon from hydrocarbon cambium layer.Method can be wrapped
Include: the equipment with combustor is configured in well；Fuel and oxidant are introduced entering of combustor
In mouth end；The fuel in combustor and oxidant is made to burn to produce combustion product；Make water at combustor
Arrival end at or the coolant that is defined between trocar sheath and the outer surface of combustor of neighbouring inflow
In room；Make water cold through the multiple contractions being radially disposed around combustor from coolant room's flowing
But agent entrance and at the port of export of combustor or near in entrance combustor so that water forms burning
The throat of the Laval nozzle that product stream influencing meridian is crossed, water is burned product heats to form steam；?
Combustion product and/or vapor injection enter in hydrocarbon cambium layer；And extract hydrocarbon from hydrocarbon cambium layer.A change
In change form, the equipment with combustor is configured in well side at least 2 under the surface, and 500ft's is deep
At degree.
In yet another aspect, it is provided that for the method forming Laval nozzle.Method may include that
Fuel and oxidant is made to burn to form combustion product in cylindrical combustion chamber；And through by radially
After water injection enters cylindrical combustion chamber by multiple water inlets of being arranged in around cylindrical combustion chamber
In end.In a special embodiment, when combustion product shrinks, the flow velocity of combustion product adds
Speed is to velocity of sound.
In further aspect, it is provided that Laval nozzle device, comprising: elongated ring pipe,
It has the tube wall defining flow channel；And nozzle, it is at least partially positioned at elongated ring
In shape pipe, nozzle has constriction, throat and expansion, and wherein nozzle is by flowing through pipe
Gas and flowing through is radially disposed as around tube wall and the multiple holes extending through tube wall
Liquid is formed, and the longitudinal axis in each hole is with extension angled with the direction of the flowing of gas.
Accompanying drawing is sketched
Fig. 1 is the embodiment describing the equipment occurred for fired combustion steam as described herein
Plane graph, a portion is cut out.
Fig. 2 is the cross section of the embodiment of the equipment occurred for fired combustion steam as described herein
Figure.
Fig. 3 is the exploded view of the embodiment of the combustion apparatus for steam generation as described herein.
Fig. 4 is an enforcement of the manifold shell of the equipment occurred for fired combustion steam as described herein
The perspective view of the outer end part of scheme.(only manifold shell is illustrated；Miscellaneous part is in order to clearly
Property and be omitted.)
Fig. 5 is the perspective view of the opposite side of the manifold shell of Fig. 4.
Fig. 6 be a diagram that the Laval nozzle striding across an embodiment according to present disclosure
The figure of temperature curve, pressure curve and rate curve.
Fig. 7 is the close-up perspective view of a part for the embodiment of the combustion apparatus for steam generation,
Wherein trocar sheath is omitted to disclose the outside of combustor and multiple contraction coolant entrance.
Fig. 8 is an embodiment according to the equipment occurred for fired combustion steam as described herein
The perspective view of the port of export part of combustor.
Fig. 9 be a diagram that an embodiment according to system and method described herein for from oil
Cambium layer extracts the schematic diagram of the system of oil.
Figure 10 be a diagram that another embodiment according to system and method described herein for
The schematic diagram of the system of oil is extracted from oil cambium layer.
Figure 11 be a diagram that every barrel of cost of the oil using vapor injection to be produced in the well depth changed
Figure.
Figure 12 is the cross-sectional view of the embodiment of Laval nozzle device as described herein.
Describe in detail
This device, system and method can be by referring to the preferred embodiments of the following present invention
Describing in detail and be more easily understood by referring to accompanying drawing, the most identical numeral is all
Single view in indicate identical key element.
Providing for producing the device of steam, system and method, it includes the improvement of combustion apparatus
Design, this design introduces in the port of export part of combustor coolant so that in an advantageous manner cold
But agent merges with combustion product gas, to produce the steam of high-quality at high speed expeditiously.Design
Can make valuably coolant formed Laval nozzle, this Laval nozzle with stand to make continuously
Solid nozzle different, will not wear and tear (because the water of nozzle that water is formed is by the most more
Change).This is the biggest advantage in terms of durability and commercial viability.A preferred embodiment party
In case, this steam raising plant and system advantageously one extend period in continuously or
The most exercisable, the most several days, some months or the most several years.
In the purposes that other are possible, these devices, system and method are for strengthening from hydrocarbon reservoir or hydrocarbon
Cambium layer is useful especially for extracting hydrocarbon.Device can be placed on down-hole in casing with
The cambial interface of hydrocarbon produces steam, the most expeditiously steam, carbon dioxide and other burnings
Gas is sent to hydrocarbon cambium layer and minimizes surface losses simultaneously.These devices, system and method are for moving
Go out and fluidize be considered as dry (uneconomic, minimum production or nonproductive) or
It is by for the oil in the most minable existing oil well of any other prior art or useful.
These devices, system and method are for heavy oil, Colophonium and/or the extraction of methane hydrate deposits thing
For be useful especially.As it is used herein, " heavy oil " is the API with about 10 to about 20
The oil of the high viscosity of the viscosity of proportion and greater than about 100cP.As it is used herein, " Colophonium "
It is semisolid or the hydrocarbon solid material of the viscosity of the API and greater than about 10,000cP with less than about 10.
Assembly of the invention, system and method do not have depth limit and for being included in more than 2,500 English
Can be useful for the extraction of the hydrocarbon of all degree of depth of the degree of depth of chi.Device, system and method can
With by land or offshore use.
I. combustion apparatus/steam generator
In one embodiment, it is provided that the equipment occurred for fired combustion steam, comprising: (a) fires
Burning room, it has arrival end and the port of export；B () manifold shell, it is connected to the entrance of combustor
Hold and be configured to fuel and oxidant introduces in combustor；C () trocar sheath, outside it is defined in
Coolant room between inner surface and the outer surface of combustor of sleeve pipe；And (d) multiple contraction is cold
But agent entrance, it is for being inducted into coolant combustor from coolant room.In some embodiment
In, multiple contraction coolant entrances can be configured to be produced by the coolant being directed in combustor
Laval nozzle.Such equipment or device can be referred to herein as the combustion heat of advanced person and occur
Device (" ACTG ") device.
As shown in Figure 1, ACTG device 10 is generic cylindrical in shape.ACTG
Device 10 includes trocar sheath 11, manifold shell 12 and leaves portion's flame diffuser 13.Trocar sheath 11,
Manifold shell 12 and to leave portion's flame diffuser 13 assembled and be collectively form ACTG device 10
Outer portion.Manifold shell 12 can be connected to trocar sheath 11 in any suitable manner.At one
In embodiment, manifold shell 12 includes threaded part, this threaded part and trocar sheath
The threaded interior part of 11 is screwed in together to form the airtight and sealing of fluid-tight.Leave portion
Flame diffuser 13 can also be connected to trocar sheath 11 in any suitable manner.In shown reality
Executing in scheme, the rearward end of trocar sheath 11 is by being radially disposed at around the rearward end of trocar sheath 11
Multiple screws 14 be connected to leave portion's flame diffuser 13.Screw with leave portion's flame diffuser 13
In threaded hole engage, thus produce at trocar sheath 11 and leave between portion's flame diffuser 13
The airtight and sealing of fluid-tight.
The manifold shell 12 of ACTG device 10 is connected to control pipeline 15, controls pipeline 15
ACTG device 10 is connected to surface (side on the ground).Control pipeline 15 can be selectively by
The pipe control pipeline of the coiling that armoring electric wire steel umbilical cable manufactures.Control pipeline 15 and include fuel
Pipeline 16, oxidant pipeline 17 and coolant lines 18.Burning line 16, oxidant pipeline 17
Fuels sources and oxidizer source and coolant source, fuel it is connected to respectively with coolant lines 18
Source and oxidizer source and coolant source can be positioned in surface.In one embodiment, combustion
Material pipeline 16, oxidant pipeline 17 and coolant lines 18 are one inch of stainless steel tubes.Control pipeline
Selectively can also include one or more power pipeline and data lines.Control pipeline selectively
Could be included for one or more pipelines of lubricant or other various needs.
ACTG device 10 is compact and can form required size and exist for being placed on down-hole
In the well of oil well.ACTG device 10 can use in both Vertical Well and horizontal well.ACTG
Device 10 can be sized to adapt to industrial standard casing.Casing is that typically in length
On be the high tensile steel tube of 20 to 40 feet.Casing be screwed in together with composition casing string and
It is inserted in the boring of well.Typically, casing uses cement to be held in place by.Industry
Standard oil casing includes but not limited to 5 inches of standard, 6 inches and 7 inches of sleeve pipes.ACTG
Device 10 can also is that the compactest, to be contained in horizontal well the standard rate turn bending used
Portion, the horizontal well that horizontal well such as uses in the gravity drainage of steam auxiliary is (see Fig. 9, below
Describe).The gravity drainage of steam auxiliary is the oily production technique of a kind of enhancing, one pair of which horizontal well
It is drilled in oil reservoir.A top being positioned in another well in horizontal well.Low-pressure steam quilt
It is injected into continuously in well to add deep fat and reduces its viscosity, making heated oil enter and go into the well
In Yan, in lower well, heated oil is pumped to surface.
As shown in Figure 2, ACTG device 10 can be configured in the well with well bore wall 20
In 19.The outside of well bore casing 21 liner well 19.Packer 22 is positioned in ACTG device
In annular space between 10 and well bore casing 21.Packer is for isolating the district within casing
The sealing device in territory.Packer provides the annular seal between trocar sheath 11 and well bore casing 21,
To stop steam, burning gases, oil or other fluids to flow up along casing string towards surface.Envelope
In the minds of device is also held in position in ACTG device 10 in well.The present invention's
In other embodiments, packer can be provided in the ring packing between trocar sheath and the wall of well
Portion.The Wel packing of standard can be used according to embodiment of the present invention.
The manifold shell 12 of ACTG device 10 is connected to burning line 16 and oxidation an end
Agent pipeline 17.Burning line 16 is connected to fuels sources, and fuels sources can be positioned in surface.
As used herein term " fuel " means any material or material being consumed to produce energy,
Include but not limited to natural gas, hydrogen, methane, ethane, propane, butane, gasoline, diesel fuel,
Kerosene, fuel oil, methanol or ethanol, or a combination thereof.In a preferred embodiment, fuel
It is methane or natural gas.Oxidant pipeline 17 is connected to oxidizer source, and oxidizer source can be determined
Position is in surface.According to embodiment of the present invention, oxidant can include any gaseous state or liquid
Oxidizer source, include but not limited to air, gaseous oxygen (GOX), liquid oxygen (LOX), O,
O3、H2O2Or HAN, or a combination thereof.In a preferred embodiment, oxidant is GOX.
Oxidant such as GOX, marches to pin 23 through oxidant pipeline 17, and pin 23 is attached
It is connected to manifold shell 12.Pin 23 can be generally cylindrical in shape and can assemble
In the cylindrical bore through manifold shell 12.Pin 23 can attach in any suitable manner
Manifold shell.In one embodiment, pin 23 includes threaded part, and this is threaded
To form airtight and fluid-tight together with being partly screwed in the threaded interior part of manifold shell 12
Sealing.Oxidant is in pin 23 flows into the arrival end of combustor 24.Combustor 24
Can be cylindrical in shape.Fuel such as methane, travels through burning line 16, cartridge
Line 16 is connected to manifold shell 12.The inner surface of manifold shell 12 and outer surface circle of pin 23
Determine fuel passage 25.Fuel flows from burning line 16 and enters combustor 24 through fuel passage 25
Arrival end in.Fuel and oxidant can at the arrival end of combustor 24 or near mixing.
The parts of ACTG device 10 can be formed by any suitable material, the example bag of described material
Include high-temperature metal and alloy, include but not limited to nichrome as known in the art.An enforcement
In scheme, one or more by Hanyes in partsTM 230TMAlloy (Haynes International,
Kokomo, Indiana, the U.S.) manufacture.
The manifold shell 12 of ACTG device 10 is also connected to power pipeline 26 an end.Electricity
Solenoid line 26 is connected to power supply, and power supply can be positioned in surface.Selectable embodiment party
In case, the present invention can include integrated power supply, such as battery.Embodiment of the present invention are selectively
One or more power pipeline and/or data lines can also be included.Power pipeline or data lines are permissible
Including one or more optical-power pipelines or data lines.Power pipeline 26 is connected to lighter
System 27.Igniter systems can include many spark discharges (MSD) ignition system.Igniter systems
Spark plug, oxidant supply department and/or fuel supplies can be included.Embodiment of the present invention are optional
Can include with selecting for the fiber data pipeline at burning point control lighter.Fiber data pipeline can
With the computer-controlled program that data are sent on surface.ACTG device 10 can also include ability
Known one or more sensors, such as temperature sensor and/or pressure transducer in territory.Fiber count
Computer-controlled program data can also being sent to surface from such sensor according to pipeline.When
When igniter systems 27 is activated, spark or flame are through ignition flame torch path 28.Spark or
Flame makes fuel and oxidant light a fire in combustor 24.Fuel and oxidant are in combustor 24
Burning produces combustion product.Combustion product can include carbon dioxide and steam.Fuel and oxidant exist
Burning in combustor 24 also produces heat energy.
The manifold shell 12 of ACTG device 10 is also connected to coolant lines 18 an end.
Coolant lines 18 is connected to coolant source, and coolant source can be positioned in surface.According to
Embodiment of the present invention, coolant can include water or have the another kind of suitable coolant character
Material or material.In a preferred embodiment, coolant is water.Coolant can be injected
A series of coolant path 29 in manifold shell 12.Coolant can be through a series of
Coolant path 29 enters in coolant room 30.Coolant room 30 is by the overcoat of ACTG device 10
The inner surface of pipe 11 and the outer surface of combustor 24 define.
Coolant is through coolant room 30 and thus provides the cooling to combustor 24.Trocar sheath 11
Inner surface and/or the outer surface of combustor 24 can have helical groove or channel(l)ing.Such recessed
Groove or channel(l)ing include any helical form pattern, either from the rat of the wall of coolant room 30
In the surface of the wall still reducing coolant room 30.Such helical groove can promote cooling
Agent is through the spiral helicine of coolant room 30 or spiral flow path.Spiral helicine or spiral type
Flow path coolant distribution/flowing evenly in coolant room is provided and/or can increase
Turbulent flow, can have in combustor 24 and/or coolant room 30 the most by this way if thus reduced
The unexpected focus of the trend of middle formation.
Multiple contraction coolant entrances 31 be arranged at the port of export of combustor 24 or near.Shrink
Coolant entrance extends through the hole of the wall of combustor 24, described hole formed for coolant from
Coolant room 30 is inducted into the flow path in combustor 24.Shrink coolant entrance 31 by radially
Be arranged in around combustor 24.Coolant at the port of export of combustor 24 or near through supercontraction
In coolant entrance 31 flowing in combustion chamber 24.Shrink coolant entrance 31 to be configured to by directed
Enter the coolant in combustor 24 and produce Laval nozzle 9.Laval nozzle portion below
Divide in II and be more fully described.Coolant is to become through the flow path of combustor 24 with combustion product
Certain angle is in supercontraction coolant entrance 31 flowing in combustion chamber 24.A preferred embodiment party
In case, this angle is to become angle between about 25 degree and about 35 degree (i.e. and combustor with flow path
Angle between the axis one-tenth about 25 degree and about 35 degree of 24).In another preferred embodiment,
This angle is to become about 30 degree (i.e. the axis with combustor 24 becomes about 30 degree) with flow path.
Combustion product passes through to be accelerated by the Laval nozzle formed in coolant flowing in combustion chamber 24,
And the port of export through combustor 24.The port of export of combustor is by being radially disposed at trocar sheath
Multiple screws 14 around the rearward end of 11 are connected to leave portion's flame diffuser 13.Leave portion's flame
Bubbler 13 is in fluid communication with the port of export of combustor 24.Leave portion's flame diffuser 13 in shape
On be generic cylindrical.Multiple holes 32 are arranged in the wall leaving portion's flame diffuser 13.
Combustor 24 and/or leave portion's flame diffuser 13 and formed by coolant flowing through the water inlet of supercontraction
31 and the expansion 33 of Laval nozzle that formed.Leave portion's flame diffuser 13 can control
Flame impingement from combustor 24 to casing 21.Leave portion's flame diffuser 13 may be provided for
Cooling to combustor 24, thus provides the mixture of homogeneity to exhaust flame.Leave portion's flame to expand
Dissipate device 13 to may be provided for other heat energy from the transfer of combustion product to coolant, thus increase
Production of steam.The mixture of combustion product and steam can through leaving flame diffuser hole, portion 32 and/
Or the port of export leaving portion's flame diffuser leaves, enter in well 19.
Fig. 3 provides another view, to understand the parts of ACTG device 10.Specifically, Fig. 3
Show pin 23, manifold shell 12, combustor 24, trocar sheath 11 and leave portion's flame diffuser
13.ACTG device 10 can exist as assembly, as shown in figs. 1-2.ACTG device
10 by being connected to pin 23 in manifold shell 12, such as by there is spiral shell the outside of pin 23
The part of stricture of vagina spin manifold shell 12 the threaded part in inside in and assembled.Manifold shell
12 are connected to combustor 24, such as by threaded for the inside of combustor 24 part spin to
The threaded outer portion of manifold shell 12.According to preferred embodiment, the surface of combustor 24
There is helical groove 39.Alternatively or additionally, according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention,
The inner surface of trocar sheath 11 can have helical groove.Trocar sheath 11 is assemblied on combustor 24 also
And be connected to manifold shell 12, such as by threaded for the inside of trocar sheath 11 part spin to
The threaded outer portion of manifold shell 12.When assembled, at trocar sheath 11 and combustor 24
Between annular space define coolant room's (not shown).Leave portion's flame diffuser 13 by radially
Multiple screws 14 of being arranged in around the rearward end of trocar sheath 11 be connected to trocar sheath.Screw with from
The threaded hole 34 opened in portion's flame diffuser 13 engages, and thus produces at trocar sheath 11 and leaves
The sealing of the airtight and fluid-tight between portion's flame diffuser 13.When assembled, portion is left
Flame diffuser 13 is in fluid communication with combustor 24.
The details of one embodiment of manifold shell 12 illustrates in figures 4 and 5.Manifold shell
12 include fuel inlet 35, oxidant inlet 36, coolant entrance 37 and electric power and data system
Entrance 38.Fuel inlet 35 can be connected to burning line.Burning line can be connected to again
Fuels sources, fuels sources can be positioned in the surface of well.Oxidant inlet 36 can be connected to
Oxidant pipeline.Oxidant pipeline can be connected to again oxidizer source, and oxidizer source can be positioned
In surface.Coolant entrance 37 can be connected to coolant lines.Coolant lines is the most permissible
Being connected to coolant source, coolant source can be positioned in surface.Power and data system entry
38 can be connected to power pipeline and/or data lines.Power pipeline and/or data lines are the most permissible
Being connected to power supply, computer and/or control system, power supply, computer and/or control system are permissible
It is positioned in surface.Imagination, any quantity and/or placement in these entrances can change.
As shown in Figure 5, manifold shell 12 is connected to pin 23.Oxidant is from oxidant pipe
Line flowing enters in combustor through pin 23.Manifold shell 12 and pin 23 are collectively form combustion
Material path 25, fuel enters combustor through fuel passage 25 from burning line flowing.Coolant
Enter by outward from the coolant lines flowing a series of coolant path 29 through manifold shell 12
In the coolant room that sleeve pipe and combustor are formed.Manifold shell 12 also includes ignition flame torch path
28.Igniter systems can be positioned in manifold shell 12.When igniter systems is activated,
Spark or flame can be through ignition flame torch paths 28 and fuel and oxidant can be made in combustion
Burn in room and light a fire.
II. Laval nozzle
ACTG device can be configured to be directed in combustor by coolant produce receipts contraction-expansion
Open nozzle.Laval nozzle is also referred to as de Laval(or DeLaval) nozzle is high temperature
Gases at high pressure accelerate to ultrasonic device.Typically, it is extruded at middle part to form balance
The pipe of asymmetric hourglass shape.One exemplary Laval nozzle is in U.S. Patent No.
Shown in 4,064, No. 977 and describe, this United States Patent (USP) is incorporated herein by reference with it.
Generally, Laval nozzle includes constriction, throat and expansion.Typically, its by
Steel, copper, graphite or elapse the another type of ablator manufacture being prone to wear out in time.
Laval nozzle has little cross section by the gas push of constant-quality flow velocity is passed through
Aperture and operate.The viewpoint of the gas from constriction, nozzle causes lower pressure region
Hole or " throat ".When gas is close to throat, it starts to accelerate.Gas continues to accelerate towards throat,
Finally at throat, reach velocity of sound.As used herein " velocity of sound " is the velocity of sound in hot gas,
Be not in environmental condition at ground level aerial velocity of sound.Velocity of sound typical case in hot gas
Ground than in environmental condition at ground level fast 2 to 3 times of aerial velocity of sound, this depends on temperature
Degree.
Gas is after throat reaches velocity of sound, and it flows in expansion, at expansion gas expansion
And cool down, the most laterally promote to wall, and accelerate to supersonic speed.The clock of nozzle
The expansion of shape provides maximum efficiency, but the expansion of simple cone shape provides percentage
99 efficiency and more cost effective structure can be provided.The expansion of nozzle can be gas
Speed increase to 2.7 times of velocity of sound or more, this depends on cross-sectional area at throat and is coming
From the accurate ratio leaving cross-sectional area at portion of nozzle.
It is the effect of kinetic energy that nozzle plays the potential energy converting and energy of high temperature and high pressure gas.Because through typical
The High Temperature And Velocity of the gas of the throat of Laval nozzle, so the throat of nozzle can corrode, leads
Cause the unexpected increase of throat diameter and chamber pressure and the reduction of gas velocity.In nozzle throat
The life-span corroding final limits nozzle and the operation time of the device being combined with nozzle.
Advantageously, the combustion heat generator utilization of advanced person described herein is formed by the flowing of coolant
Laval nozzle, replaces by the machine tool Laval nozzle that such as metal throat is formed, cold
But agent is preferably water.Accordingly, device can be several years of sub-terrain operations, without more changing device
Parts, such as nozzle.
In one aspect, it is provided that be used for by burning fuel and oxidant in cylindrical combustion chamber with shape
Become combustion product and by the multiple contractions through being radially disposed around cylindrical combustion chamber
Water injection is entered the method forming Laval nozzle in the rearward end of cylindrical combustion chamber by water inlet.Water
Angled with for the effective cross section by reducing combustor with the axis of cylindrical combustion chamber
Amass and make combustion product contraction effective manner be injected in combustor.It is being pushed through combustor
Water be finally reached the density can not compressed further so that gas, and water thus sets up de
The throat of Laval nozzle.In a preferred embodiment, water can be with cylindrical combustion chamber
Angle between axis Cheng Yue 25 degree to about 35 degree is injected.In another preferred embodiment
In, water can become the angle of about 30 degree to be injected with the axis of combustor.The most real at another
Executing in scheme, when combustion product shrinks, the flow velocity of combustion product accelerates to velocity of sound.
Fig. 6 be a diagram that the receipts contraction-expansion striden across according to device described herein and the embodiment of system
Open the temperature curve of nozzle, pressure curve and the figure of rate curve.When combustion product flowing is through burning
During room, it is close to the port of export of combustor and enters the constriction of nozzle.When it shrinks, combustion
Burn product acceleration and temperature and pressure starts to reduce.The larynx formed in by water flowing in combustion chamber
Portion, the temperature and pressure that speed significantly increases to velocity of sound and gas declines accordingly.Work as combustion product
When leaving throat and enter the expansion of combustor and/or leave portion's flame diffuser, speed increases
Decline further to supersonic speed and pressure and temperature.
It is to be understood, therefore, that coolant can play at least two purpose in a device.First, when cold
But agent flowing provides the cooling to combustor through coolant room's coolant.Second, with combustor
Axis is angled to be entered coolant injection in combustor to produce Laval nozzle, to accelerate
From combustion product and the speed of steam of ACTG discharge.It will also be understood that coolant, fuel and/or
The flow velocity of oxidant can be variable and adjustable so that when the pressure of the hydrocarbon in hydrocarbon cambium layer changes
During change, the flow velocity of coolant can change to compensate these accordingly and change.Therefore, coolant, fuel
And/or the flow velocity of oxidant can be adjusted so that the injectable stream providing gas to enter in cambium layer
The optimum performance of the embodiment of speed and device.It will also be understood that combustion product and the stream of coolant
The minimum erosion on the dynamic surface causing the embodiment to device or not erosion.
The water being injected in cylindrical chamber through shrinkage water entrance may exit off entrance and leaves portion's flame and expand
Dissipate in device and mix with combustion product.Here, water can be converted into steam and leave ACTG dress
Put in entrance well or hydrocarbon cambium layer.
The port of export of combustor 24 describes in detail in figures 7 and 8.As shown in Figure 7, combustion
The port of export burning room 24 is connected to leave portion's flame diffuser 13.Clarity for basic structure
Purpose, commonly will surround combustor 24 and define the trocar sheath of coolant room and have been not shown.
Multiple contraction coolant entrances 31 are radially disposed around combustor 24.Multiple contraction coolants
Entrance 31 and combustion product extend through burning through the direction of the flowing of combustor 24 is angled
The wall of room 24.Shrink coolant entrance to be configured to be produced by the coolant being directed in combustor
Laval nozzle.In a preferred embodiment, the angle of coolant entrance is shunk about
Between 25 degree to about 35 degree.In another preferred embodiment, the angle of coolant entrance is shunk
Degree is about 30 degree.
In fig. 8, commonly portion of the leaving flame diffuser being connected to the port of export of combustor is saved
Slightly to be shown in the inwall at the port of export of combustor 24.Shrink coolant entrance 31 be configured to by
The coolant being injected in combustor 24 produces Laval nozzle.In order to form converging diverging spray
Mouth, water (coolant) with angled with the axis of cylindrical combustion chamber 24 and be injected through
Shrinkage water entrance 31.Water is forced through the outer end of combustor 24 by the combustion product of flowing.Water subtracts
The effective cross section of few combustor 24 is amassed and sets up the throat of Laval nozzle.At one preferably
Embodiment in, when combustion product shrinks, the flow velocity of combustion product accelerates to velocity of sound.When burning is produced
When thing leaves throat, it enters the expansion 33 of combustor and/or leaves portion's flame diffuser.?
In expansion 33, the internal diameter of flow path increases and the speed of gas can increase to supersonic speed.
III. the system and method for the oil exploitation for strengthening
Provide the production steam according to some embodiment described herein and from hydrocarbon reservoir or hydrocarbon
Cambium layer extracts the system and method for hydrocarbon.These systems include that the down-hole that is configured in described herein is with life
Producing steam and carbon dioxide are for oil or the ACTG device of the exploitation of the enhancing of other hydrocarbon.
ACTG device may be used for the oily mining system that at traditional vapor injection strengthen is reduced or eliminated
With the surface vapour losses occurred in method.Advantageously, ACTG device directly can pass steam
Deliver to reservoir interface.Such embodiment for the degree of depth more than 2,500 feet reservoir and/or
Can be useful especially for the reservoir comprising heavy oil or Colophonium.Such embodiment be additionally operable to from
Bank or close in offshore reservoir and for extracting heavy oil or Colophonium under the conditions of permafrost.By ACTG
The steam quality that device produces can be as desired to control.Such as, embodiment can produce about
Between percent 10 to about percent 95 or bigger steam quality.In one embodiment, institute
The steam quality produced is about percent 75 to about percent 95, and e.g., from about percent 85 to about percentage
95.In preferred embodiments, ACTG device produces with 90 to percent 100 percent
Between steam quality, can be used for the cambial steam of hydrocarbon.
System for extracting hydrocarbon from hydrocarbon cambium layer is provided.The system of the oil exploitation for strengthening includes using
In the first well and the embodiment party of the present invention that steam and/or other hot gas are sent to hydrocarbon reservoir
The advanced combustion heat generating apparatus (description in part I seen above and II) of case.ACTG fills
Put and can be positioned in down-hole in the first well.Steam and/or other hot gas can be in cambium layer
Hydrocarbon provide heat with reduce viscosity and/or evaporation hydrocarbon a part.In a preferred embodiment,
Hydrocarbon reservoir can comprise heavy oil, Colophonium, methane hydrate or a combination thereof.
The system of the oil exploitation for strengthening selectively could be included for extracting hydrocarbon from hydrocarbon reservoir
The second well.According to device disclosed herein, the various embodiments of system and method, the first well
One or two in eye and the second well can be vertical well.Selectively, the first well and
One or two in two wells can include at least one horizontal component.ACTG device can be determined
At any point in the wellbore of position, it is included in vertical portion or the horizontal component of well.ACTG fills
Put any depth can also being positioned in the wellbore.ACTG device is configured at ACTG device
It is particularly advantageous to the purposes of the degree of depth that side is more than 2,500 feet under the surface.
The system of the oil exploitation for strengthening selectively can also include the top from the about first well
Portion extends to the casing string of the bottom of the about first well.In a preferred embodiment, ACTG
Device can be positioned in casing string.
The system of the oil exploitation for strengthening can also include fuels sources, oxidizer source and/or coolant
Source.Fuels sources, oxidizer source and/or coolant source can be connected to by the pipe control pipeline of coiling
ACTG device.The pipe control pipeline of coiling selectively can include that fuel feeds pipeline and oxygen
Agent feeds pipeline and/or coolant feeds pipeline.The pipe control pipeline of coiling the most also may be used
To include fiber data pipeline and/or power pipeline.
As shown in Figure 9, the gravity row that the steam of ACTG device as described herein assists is utilized
Go out system can be used.System includes for steam and/or other hot gas are sent to hydrocarbon reservoir
First well 50(" vapor injection well " of 51).In a preferred embodiment, hydrocarbon reservoir
Comprise heavy oil, Colophonium and/or methane hydrate.System also includes for extracting hydrocarbon from hydrocarbon reservoir 51
Second well 52(" production wellbores ").ACTG device 10 is positioned in down-hole in the first well 50
Casing string in.ACTG device is via including that water feeds pipeline 59, fuel feeds pipeline 60 and oxygen
Agent feeds the pipeline 58 that controls of pipeline 61 and is connected to water source, fuels sources and oxidizer source on surface.
In selectable embodiment, control pipeline and can also include fiber data pipeline and/or power pipe
Line.
First well includes vertical portion 53 and horizontal component 54.ACTG device 10 is by by size system
In making to be assemblied in well 50 and the turning that is sized to through using in horizontal hole
Bending section 55.Second well also includes vertical portion 56 and horizontal component 57.The level of the second well
Part is positioned in below the horizontal component of the first well.
ACTG device 10 can produce steam and burning gases by method described herein.Such as,
ACTG device 10 can be by following generation steam and burning gases: fuel and oxidant are introduced combustion
Burning in the arrival end of room, fuel in combustion chamber and oxidant, to produce combustion product, make water exist
At the arrival end of combustor or neighbouring inflow is defined between trocar sheath and the outer surface of combustor
In coolant room, and make water from coolant room's flowing through being radially disposed around combustor
Multiple contraction coolant entrances and at the port of export of combustor or near in entrance combustor so that
Water forms the Laval nozzle of combustion product flowing process, and water is burned product heats to form steaming
Vapour.In a preferred embodiment, fuel, oxidant and water can be measured to produce about
Steam under the pressure of 120psig to about 2,950psig.In another preferred embodiment, combustion
Material, oxidant and water can be measured to produce with about percent 75 to about percent 99, e.g., from about
The steam of the steam quality of percent 85 to about percent 95.
Steam and burning gases can be injected in well 50 by ACTG device 10 and/or be injected
Enter in hydrocarbon cambium layer 51.In a preferred embodiment, ACTG device 10 is configured in greatly
It is injected in well 50 in the depths of 2,500 feet and steam and burning gases and/or injects
Enter in the hydrocarbon cambium layer 51 of the degree of depth more than 2,500 feet.In a preferred embodiment,
Steam is injected in hydrocarbon cambium layer 51 with the pressure of about 120psig to about 2,950psig.At another
In individual preferred embodiment, steam is with the steam product between about percent 75 to about percent 95
Matter is injected in hydrocarbon cambium layer 51.In another preferred embodiment, combustion product comprises
50 at least percent carbon dioxide.In another preferred embodiment, carbon dioxide is super facing
Boundary's fluid.In another preferred embodiment, carbon dioxide is with for reducing hydrocarbon cambium layer 51
In the viscosity of hydrocarbon effectively measure and be injected in hydrocarbon cambium layer.In another embodiment, dioxy
Change carbon make oil swell and/or increase oil flow driving.
Steam and burning gases (including carbon dioxide) are injected in hydrocarbon reservoir 51 and cause reservoir 51
In the reduction of viscosity of hydrocarbon.The hydrocarbon of less viscosity flows downward to the horizontal component of the second well 52
57.Production facility 62 on the surface of the second well 52 extracts hydrocarbon from hydrocarbon cambium layer.
Figure 10 shows the steam flooded system utilizing ACTG device as described herein.System bag
Include the first well 63 for steam and/or other hot gas being sent to hydrocarbon reservoir 64.Excellent at one
In the embodiment of choosing, hydrocarbon reservoir comprises heavy oil, Colophonium and/or methane hydrate.System also includes using
In the second well 65 extracting hydrocarbon from hydrocarbon reservoir 64.First well 63 and the second well 65 both of which
It it is vertical well.
ACTG device (not shown) is positioned in down-hole in the casing string of the first well 63.One
In individual preferred embodiment, ACTG device is positioned in 2, the degree of depth of 500 feet or more than 2,500
The depth of foot.The steam produced by ACTG device and combustion product are injected into hydrocarbon reservoir 64
In.In the present embodiment, steam and hot gas form steam forward position, steam forward position heating hydrocarbon, fall
The viscosity of low hydrocarbon, and hydrocarbon is pushed to production wellbores 65.Production on the surface of production wellbores 65 sets
Execute 66 and extract hydrocarbon from hydrocarbon cambium layer.
Different from the oily production technique of traditional enhancing based on steam, assembly of the invention and system are not
By depth limit.Accordingly, device, system and method can reduce the cost of oil production, particularly exist
The degree of depth of about 1,500 feet of lower sections.Figure 11 be a diagram that the well depth in change uses vapor injection institute
The figure of every barrel of cost of the oil produced.Curve a, b and c depict and use the table with various steam qualities
Every barrel of cost of the oil that face steam is exploited.Curve a depict use with percent 40 qualities and
Every barrel of cost of the oil that the surface steam of 0.92kg/ second injection rate is exploited.Curve b depicts use
Every barrel of cost with the oil that the surface steam of percent 80 qualities and 0.92kg/ second injection rate is exploited.
Curve c depicts and uses the surface steam with percent 80 qualities and 2.75kg/ second injection rate to open
Every barrel of cost of the oil adopted.
Curve d depicts the every of the oil that uses the embodiment of system described herein and device to exploit
Bucket cost.Different from surface steam, oily every barrel using assembly of the invention to exploit with system becomes
This most not along with well depth discernable change.Therefore, these devices, system and method provide relative to
The cost advantages of the oily recovery method of traditional enhancing, comes especially for deep and/or weight deposit
Say.
Figure 12 shows that coolant flowing forms the Laval nozzle in ACTG device 10.As
Described in part I above, ACTG device 10 includes the combustor defining coolant room 30
24 and trocar sheath 11.In operation, coolant room 30 filled by coolant.Multiple contraction coolants enter
Mouth 31 is radially disposed around combustor 24.Coolant passes through from coolant room 30 flowing and receives
Contracting coolant entrance 31 at the port of export of combustor 24 or near in entrance combustor 24.Shrink
Coolant entrance 31 is configured to be produced converging diverging spray by the coolant being directed in combustor 24
Mouth 9.Laval nozzle is more fully described in part II above.At flowing in combustion chamber 24
After in, coolant is initially towards the axial centre linear shrinkage of combustor 24, but is flowed
The power of combustion product pushes out the wall to combustor.Coolant, as incompressible fluid, shape
Become the layer with the concentric water of chamber wall.The layer of this concentric water must flow as combustion product
The throat of process works.Combustion product from combustor can accelerate through constriction and throat
To velocity of sound or supersonic speed.After throat, combustion product and coolant flow to expansion 33 He
Leave portion's flame diffuser 13.Multiple holes 32 are arranged in the wall leaving portion's flame diffuser 13.
At expansion 33 with leave combustion product in portion's flame diffuser 13 and can continue to accelerate to Supersonic
Speed.In one embodiment, coolant is water and is expanded part 33 and/or leaves portion's flame
Combustion product heating in bubbler 13.In another embodiment, expansion 33 with leave
Portion's flame diffuser 13 is integral or forms the part leaving portion's flame diffuser 13.Water is to steam
Convert by Figure 12 shade describe.The mixture of combustion product and steam may exit off ACTG
Device 10 and being injected in well and/or hydrocarbon cambium layer.
The device exploited for the oil strengthened and system can selectively include that the well of other standards is raw
Product equipment；Packer；Controller system, it is used for measuring process conditions (such as temperature, pressure)
And adjust pressure and the flow velocity of the fluid leading to ACTG device.Advantageously, device or system are permissible
It is controlled to manage the production from reservoir.Such as, the flow of oxidant, fuel and coolant can be by
Regulate to provide desired quantity of steam and pressure (for example, it is possible to provide 120psig's to 2950psig
Steam).
Presently disclosed device, system and method can also be for shallow well, tar sand and shale relatively
The steam configuration of large-scale surface uses.Fuel beyond percent 99 is to the thermal conversion efficiency of steam
Rate, close to Free Compression completely and pure the two of the by-product as burning of percent 50 ratios
Carbonoxide can be realized by such model.
Device and the system exploited for the oil strengthened of the present invention still alternatively can be as required
Chemicals payload in down-hole is sent to cambium layer.Such as, application can include flame front
The oxidant transmission control, burnt for original place and underground coal gasification(UCG).Such amendment and reorganization
In the technical ability of those of ordinary skill in the art and be intended to fall within the scope of claims that follow.
Herein cited publication and the material quoted especially with them entirely through quoting also
Enter rather than recognize that these are prior aries.The amendment of device described herein, system and device
Will be apparent from for a person skilled in the art from detailed descriptions above with version.This
The modifications and variations form of sample is intended to fall within the scope of claims that follow.
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1. the equipment occurred for fired combustion steam, including:
Combustor, it has arrival end and the port of export；
Manifold shell, it is connected to described arrival end and is configured to fuel and oxidant introducing
In described combustor；
Trocar sheath, it is defined between the inner surface of described trocar sheath and the outer surface of described combustor
Coolant room；And
Multiple contraction coolant entrances, it is used for the coolant from described coolant room in described combustion
Burn room the described port of export at or near be inducted in described combustor, the plurality of contraction coolant enters
Mouth is radially disposed around described combustor,
Wherein said multiple contraction coolant entrance is configured to described in described coolant is directed into
Combustor produces Laval nozzle.
Equipment the most according to claim 1, wherein said multiple contraction coolant entrances with combustion
Burn the product angled wall extending through described combustor of flow direction through described combustor.
Equipment the most according to claim 2, wherein said angle is between 25 degree and 35 degree.
Equipment the most according to claim 2, wherein said angle is 30 degree.
Equipment the most according to any one of claim 1 to 4, also includes being positioned as with described
Portion of the leaving flame diffuser of the described port of export fluid communication of combustor.
Equipment the most according to claim 5, described equipment is sized to be assemblied in industry
In key hole sleeve pipe.
Equipment the most according to claim 5, wherein said equipment is sized to be passed through
The standard rate turn bending section used in horizontal well.
Equipment the most according to any one of claim 1 to 4, also includes for by described oxidation
Agent transmission enters the pin in described combustor.
Equipment the most according to any one of claim 1 to 4, also includes for described combustion of igniting
The igniter systems of the described fuel in burning room.
Equipment the most according to any one of claim 1 to 4, wherein said trocar sheath interior
The outer surface of surface and/or described combustor has for producing the coolant through described coolant room
The helical groove in helical flow path.
11. equipment according to any one of claim 1 to 4, wherein said manifold shell bag
Include fuel inlet, oxidant inlet and coolant entrance.
12. equipment according to any one of claim 1 to 4, wherein said manifold shell bag
Including multiple coolant path, described coolant path is in fluid communication with described coolant room.
13. equipment according to claim 11, wherein said manifold shell also includes being connected to fuel
Pipeline, oxidant pipeline and the connecting portion of coolant lines, described burning line, described oxidant pipe
Line and described coolant lines are connected with fuels sources, oxidizer source and coolant source respectively.
14. equipment according to any one of claim 1 to 4, wherein said manifold shell quilt
It is coupled in the control cable including one or more power pipeline and/or one or more data lines.
15. equipment according to any one of claim 1 to 4, also include packer, wherein
Described packer provides the ring between the described trocar sheath and well bore casing or well bore wall of described equipment
Shape sealing.
16. 1 kinds of systems being used for extracting oil from oil cambium layer, including:
First well, it is for being sent to hydrocarbon reservoir steam and/or other hot gas；And
Equipment described in claim 1, wherein said equipment at underground location in described first well.
17. systems according to claim 16, wherein said hydrocarbon reservoir comprise heavy oil, Colophonium,
Methane hydrate or a combination thereof.
18. systems according to claim 16, also include for extracting hydrocarbon from described hydrocarbon reservoir
Second well.
19. according to the system according to any one of claim 16 to 18, wherein said first well
It it is vertical well.
20. according to the system according to any one of claim 16 to 18, wherein said first well
Including at least one horizontal component.
21. systems according to claim 20, wherein said equipment be positioned in described at least one
In individual horizontal component.
22. according to the system according to any one of claim 16 to 18, and wherein said equipment is greatly
In the depths of 2,500 feet are positioned at described first well.
23. according to the system according to any one of claim 16 to 18, also includes from described first
The top surface of well extends to the casing string of the bottom of described first well.
24. systems according to claim 23, wherein said equipment is positioned in described casing string
In.
25. according to the system according to any one of claim 16 to 18, also includes fuels sources, oxygen
Agent source and coolant source.
26., according to the system according to any one of claim 16 to 18, also include the pipeline of coiling
Controlling pipeline, the pipe control pipeline of wherein said coiling includes that fuel feeds pipeline, oxidant feeds
Pipeline and coolant feed pipeline.
27. systems according to claim 26, the pipe control pipeline of wherein said coiling also wraps
Include fiber data pipeline.
28. systems according to claim 18, wherein said first well and described second well
Each including at least one horizontal component, at least one horizontal component described of described second well is determined
Position is below at least one horizontal component described in described first well.
29. systems according to claim 28, the oil wherein warmed is towards described second well row
Go out.
30. 1 kinds are used for the method producing steam, including:
Fuel and oxidant are introduced in the arrival end of combustor；
The described fuel in described combustor and described oxidant is made to burn to produce combustion product；
Make water at the described arrival end of described combustor or near inflow be defined at trocar sheath and institute
State in the coolant room between the outer surface of combustor；
Make described water from the flowing of described coolant room through being radially disposed around described combustor
And extend through multiple contraction coolant entrances of the wall of described combustor and at described combustor
At the port of export or in the described combustor of neighbouring entrance,
Wherein said multiple contraction coolant entrance with combustion product through the flowing of described combustor
The angled wall extending through described combustor in direction, described angle effectively makes described water be formed
The Laval nozzle of described combustion product flowing process, described water is heated by described combustion product with shape
Become steam.
31. methods according to claim 30, also include from described Laval nozzle
Described water and described combustion product be transmitted into and leave in portion's flame diffuser, described in leave portion's flame
Bubbler is connected to the described port of export of described combustor.
32. according to the method according to any one of claim 30 to 31, also includes measuring described combustion
Material, described oxidant and described water are to produce the steam under the pressure of 120psig to 2,950psig.
33. according to the method according to any one of claim 30 to 31, and described method is 2,500
The depth of foot or the depth more than 2,500 feet are carried out in the wellbore.
34. 1 kinds are used for the method extracting hydrocarbon from hydrocarbon cambium layer, including:
The equipment including combustor is configured in well；
Fuel and oxidant are introduced in the arrival end of combustor；
The described fuel in described combustor and described oxidant is made to burn to produce combustion product；
Make water at the described arrival end of described combustor or near inflow be defined at trocar sheath and institute
State in the coolant room between the outer surface of combustor；
Make described water from the flowing of described coolant room through being radially disposed around described combustor
Multiple contraction coolant entrances and at the port of export of described combustor or near the described combustion of entrance
Burn in room so that described water forms the throat of the Laval nozzle of described combustion product flowing process,
Described water is heated by described combustion product to form steam；
Described combustion product and/or described vapor injection are entered in described hydrocarbon cambium layer；And
Hydrocarbon is extracted from described hydrocarbon cambium layer.
35. methods according to claim 34, including the described equipment of combustor 2,500
The depth of foot or the depth more than 2,500 feet are configured in well.
36. according to the method according to any one of claim 34 to 35, wherein said steam by with
The pressure injection of 120psig to 2,950psig enters in described hydrocarbon cambium layer.
37. according to the method according to any one of claim 34 to 35, wherein said steam by with
Steam quality between percent 75 and percent 95 is injected in described hydrocarbon cambium layer.
38. according to the method according to any one of claim 34 to 35, wherein said combustion product
Comprise the carbon dioxide of 50 at least percent.
39. according to the method described in claim 38, and wherein said carbon dioxide is by with for reducing institute
State the viscosity of the hydrocarbon in hydrocarbon cambium layer effectively to measure and be injected in described hydrocarbon cambium layer.
40. 1 kinds of equipment occurred for fired combustion steam, including:
Combustor, it has arrival end and the port of export and between described arrival end and the described port of export
Wall；
Manifold shell, it is connected to described arrival end and is configured to fuel and oxidant introducing
In described combustor；
Trocar sheath, it is defined between the inner surface of described trocar sheath and the outer surface of described combustor
Coolant room；And
Multiple contraction coolant entrances, it is used for the coolant from described coolant room in described combustion
Burn room the described port of export at or near be inducted in described combustor, the plurality of contraction coolant enters
Mouth is radially disposed around described combustor and is configured to be directed into by described coolant
Described combustor produces Laval nozzle,
Wherein said multiple contraction coolant entrance with combustion product through the flowing of described combustor
The angled described wall extending through described combustor in direction, described angle is at 25 degree and 35 degree
Between, and
Wherein said Laval nozzle is formed by the flowing of coolant and is not passed through machinery
Formed.
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