Patents
Patents for E21C 41 - Methods of underground or surface mining; Layouts therefor (2,789)
02/1983
02/03/1983WO1983000357A1 A method of and apparatus for hydraulic mining
01/1983
01/25/1983US4370003 Temporary gas seal for gas level drift of an in situ oil shale retort
01/18/1983US4368921 Non-subsidence method for developing an in situ oil shale retort
01/18/1983US4368920 Method of thermal-mine working of oil reservoir
01/18/1983US4368781 Method of recovering viscous petroleum employing heated subsurface perforated casing containing a movable diverter
01/11/1983US4367985 Method of sealing salina excavations
01/11/1983US4367901 Method for forming an in situ oil shale retort
01/11/1983CA1139322A1 Method of mining
01/04/1983US4366987 Method for forming an in situ oil shale retort with horizontal free faces
01/04/1983US4366986 Flooding and pyrolyzing
11/1982
11/23/1982US4360235 Cutting and chiseling assembly for mining machine and method performed thereby
11/23/1982US4360233 Method of bulking an in situ oil shale retort substantially full of fragmented shale
11/02/1982US4357051 Withdrawal of gases and liquids from an in situ oil shale retort
10/1982
10/12/1982US4353598 Method of blasting pillars with vertical blastholes
09/1982
09/29/1982EP0061111A2 Method for the underground gasification of solid combustible materials
09/21/1982US4350392 Coal extraction in a longwall working
09/21/1982CA1132147A1 Open pit mining for tar sands
09/14/1982US4349227 Mining system for in situ oil shale retorts
08/1982
08/31/1982US4346935 Method for fragmenting oil shale formation
08/31/1982CA1130823A1 Longwall mining method designed to alleviate the earth pressure at the working face
08/24/1982US4345794 Placement of explosive for forming in situ oil shale retort
08/24/1982CA1130200A1 Down hole pump with bottom receptor
08/18/1982EP0057711A1 Mineral winning machine and system.
08/10/1982CA1129337A1 In situ processing of mined oil shale
08/03/1982CA1128967A1 Suface mining method
07/1982
07/20/1982US4340254 Method of mining heavy coal seams in two or more benches
06/1982
06/15/1982CA1125795A1 System for undersea recovery of hydrocarbons
06/08/1982US4333684 Recovering oil from in situ shale retort
04/1982
04/27/1982US4326752 Method for forming an in situ oil shale retort
04/27/1982US4326751 Blasting to a horizontal free face with mixing of fragments
04/27/1982CA1122518A1 Recovery of bitumen from tar sand material
04/06/1982US4323281 Method of surface mining
04/06/1982CA1121262A1 Method for explosive expansion toward horizontal free faces for forming an in situ oil shale retort
03/1982
03/23/1982US4320994 Preparation of grout for stabilization of abandoned in-situ oil shale retorts
03/04/1982WO1982000680A1 Mineral winning machine and system
03/02/1982US4317492 Method and apparatus for drilling horizontal holes in geological structures from a vertical bore
02/1982
02/23/1982US4316682 Ore carrier
02/16/1982US4315657 Gas seal for an in situ oil shale retort and method of forming thermal barrier
02/16/1982US4315656 Method for reducing porosity of rubblized oil shale
02/16/1982CA1118458A1 Method of relieving earth pressure in a working area
01/1982
01/12/1982US4310197 Mining and bolting method and apparatus
01/12/1982CA1116187A1 Method and apparatus for mining uranium deposits of variable concentrations
01/05/1982US4309130 Mine roof support
01/05/1982US4309059 Mining method
12/1981
12/29/1981US4307978 Method of relieving earth pressure in a working area
12/01/1981US4303273 In situ oil shale retort with a generally T-shaped vertical cross section
11/1981
11/24/1981CA1112999A1 Method for recovering subsurface earth substances
11/17/1981US4300800 Method of rubbling a pillar
11/17/1981CA1112561A1 Method of thermal-mine recovery of oil and fluent bitumens
11/10/1981US4299286 Displacement
10/1981
10/27/1981US4296969 Thermal recovery of viscous hydrocarbons using arrays of radially spaced horizontal wells
10/27/1981US4296968 In situ oil shale retort having horizontally offset pillars
10/13/1981US4294563 Thermally insulated bulkhead for in situ oil shale retort
09/1981
09/22/1981US4290651 Surface mining method
09/22/1981US4290649 Method for explosively expanding a pillar for forming an in situ oil shale retort
09/01/1981US4286822 Underspoil slurry haulage
08/1981
08/25/1981US4285547 Integrated in situ shale oil and mineral recovery process
08/11/1981US4283088 Thermal--mining method of oil production
08/04/1981US4281878 Method for loading explosive laterally from a borehole
08/04/1981US4281877 Rock bolting techniques for forming an in situ oil shale retort
07/1981
07/28/1981US4280732 Method and apparatus for mining
07/21/1981CA1105379A1 Thermal-mining method of oil production
07/21/1981CA1105378A1 Thermal-mining method of oil production
07/14/1981US4278137 Apparatus for extracting minerals through a borehole
06/1981
06/30/1981US4275926 Down hole pump with bottom receptor
06/17/1981EP0030430A1 Underground gasification of coal
06/09/1981US4272128 Method of creating a safe environment in salt mining
06/09/1981CA1102687A1 Method for establishing a combustion zone in an in situ oil shale retort having a pocket at the top
05/1981
05/26/1981US4269449 Method for preparing an oil shale deposit for in situ retorting
05/19/1981US4268088 Shortwall mining of trona
05/19/1981CA1101371A1 Chemical comminution of coal with so.sub.2
05/12/1981US4266826 In-situ recovery of constituents from fragmented ore
05/06/1981EP0028124A1 Method of mining
05/05/1981US4265570 Mine roof control
05/05/1981US4265486 Apparatus for in-situ retorting
05/05/1981US4265485 Thermal-mine oil production method
04/1981
04/28/1981CA1100034A1 Subterranean mining
04/21/1981US4262965 Triangular blasting into limited voids for vertical free face retorts
04/21/1981CA1099700A1 Method for producing chambered blast holes
04/14/1981CA1099301A1 Mine enhanced hydrocarbon recovery technique
03/1981
03/24/1981US4257650 Method for recovering subsurface earth substances
03/11/1981EP0024418A1 Process for sorting coarse-to-fine material according to the chemical composition thereof.
03/10/1981US4255067 Disposal of liquid waste and recovery of metals therefrom
03/10/1981US4254993 Mining apparatus
03/03/1981US4253703 Method for mining coal using ammonia and nitrifying bacteria
02/1981
02/24/1981US4252374 Determining the locus of a processing zone in an oil shale retort by shale oil composition
02/24/1981CA1096301A1 Operation of an in situ oil shale retort
02/24/1981CA1096300A1 In situ recovery of shale oil
02/17/1981CA1095831A1 Fragmentation of subterranean formations
02/03/1981CA1095092A1 Mining method
01/1981
01/27/1981US4247229 Mining method and apparatus
01/27/1981CA1094584A1 Method of mining of thick seam materials
01/13/1981US4244624 Method for reclaiming highwalls at mining sites with partially mined ore veins
12/1980
12/30/1980US4241952 Surface and subsurface hydrocarbon recovery
12/30/1980US4241951 Leaching with an acid forming gas and polyelectrolyte solution
12/16/1980US4239285 Method of attenuating airblast from detonating explosive in an in situ oil shale retort
12/16/1980US4239284 Situ retort with high grade fragmented oil shale zone adjacent the lower boundary
12/16/1980US4239283 In situ oil shale retort with intermediate gas control
12/09/1980US4238136 Formation of in situ oil shale retort with void at the top
11/1980
11/18/1980US4234232 Methods of and apparatus for mining and processing tar sands and the like
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