Systems and methods for producing oil and/or gas

Abstract

A system for producing oil and/or gas comprising a system for producing oil and/or gas comprising a formation comprising a mixture of oil and/or gas and a carbon disulfide formulation and/or a carbon oxysulfide formulation; a mechanism for releasing a separating agent into the formation, the separating agent adapted to separate the oil and/or gas from the carbon disulfide formulation and/or the carbon oxysulfide formulation.

1 . A system for producing oil and/or gas comprising:
 a formation comprising a mixture of oil and/or gas and a carbon disulfide formulation and/or a carbon oxysulfide formulation;   a mechanism for releasing a separating agent into the formation, the separating agent adapted to separate the oil and/or gas from the carbon disulfide formulation and/or the carbon oxysulfide formulation.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a mechanism for recovering the oil and/or gas from the formation. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the mechanism for recovering comprises a well in the underground formation and a recovery facility at a topside of the well. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 2 ,
 wherein the mechanism for recovering comprises a first well drilled in the underground formation for recovering the oil and/or gas, and a production facility at a topside of the first well; and   wherein the mechanism for releasing the separating agent comprises a second well in the underground formation for releasing the separating agent into the formation.   
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 2 ,
 wherein the mechanism for recovering comprises a first well drilled in the underground formation for recovering the oil and/or gas, and a production facility at a topside of the first well; and   wherein the mechanism for releasing the separating agent comprises the first well in the underground formation for releasing the separating agent into the formation.   
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the first well comprises a first portion for recovering the oil and/or gas, and a second portion for releasing the separating agent. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the first well is used for releasing the separating agent for a first time period, and then used for recovering the oil and/or gas for a second time period. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a heater within the formation adapted to heat at least one of the separating agent, oil, and/or gas. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a mechanism adapted to convert the carbon disulfide formulation and/or the carbon oxysulfide formulation into another compound within the formation. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the mechanism to convert comprises a mechanism to produce hydrogen sulfide and/or a mechanism to oxidize. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the separating agent is selected from the group of air, oxygen, oxygen containing gases, nitrogen, amines, steam, water, and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         12 . A method for producing oil and/or gas comprising:
 providing a formation comprising a mixture of oil and/or gas and a carbon disulfide formulation and/or a carbon oxysulfide formulation;   releasing a separating agent into a formation; and   separating the oil and/or gas from the carbon disulfide formulation and/or the carbon oxysulfide formulation.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising recovering oil and/or gas from the underground formation. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the recovering is done from a first well and the releasing the separating agent is done from the first well. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the recovering is done from a first well and the releasing the separating agent is done from a second well. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the recovering is done from a higher point in the formation, and the releasing the separating agent is done from a lower point in the formation. 
     
     
         17 . The methods of  claim 12 , further comprising heating the separating agent prior to injecting the separating agent into the formation, or while within the formation. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising converting the carbon disulfide formulation and/or a carbon oxysulfide formulation into another compound within the formation. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising converting at least a portion of a recovered oil and/or gas from the formation into a material selected from the group consisting of transportation fuels such as gasoline and diesel, heating fuel, lubricants, chemicals, and/or polymers.