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10. IN THE METHOD OF RECOVERING PETROLEUM FROM A WELL PENETRATING AN UNDERGROUND OIL-BEARING FORMATION, THE STEPS COMPRISING GENERATING SHORT ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES AND PASSING SAID WAVES HAVING SHARP BANDS OR FREQUENCIES WITHIN THE RANGE OF 1 TO 30 MEGACYCLES FROM A RADIATOR WITHIN THE WELL INTO THE SURROUNDING OIL-BEARING FORMATION, WHEREBY THE ABSORPTION OF SAID HIGH-FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES BY SAID OIL-BEARING FORMATION CREATES HEAT WITHIN SAID FORMATION, THEREBY INCREASING THE RATE OF FLOW OF LIQUID PETROLEUM THROUGH SAID FORMATION, COLLECTING PETROLEUM IN THE WELL AND THEREAFTER PUMPING IT TO THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND.
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10. IN THE METHOD OF RECOVERING PETROLEUM FROM A WELL PENETRATING AN UNDERGROUND OIL-BEARING FORMATION, THE STEPS COMPRISING GENERATING SHORT ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES AND PASSING SAID WAVES HAVING SHARP BANDS OR FREQUENCIES WITHIN THE RANGE OF 1 TO 30 MEGACYCLES FROM A RADIATOR WITHIN THE WELL INTO THE SURROUNDING OIL-BEARING FORMATION, WHEREBY THE ABSORPTION OF SAID HIGH-FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES BY SAID OIL-BEARING FORMATION CREATES HEAT WITHIN SAID FORMATION, THEREBY INCREASING THE RATE OF FLOW OF LIQUID PETROLEUM THROUGH SAID FORMATION, COLLECTING PETROLEUM IN THE WELL AND THEREAFTER PUMPING IT TO THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND.
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Current AssigneeHarold W. Ritchey
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Original AssigneeHarold W. Ritchey
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InventorsRitchey, Harold W.
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Application NumberUS03/050,152Time in Patent Office2,878 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current166/248CPC Class CodesE21B 43/2401 by means of electricity
