Patent ID: 9051820
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: C10B,C25B,E21B,H05H

Abstract:
1. A method for heating and fracturing a subterranean formation containing an electrically conductive fluid, the method comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of electric glow discharge devices, wherein each electric glow discharge device comprises: connecting the first and second electrical terminals of each electric glow discharge device to a DC electrical power supply; positioning a first of the electric glow discharge devices at a first location within the subterranean formation via a first well, and positioning a second of the electric glow discharge devices at a second location within the subterranean formation via a second well; and heating and fracturing the subterranean formation by applying a DC voltage to the first electrically conductive screen and the second electrically conductive screen of each electric glow discharge device using the DC electrical power supply comprising the steps of: