Inventor
FRENCH GORDON B
22 patents
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OCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC
18 patentsUS4029360AJun 14, 1977
Method of recovering oil and water from in situ oil shale retort flue gas
OCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC166 citations97
US4151877AMay 1, 1979
Determining the locus of a processing zone in a retort through channels
OCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC132 citations96
US4043595AAug 23, 1977
In situ recovery of shale oil
OCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC64 citations96
US4266612AMay 12, 1981
In situ recovery of shale oil
OCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC39 citations92
US4266826AMay 12, 1981
In-situ recovery of constituents from fragmented ore
OCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC35 citations92
US4133580AJan 9, 1979
Isolation of in situ oil shale retorts
OCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC43 citations92
US4106814AAug 15, 1978
Method of forming in situ oil shale retorts
OCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC40 citations92
US4043597AAug 23, 1977
Multiple level preparation of oil shale retort
OCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC22 citations82
US4036099AJul 19, 1977
Method of loading blast hole with explosive
OCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC28 citations82
US4043598AAug 23, 1977
Multiple zone preparation of oil shale retort
OCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC20 citations81
US4147388AApr 3, 1979
Method for in situ recovery of liquid and gaseous products from oil shale deposits
OCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC18 citations74
US4146272AMar 27, 1979
Explosive placement for explosive expansion toward spaced apart voids
OCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC11 citations74
US4118070AOct 3, 1978
Subterranean in situ oil shale retort and method for making and operating same
OCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC9 citations74
US4095656AJun 20, 1978
Raise bore drilling
OCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC13 citations74
US4239285ADec 16, 1980
Method of attenuating airblast from detonating explosive in an in situ oil shale retort
OCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC2 citations63
US4153298AMay 8, 1979
Removal of pillars from a void for explosive expansion toward the void
OCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC5 citations61
US4345794AAug 24, 1982
Placement of explosive for forming in situ oil shale retort
OCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC0 citations38
US4379590AApr 12, 1983
Ventilation air and process air distribution for in situ oil shale retorts
OCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC0 citations37
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP
3 patentsUS4014575AMar 29, 1977
System for fuel and products of oil shale retort
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP150 citations96
US4025115AMay 24, 1977
Method of enhancing recovery of oil from pillars adjacent in situ oil shaft retort
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP9 citations74
US4022511AMay 10, 1977
Recovery of liquid and gaseous products from an in situ oil shale retort
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP10 citations74