Patent ID: 9725654
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: C10B,C10G,Y02P

Claim:
1. A system for producing oil, comprising: a container for a naturally occurring or synthetically produced hydrocarbon source material, wherein the container comprises a first hollow cylinder disposed within a second hollow cylinder creating an annular space between the cylinders, the hydrocarbon source material being disposed in the annular space; a material preparation device to physically degrade the hydrocarbon source material into small pieces; a heat source to heat the hydrocarbon source material indirectly by heating the container, the hydrocarbon source material being heated to a temperature sufficient to gasify hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon source material and release the hydrocarbons therefrom; a fractionation device fluidly coupled to the container to receive the hydrocarbons and separate the hydrocarbons into like components; and a collection container to receive the like components; wherein the heat source applies indirect heat to the center of the first hollow cylinder to indirectly heat the hydrocarbon source material; wherein the second hollow cylinder is configured to rotate about an axis relative to the first hollow cylinder to cause the hydrocarbon source material to churn and move toward an outlet of the container and; wherein the first hollow cylinder is configured to rotate about an axis relative to the second hollow cylinder, in a different direction from the second hollow cylinder.