Controlling and assessing pressure conditions during treatment of tar sands formations

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2008242810 (hide)

Owner Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B.V.

Inventors Beer, Gary Lee; Zhang, Etuan

Agent Spruson & Ferguson

Pub. Number AU-B-2008242810

PCT Pub. Number WO2008/131182

Priority 60/925,685 20.04.07 US; 60/999,839 19.10.07 US

Filing date 18 April 2008

Wipo publication date 30 October 2008

Acceptance publication date 2 February 2012

International Classifications

E21B 43/16 (2006.01) Obtaining fluids from wells - Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons

Event Publications

5 November 2009 PCT application entered the National Phase

  PCT publication WO2008/131182 Priority application(s): WO2008/131182

2 February 2012 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2008242810

31 May 2012 Standard Patent Sealed

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