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Patent Inventor Names
John Michael Karanikas0
Harold J. Vinegar0
Date of Patent
June 8, 2010
0Patent Application Number
119756770
Date Filed
October 19, 2007
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
Methods for treating a tar sands formation are described herein. The tar sands formation may include dolomite and hydrocarbons. Methods may include providing heat at less than the decomposition temperature of dolomite from one or more heaters to at least a portion of the formation. At least some of the hydrocarbon fluids are mobilized in the formation. At least some of the hydrocarbon fluids may be produced from the formation.
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