Inventor

RIDLEY RICHARD D

25 patents

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RIDLEY RICHARD D

OCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC

Two-stage removal of sulfur dioxide from process gas using treated oil shale

Removal of sulfur dioxide from process gas using treated oil shale and water

In situ recovery of shale oil

In situ oil shale retort with intermediate gas control

Method of forming an in situ oil shale retort with void volume as function of kerogen content of formation within retort site

In situ recovery of shale oil

Forming shale oil recovery retort by blasting into slot-shaped columner void

Enriching off gas from oil shale retort

Determining the locus of a processing zone in an in situ oil shale retort through a well in the formation adjacent the retort

Ignition of fragmented oil shale below a sill pillar in an in situ oil shale retort

Subterranean in situ oil shale retort and method for making and operating same

Method for preconditioning oil shale preliminary to explosive expansion and in situ retorting thereof

Method and apparatus for retorting oil shale at subatmospheric pressure

Determining the locus of a processing zone in an in situ oil shale retort by pressure monitoring

Situ retort with high grade fragmented oil shale zone adjacent the lower boundary

Ground water control for an in situ oil shale retort

Removing sulfur dioxide from gas streams with retorted oil shale

Method of detonating explosives for fragmenting oil shale formation toward a vertical free face

Gas collection system for oil shale retort

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP

Apparatus for obtaining uniform gas flow through an in situ oil shale retort

System for fuel and products of oil shale retort

Process for in situ oil shale retorting with off gas recycling

Method of enhancing recovery of oil from pillars adjacent in situ oil shaft retort

Oil collection and recovery system for in situ oil shale retort

Process for effecting even retort working fluid flow throughout an in situ retort containing carbonaceous deposits