ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,655,733, issued on June 16.
"Method and system for oil recovery using solvent-assisted electric heating" was invented by Thomas Grant Harding (Calgary, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments herein generally relate to a method and system for oil recovery using solvent-assisted electric heating. In at least one example, the method comprises A method for oil production using solvent-assisted electric heating, comprising conveying liquid solvent into a subsurface formation; operating at least one downhole electric heater to vaporize the solvent in-situ, the at least one downhole electric heater being operated in a temperature ran...