EP 2686518 A2 20140122 - ELECTRICAL RESERVOIR FRACTURING
Title (en)
ELECTRICAL RESERVOIR FRACTURING
Title (de)
ELEKTRISCHE LAGERSTÄTTENKLÜFTUNG
Title (fr)
FRACTURATION ÉLECTRIQUE D'UN RÉSERVOIR
Publication
Application
Priority
- FR 1152062 A 20110314
- EP 2012054398 W 20120313
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2012123458A2] The invention relates to a device (100) for fracturing a geological hydrocarbon reservoir, comprising: two packers (102, 103) defining therebetween a confined space (104) in a well drilled into the reservoir; a pump for increasing the pressure of a fluid in the confined space; a fluid heating device; at least one pair of electrodes (106) arranged in the confined space; and an electric circuit for generating an electric arc between the two electrodes, said circuit comprising at least one voltage source connected to the electrodes (106) and an inductor between the voltage source and one of the two electrodes. The invention can be used for improved reservoir fracturing.
IPC 8 full level
E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 36/04 (2006.01); E21B 43/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
E21B 36/04 (2013.01 - EP US); E21B 43/003 (2013.01 - EP US); E21B 43/26 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2012123458A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2012123458 A2 20120920; WO 2012123458 A3 20130228; AR 085797 A1 20131030; EP 2686518 A2 20140122; FR 2972756 A1 20120921; FR 2972756 B1 20140131; RU 2013144994 A 20150420; RU 2592313 C2 20160720; US 2014008072 A1 20140109; US 9394775 B2 20160719
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 2012054398 W 20120313; AR P120100819 A 20120313; EP 12708046 A 20120313; FR 1152062 A 20110314; RU 2013144994 A 20120313; US 201214005171 A 20120313