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US 7,426,959 · App. 11/409,436 · Granted Sep 23, 2008

Systems and methods for producing oil and/or gas

Assignee: Shell Oil Company
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Patent No.
US 7,426,959
App. No.
11/409,436
Granted
Sep 23, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system including a mechanism for recovering oil and/or gas from an underground formation, the oil and/or gas comprising one or more sulfur compounds; a mechanism for converting at least a portion of the sulfur compounds from the recovered oil and/or gas into a carbon disulfide formulation; and a mechanism for releasing at least a portion of the carbon disulfide formulation into a formation.

Claims (10)

1. A system for producing oil and/or gas comprising:

a first well comprising a mechanism for recovering oil and/or gas from a first underground formation, the oil and/or gas comprising one or more sulfur compounds;

a mechanism for converting at least a portion of the sulfur compounds from the recovered oil and/or gas into a carbon disulfide formulation; and

a second well comprising a mechanism for releasing at least a portion of the carbon disulfide formulation into a second underground formation.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first formation is a distance of less than 1000 kilometers from the second formation.

3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a connection between the mechanism for converting and the mechanism for releasing.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the connection comprises a pipe.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mechanism for recovering is within a distance of 100 kilometers from the mechanism for converting.

6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one unit selected from the group consisting of catalytic cracking, hydrocracking, hydrotreating, coking, thermal cracking, distilling, reforming, polymerization, isomerization, alkylation, blending, and dewaxing.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the at least one unit is adapted to convert the recovered oil and/or gas into at least one material selected from the group consisting of transportation fuels, heating fuel, lubricants, chemicals, and/or polymers.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2006
From: WANG, DEAN CHIEN; MOLLINGER, ALEXANDR; MCCAMMON, DOUGLAS CHARLTON; VALDEZ, RAUL
To: SHELL OIL COMPANY
Reel/Frame 018139/0826 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 6077269100 · Feb 13, 2006
Provisional Application 6067354700 · Apr 21, 2005
Related Publication 20060254769A1 · Nov 16, 2006