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(11) EP 2 998 503 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
22.06.2016 Bulletin 2016/25

(43) Date of publication A2:
23.03.2016 Bulletin 2016/12

(21) Application number: 15186235.6

(22) Date of filing: 22.09.2015
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E21B 43/24(2006.01)
E21B 43/26(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
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
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA

(30) Priority: 22.09.2014 US 201414121591

(71) Applicants:
  • Vandigriff, John Edward
    Carrollton, TX 75007 (US)
  • Orbeck, Einar Arvid
    Las Vegas, NV 89149 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Vandigriff, John Edward
    Carrollton, TX Texas 75007 (US)
  • Orbeck, Einar Arvid
    Las Vegas, NV Nevada 89149 (US)

(74) Representative: Wimmer, Hubert 
WAGNER & GEYER Gewürzmühlstrasse 5
80538 München
80538 München (DE)

   


(54) FRACTURING OF SHALE AND OIL SANDS USING A CLEAN PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD


(57) The invention provides a system and method for providing a clean, non-contaminating process for producing fracturing of shale, limestone, sands and other geological and mining formations using high-pressure steam and CO2 to release natural gas, oil and minerals within a formation.







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