FIELD: oil and gas production.
SUBSTANCE: at least, one feed tube to transfer liquefied bitumen or very heavy oil and, at least, one pressure tube for water feed. Note here that parallel pressure and feed lines are used to make, at least, one conductive loop for current feed, inductive heating and evaporation of water injected directly in oil field. Steam thus produced is used for heating bitumen or very heavy oil to decrease its viscosity for transfer by said one transfer pipe.
EFFECT: higher efficiency.
8 cl, 6 dwg
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Dates
2012-10-27—Published
2008-08-19—Filed