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1 Basically I run a network of computers and need to know what region code the drives of the various computers are set to. I don't need to change the region, but I have no idea how to determine the region without going to each computer individually and sticking in a disc. I tried using Apple's cocoa DVD playback framework, but that requires that a disk be inserted into the drive, which sort of defeats the purpose.
So are there any APIs that I can use to determine the region code on a Mac Pro's DVD drive without requiring that a disc be inserted? I am willing to code in pretty much any language.
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I found some utilities that are capable of dealing with DVD region settings on OS X: DVD Info X, and Region X. DVD Info X will display the region code of your drive without requiring to have a DVD inserted.
Region X is more interesting because although it doesn't directly serve your purpose, its source is available. Looking at it I found that the ScanAll method in Region X.m is what you need. More specifically, the interesting case is the one where the disk name isn't found (because there's no disk mounted) and a SCSI command is used to find out the DVD drive's properties (the printf calls are my addition):
task = (*scsitaskinterface)->CreateSCSITask(scsitaskinterface);
cdb[0] = 0xa4;
cdb[1] = 0x00;
cdb[2] = 0x00;
cdb[3] = 0x00;
cdb[4] = 0x00;
cdb[5] = 0x00;
cdb[6] = 0x00;
cdb[7] = 0x00;
cdb[8] = (sizeof(DVDInfo) >> 8) & 0xff;
cdb[9] = sizeof(DVDInfo) & 0xff;
cdb[10] = 0x08;
cdb[11] = 0x00;
memset(&DVDInfo, 0, sizeof(DVDInfo));
ProcessCDB(task, cdb, 12, DirIn, &DVDInfo, sizeof(DVDInfo), 30000);
printf("drive region %#hhx\n", DVDInfo.driveRegion);
printf("number of region changes left: %hhu\n", DVDInfo.numberUserResets);
if (DVDInfo.rpcScheme == 0) RPC1++;
if (DVDInfo.rpcScheme != 0) RPC2++;
(*task)->Release(task);
I ran this on my Macbook Pro and the result was as expected.
Obviously you'll need to massage it in order to isolate that part into something you can use, but I think that this code will be a useful starting point.
Thanks, that worked! Also you can translate the hex into something readable by using the DVDRegionCode enumeration(in the cocoa dvd playback framework)
I don't have an answer as such, but I have 2 links for you:
Code (for windows, not for Mac) that explains how to read the region:
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/system/mydvdregion.aspx
Since these are pure SCSI commands - it is probably possible to adapt it for Mac.
ftp://ftp.san.ru/unix/soft.cvs/wine.git/wine-git/dlls/ntdll/cdrom.c
There is Mac support there - and they read DVD region there too.

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Durango - Ronnie Tallman comes from a long line of Navajo spiritual leaders, but there also were soldiers among his kin.
The Navajo Nation and an organization of medicine men agree. The Marines do not, and now a federal court must decide a case that pits the spiritual beliefs of the Navajo against United States military rules. It started in November 2005 while Tallman was on weekend leave on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona.
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The current Gothic revival in literature and film encourages us to look again to the earliest Gothic novels written beween 1790 and 1820, when Gothic was the most popular kind of fiction in England. Dr. Howells proposes a radical reassessment of these novels to emphasize their importance as experiments in imaginative writing. Her object, the study of feeling, is central to Gothic, for its spell consists in the feelings it arouses and exercises. As pseudo-historical fantasy, Gothic fiction embodies contemporary neuroses, especially sexual fears and repressions, which run right through it and are basic to its conventions. This study traces the effort to articulate these disconcerting emotions in symbol, incident, landscape and architecture. The chronological design suggests developments in Gothic, from the initial explorations of Mrs Radcliffe and M.G. Lewis, through the Minerva Press novelists and Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey", to new directions taken by C.R. Maturin in "Melmoth the Wanderer" and later by Charlotte Brontë whose "Jane Eyre", arguably the finest of Gothic novels, places the earlier experiments in perspective.
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Patent US3938590 - Method for recovering viscous asphaltic or bituminous petroleum - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsDisclosed is a process for recovering petroleum from subterranean, viscous asphaltic or bituminous petroleum-containing formations, including subterranean tar sand deposits. A zone of gas permeability is established in the formation first, such as by fracturing or gas sweeping a section of the formation....http://www.google.com/patents/US3938590?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US3938590 - Method for recovering viscous asphaltic or bituminous petroleumAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS3938590 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 05/483,173Publication dateFeb 17, 1976Filing dateJun 26, 1974Priority dateJun 26, 1974Also published asCA1027853A, CA1027853A1Publication number05483173, 483173, US 3938590 A, US 3938590A, US-A-3938590, US3938590 A, US3938590AInventorsDavid A. Redford, David L. MitchellOriginal AssigneeTexaco Exploration Canada Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (8), Referenced by (33), Classifications (11) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod for recovering viscous asphaltic or bituminous petroleum
US 3938590 AAbstract
Disclosed is a process for recovering petroleum from subterranean, viscous asphaltic or bituminous petroleum-containing formations, including subterranean tar sand deposits. A zone of gas permeability is established in the formation first, such as by fracturing or gas sweeping a section of the formation. Oxidizing gas such as oxygen, air, oxygen enriched air, ozone, or chlorine, or a mixture of steam and an oxidizing gas is introduced into the zone of increased gas permeability to expand the zone and further to cause a reaction to occur between the oxidizing gas and the oxygen-susceptible groups or labile groups associated witn the bituminous or asphaltic petroleum molecules forming acidic or aldehyde groups. Next, a gaseous or liquid alkalinity agent such as ammonia is introduced into the formation to react with the oxidatively pre-treated groups in the bituminous or asphaltic petroleum to form surface active agents or surfactants in situ. Finally, steam or a mixture of steam and an alkalinity agent such as ammonia or steam and air or a mixture of steam, oxidative gas and an excess of ammonia is introduced into the treated zone to recover petroleum. This process may be applied as a push-pull process or it may be applied in a multi well, throughput process. In a preferred embodiment, gaseous ammonia serves as an alkaline agent to neutralize the surface active agents formed in the formation, and also functions as a non-condensable gas to prevent loss of gas permeability as the viscous petroleum is heated in the final stages of the process.
1. A method of recovering viscous, asphaltic or bituminous petroleum from a permeable, subterranean, viscous asphaltic or bituminous petroleum-containing formation including a tar sand deposit, penetrated by at least one well in fluid communication with the formation comprising:a. forming a zone of increased permeability in at least a portion of the formation, b. introducing chlorine gas into said zone of increased permeability to oxidize labile groups on the bituminous petroleum, to form surface active agents in the formation, c. introducing an alkalinity agent into said zone of increased permeability to neutralize oxidized groups generated by action of the chlorine gas, d. introducing into the formation a recovery fluid selected from the group consisting of steam, a mixture of steam and an oxygen containing gas including air, a mixture of steam and ammonia, or a mixture of steam, ammonia and an oxygen containing gas, and e. recovering formation petroleum from the formation. 2. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein the step of forming the zone of increased permeability comprises fracturing the formation, introducing a propping agent, then introducing a solvent to dissolve bituminous petroleum from the tar sand material around the fracture to convert the propped fracture zone into an enlarged zone of high permeability.
3. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein the step of forming said zone of high permeability comprises fracturing and introducing a propping material into the fractured zone followed by introducing a hot aqueous fluid selected from the group consisting of steam and hot water into the propped fracture zone to remove bituminous petroleum from the tar sand material adjacent to the propped fracture zone to convert the propped fracture zone into an enlarged zone of high permeability.
4. A method as recited in claim 3 wherein the hot aqueous fluid also contains an alkalinity agent.
5. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein steam is mixed with the chlorine gas.
6. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein the alkalinity agent is selected from the group consisting of aqueous solutions of hydroxides of ammonia, sodium and potassium, mixtures thereof, and ammonia gas.
7. A method as recited in claim 6 wherein the alkalinity agent is an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide.
8. A method as recited in claim 6 wherein the alkalinity agent is an aqueous solution of ammonium hydroxide.
9. A method as recited in claim 6 wherein the alkalinity agent is an aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide.
10. A method as recited in claim 6 wherein the alkalinity agent is gaseous ammonia.
11. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein steam is introduced into the zone of increased permeability between the step of introducing chlorine gas in the step of introducing alkalinity agent.
This invention is a method for recovering petroleum from subterranean petroleum-containing formations. More particularly, this concerns a method for recovering viscous, asphaltic or bituminous petroleum from formations containing same, including tar sand deposits. Still more particularly, this invention concerns a method whereby surface active agents are generated in situ in the bituminous or asphaltic petroleum by contacting the labile groups associated with the petroleum molecules with an oxidizing gas to activate the group followed by contacting the oxidized groups with an alkalinity agent such as ammonia gas.
Petroleum is recoverable from subterranean formations in which it has accumulated only if certain essential elements co-exist; namely, the formation must have adequate permeability or interconnected flow channels so that a fluid will flow from one portion of the formation to the other; the petroleum viscosity must be sufficiently low that it will move if the flow channels exist and a pressure differential is applied to the fluids; and finally, a source of energy to provide the pressure differential to induce the fluid movement must exist naturally or be supplied to the formation. When all three of these conditions co-exist, so-called primary recovery in which fluid moves to the surface under its own initiative without any type of formation treatment is possible. Supplemental recovery is necessary when any of these basic elements is missing or when the energy has been depleted through primary recovery, and frequently it is necessary to take corrective measures for both petroleum viscosity and simultaneously supply fluid drive energy.
The most extreme examples of formations requiring substantial treatment in order to induce the flow of petroleum therefrom are the so-called bituminous sands or tar sands deposits. Extensive tar sand deposits are found in the western United States, in northern Alberta, Canada, and in Venezuela, and lesser deposits are located in Europe and Asia. The Athabasca deposits in Alberta, Canada, are the most famous, and it is estimated that these deposits contain as much as 700 billion barrels of petroleum. Some production has been obtained from the near surface deposits by strip mining, but essentially no commercial production has been obtained from deep subterranean deposits for several reasons. The fluid permeability of tar sand deposits in their initial state is extremely low, and the viscosity of petroleum at formation temperatures is in the range of millions of centipoise. Accordingly, substantial treatment would be necessary to reduce the high petroleum viscosity so as to achieve petroleum flow under the influence of externally applied drive pressure, and the low permeability of the formation interferes with any such treatment.
Several methods have been described in the literature for recovering bituminous petroleum from tar sand deposits. One of the more popular processes is referred to as a steam emulsification drive process. The first step involves establishment of a high permeability communication path, preferably in or near the bottom of the tar sand deposit, extending from one well to another. Steam and a minor amount of a caustic substance such as sodium hydroxide is introduced into the communication path and flows to the other well. An oil-in-water emulsion is formed, the bituminous petroleum comprising the discontinuous phase of the emulsion. The viscosity of this emulsion is in the range of only a few centipoise, and so it readily moves to the production well for recovery to the surface. Numerous problems have been encountered in actual application of this process, however, including lower than desirable concentrations of bituminous petroleum in the produced emulsion, and the production of a portion of the petroleum in the form of a water-in-oil emulsion which is more viscous than the free bitumen and which resists resolution into its separate phases by demulsification technology. In addition, the communication path is difficult to establish.
Other processes have been described such as in situ combustion as well as various modifications of solvent extraction processes. In commonly owned co-pending applications Ser. No. 481,581 and 481,582 both filed June 21, 1974, a low temperature, controlled oxidation process is described. This process appears more applicable to the low permeability tar sand deposits than does the high temperature in situ combustion reaction.
In view of the foregoing discussion, it can be appreciated that there is a substantial, unfulfilled need for a method for in situ separation of bituminous petroleum from tar sand deposits which can be conducted in the deposits which are too deep to be exploited by means of strip mining. There is an especially acute need for an economical method for extracting a reasonably high percentage for the petroleum contained in these deposits. There is an especially serious need for a method for recovering bitumen in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion under conditions which will exclude the formation of a water-in-oil emulsion. There is similarly an unfulfilled need for a method for increasing the concentration of bitumen in the oil-in-water emulsion produced during the steam-emulsification drive process.
Our invention comprises a method for recovering viscous, asphaltic or bituminous petroleum from subterranean formations. The process makes of the fact that there are naturally occurring labile groups associated with the bituminous petroleum which can be activated by being contacted with an oxidizing gas. After the labile groups have been activated, an alkalinity agent such as ammonium hydroxide or gaseous ammonia is utilized to neutralize the oxidized groups, thereby converting them to the water soluble form so that they may aid in the formation of an oil-in-water emulsion during subsequent process steps. Gaseous ammonia is an especially preferred step since it serves as the neutralization agent and also to expand the zone of gas permeability, thereby extending the contact area of the fluids injected subsequently. Steam is thereafter injected, in order to heat the bituminous petroleum to render it more mobile and form an oil-in-water emulsion. The surface active compounds generated by the oxidative gas and the ammonia gas reaction cause the formation of the oil-in-water emulsion, increasing the bituminous petroleum concentration in the emulsion and resulting in the production of little or no water-in-oil emulsion. Ammonia may be injected simultaneously with the steam. Alternatively, steam injection alone may be continued awhile, with brief interruptions during which time ammonia or a mixture of steam and ammonia are introduced into the formation. Production is in the form of a fluid comprising an oil-in-water emulsion in which the bituminous petroleum is the discontinuous phase. The pressure differential is reduced. The petroleum content of the emulsion will be in the range of from about 9 to about 15 percent by volume. Essentially no free bitumen or water-in-oil emulsion is produced.
The attached drawing illustrates graphically the percent oil recovery obtained in laboratory evaluation of the process of our invention compared to steam alone and to a mixture of steam and air.
Briefly, our process may be considered as comprising four phases; namely, (1) forming an initial entry zone or a zone of increased fluid permeability in at least a portion of the formation from which recovery is to be obtained; (2) followed by introduction of an oxidizing gas into the entry zone so as to oxidize labile groups to form acidic or aldehyde groups; (3) followed by introduction of an alkalinity agent, in order to neutralize the oxidized groups into hydrophilic (water loving) groups; and (4) finally followed by the principal oil recovery drive fluid such as steam. These four phases are discussed in greater detail below.
I. Forming the Communication Path
Occasionally a formation exists which has naturally occurring adequate gas permeability so that the first phase may be eliminated. This is rare, particularly in the instance of very viscous oil-containing formations or tar sand deposits.
When the formation to be exploited does not already contain a high permeability streak or zone, some process must be applied to the formation for the purpose of opening up some interval in the formation. One successful method for forming the initial entry zone is by hydraulic fracturing. This process, which is commercially available from oil field service companies, involves drilling a well into a formation, establishing fluid flow with the portion to be treated, and introducing a hydraulic fluid under such high pressure that the formation is physically fractured and parted. Generally, the fracture will heal once the hydraulic pressure is relieved unless some subsequent treatment is applied to the fracture zones to maintain them in an open configuration. This, too, is well known in commercial oil field service operations, and is accomplished by introducing a liquid containing granular propping agent into the fractures. Generally, coarse sand or gravel slurried in an aqueous carrier fluid is utilized for this purpose. The coarse, granular material prevents the fractures from healing or closing after hydraulic pressure is relieved, but maintains fluid permeability through the fractures.
Once the fracture has been established, it is generally desirable or necessary to expand the fracture into a high permeability communication path by subsequent treatment. This may involve injecting a solvent into the propped fracture zone to dissolve bitumen from tar sand adjacent to the fracture zone, thereby extending the size of the high permeability streaks created by the fracturing operation.
Another method involves introducing a hot alkaline fluid such as steam or hot water containing an alkalinity agent such as sodium hydroxide into the propped fracture, which emulsifies the bituminous petroleum in the adjacent areas, thereby reducing the saturation of bituminous petroleum in the material immediately adjacent to the propped fracture zone, and thus increasing the volume of the high permeability streak created.
In a slightly different embodiment, a noncondensable, inert gas such as nitrogen is introduced into the unfractured formation in order to sweep out any mobile fluids existing in the flow channels of the formation, thereby increasing the fluid receptivity of a portion of the formation. This is especially applicable to throughput operations in which there are two wells drilled into and completed in the subterranean formation, and gas is introduced into the formation via one well until it is flowing from the other well, thereby creating a gas-swept zone between the wells. After gas has swept through a segment of a formation for some period of time, usually 2-5 days being satisfactory, it is possible to introduce liquids into the formation for the purpose of removing bitumen from the gas-swept zone, whereas it would have been difficult or impossible to introduce the liquids into the formation prior to the gas sweep step. For example, after nitrogen injection through a portion of the formation has continued for 12 to 24 hours, it is possible to introduce an effective solvent for the bituminous petroleum such as aromatic hydrocarbons including benzene and toluene, aliphatic hydrocarbons including propane, butane, pentane, etc., carbon disulfide, carbon tetrachloride, or any other suitable material which is miscible with the formation petroleum and which forms a solution having a viscosity substantially lower than the formation petroleum.
Depending on the distance between adjacent wells being utilized in the process described immediately above, it is sometimes possible to introduce a solvent into the gas-swept zone in the formation such that the solvent will pass through the zone to the adjacent well and solvent with petroleum dissolved therein can be removed from the adjacent well. Once solvent flow from well to well is achieved, the flow can generally be maintained, and so long as the flow is maintained the communication path will be expanded thereby.
In relatively low transmissivity formations, or if the well spacing is such that well to well flow solvent is initially unobtainable, the gas-swept zone may be expanded by introducing solvent into both wells simultaneously until the pressure less than the fracture pressure of the formation is achieved, followed by relieving pressure on both wells and permitting solvent with bitumen dissolved therein to flow back into the wells. Once flow is terminated, solvent injection may be resumed, and several cycles of solvent injection and production from the same wells may be necessary in order to extend the gas-swept-zone-solvent-depleted zone far enough into the formation so that well-to-well solvent transmission may be achieved.
By either of the above methods, once solvent has been passed through the gas-swept zone for a period of time, the efficiency of the process decreases since the volume of solvent increases as the thickness of the extracted zone increases, whereas the surface area is not increased appreciably. Accordingly, the concentration of petroleum in the solvent being produced from the remotely located well will decline, and this will signal the efficient end point for this phase of the operation.
Another method for expanding the gas-swept zone into a suitable communication path involves introducing an aqueous fluid, such as hot water or steam into the formation to extract bitumen from the gas-swept zone in the formation. Although the viscosity of bitumen in its native state is in the range of several million centipoise, the viscosity-temperature relationship is exceedingly sharp, and the viscosity of bituminous petroleum from a tar sand formation such as the Athbasca Tar Sand deposit is only two or three centipoise at 300�F. Accordingly, if the temperature of a portion of the gas-swept zone can be raised to a temperature approaching 300�F., the viscosity of the bituminous petroleum can be reduced so that it will flow to the adjacent well. Thus, the bitumen saturation will be reduced in the gas-swept zone, in order to produce a high permeability communication zone between wells.
The efficiency of bitumen removal from the gas-swept zone, or from a fracture zone, by means of a hot aqueous fluid is enhanced by incorporating a minor amount of an alkalinity agent such as sodium hydroxide into the fluid, in order to encourage the formation of a low viscosity oil-in-water emulsion. An oil-in-water emulsion generally has a viscosity only slightly higher than the viscosity of water at the particular temperature of the emulsion, and so it flows readily to the adjacent well.
II. Oxidizing the Labile Groups
Once a high permeability communication path is established between adjacent wells according to the above described procedures, an oxidizing gas is introduced into the high permeability path in order to oxidize the labile groups associated with the bituminous or asphaltic petroleum present in the formation. Air may be utilized for this purpose, and one preferred embodiment of the process of our invention comprises pumping air into the formation at the maximum safe pressure, in order to oxidize the materials present in the formation.
It should be noted here that in the instance of pumping any gaseous substance into a subterranean formation such as a tar sand deposit, care should be maintained to keep the injection pressure below a value which will cause fracturing or rupture of the overburden above the petroleum formation being treated. As a general rule of thumb, the injection pressure in pounds per square inch should not exceed the thickness of the overburden above the petroleum formation measured in feet. Thus, if a tar sand deposit is located under 500 feet of overburden, the injection pressure should be kept below 500 pounds per square inch to avoid fracturing the overburden. Once a fracture is established through the overburden to the surface, any fluid injected into that portion of the formation will channel through the fracture to the surface and will be ineffective for any subsequent oil recovery operations.
The reaction between the injected oxidizing gas, e.g. air or oxygen, and the labile groups present in the asphaltic petroleum is not a high temperature combustion such as is sometimes practiced in oil recovery operations. Thus it is not necessary to provide an extraneous source of heat to raise the temperature of a portion of the formation adjacent the air injection well to the combustion or ignition temperature of the petroleum as is done when using in situ combustion. It is sufficient to inject air into the formation and maintain the pressure at the highest point possible, whereby low temperature oxidation will occur, activating the potentially surface active agent forming materials.
Oxygen enriched air may also be utilized advantageously in this process, and if available at a reasonable price, essentially pure oxygen may be used. Chlorine or oxides of chlorine may also be used for the oxidation step, although the preferred embodiment utilizes an oxygen-containing gas or pure oxygen for this step.
In a slightly different embodiment, a mixture of oxygen or any oxygen-containing gas or air and steam is introduced into the formation. The steam moderates the reaction temperature resulting in a low temperature oxidation. The ratio of the oxygen-containing gas to steam may be from .1 to 3 standard cubic feet per pound of steam, and preferably is around .25.
In a throughput operation in which a low permeability communication path has been established between adjacent wells, it may be necessary to throttle or choke the gaseous effluents of the production well in order to maintain the pressure in the high permeability communication path at a value which will result in rapid oxidation of the labile groups to the desired acids or aldehydes groups.
It may be stated at this point that the groups created by the reaction between the oxidizing gas and the labile groups are phenolic, sulfonic, carboxylic, or thiolic functional groups. Any of these anionic groups are hydrophilic or water loving. The rest of the hydrocarbon molecule comprises the oil soluble or hydrophobic moiety. Before such materials are effective surface active agents such as are utilized in the formation of oil-in-water emulsions, the oxidized groups should be neutralized with an alkalinity agent to convert the anionic group to a water soluble salt form.
After the petroleum present in and around the high permeability zone in the formation has been exposed to the oxidizing gas for a period of from about 0.5 hours to about 10 hours, preferably around 2 hours, injection of the oxidizing gas into the high permeability zone should be suspended. The time required for oxidation is generally pressure dependent, and longer times may be required.
III. The Neutralization Step
Any type of liquid or gaseous alkalinity agent may be used in the step of neutralizing the oxidized groups. Aqueous solutions of hydroxides of sodium, potassium or ammonia may be used. Gaseous ammonia is also a very desirable material for this step. Anhydrous ammonia may be introduced in a gaseous form into the permeable zone. Ammonia may be injected into one well and ammonia removed from the other well for a period of time in order to insure adequate contact between the ammonia in the pretreated zone so as to facilitate reaction of ammonia with the oxidizing gas activated compounds in formation petroleum. In another embodiment, ammonia is injected into both wells and the pressure is maintained for a period of time from about 1 to about 48 hours. Although the neutralization reaction occurs essentially instantaneously, a soak period is desirable to permit gas penetration into the tar sand material. Again it is necessary to observe the overburden-thickness related pressure limitation that the injection pressure in pounds per square inch not exceed the overburden thickness expressed in feet, in order to avoid fracturing the overburden.
In a slightly different embodiment, steam and ammonia are injected simultaneously or sequentially into the formation, so that ammonia and steam may react in the pretreated zone to form ammonium hydroxide, which reacts with the oxidizing gas activated groups in the formation petroleum. One particularly attractive way for accomplishing this is to introduce steam into the formation for a brief period after conclusion of the oxidizing gas injection, so that the steam vapors may be absorbed uniformly throughout the zone, so the ammonia gas may react with the absorbed water vapor to form ammonium hydroxide uniformly throughout the zone.
After the permeable zone has been treated with ammonia for at least 1 hour, ammonia injection may be discontinued and the principal recovery fluid introduced into the formation.
IV. Oil Recovery
In one embodiment, steam is introduced into the formation for the purpose of heating the viscous, bituminous petroleum to reduce its viscosity, and to form an oil-in-water emulsion which is produced at the production well. In a slightly different embodiment, ammonia is injected simultaneously with the steam during the recovery phase, which accomplishes several beneficial results. Ammonia functions as a non-condensable gas, which prevents the formation of an immobile bank of petroleum in the formation which plugs the communication path, thereby preventing further production of petroleum through that path until some remedial treatment has been accomplished. Additionally, the alkaline nature of ammonia ensures that neutralization of the labile groups in the formation petroleum will continue as previously uncontacted materials are exposed during the process of the oil recovery operation. The ratio of ammonia to steam during such an operation may be anywhere from .05 to 2 standard cubic feet of ammonia per pound of steam, and the preferred range is from 0.1 to 0.4 standard cubic feet per pound.
The process of our invention may be better understood by reference to the following field example, which is offered only as an illustrated, preferred embodiment of our process, and is not intended to be limitative or restrictive.
V. Field Example
A tar sand deposit is located under an overburden thickness of 650 feet, and the tar sand deposit is 80 feet thick. Two wells are drilled to the bottom of the deposit, the wells being 75 feet apart. Both wells are completed in the bottom 5 foot section of the tar sand deposit, and a gravel pack is formulated around the slotted liner on the end of the production tubing in each well to restrain sand flow into the wells.
Air is injected at an initial low rate into one well and the other well is held open to the atmosphere.
The initial air injection rate into the first well is 250 standard cubic feet per hour. This rate is maintained until an indication of air production is obtained from the remotely located well. The air injection rate is increased at the rate of about 10 percent every two hour period until an injection rate of 1000 standard cubic feet per hour is obtained. This level of air injection is continued for 24 hours to ensure an adequate air-swept zone has been established in the formation.
A mixture of approximately 50 percent natural gasoline, which is predominantly C5 through C7 saturated hydrocarbons, and 50 percent mixed aromatic solvent, which is predominantly benzene and toluene, is pumped into each well at a pressure of 300 pounds per square inch until the injection rate drops materially, indicating the maximum penetration has been achieved. The pressure is released and solvent with bituminous petroleum dissolved therein is pumped out of each well. Solvent injection into each well is again performed to a maximum pressure of 300 pounds per square inch, followed by a cycle of production of solvent with bituminous petroleum dissolved therein. Solvent is then injected into one well and it is determined that solvent is flowing readily into the other well, indicating that well-to-well communication has been established. Solvent injection is continued for approximately one week, which depletes the air-swept zone, ensuring that a good stable communication path has been established between the two wells.
The next phase of the operation comprises introduction of an oxidizing gas into the communication path to oxidize the labile groups in the petroleum. A mixture of essentially pure oxygen and 80 percent quality steam is injected into both wells and the pressure is maintained at 450 pounds for two days. This ensures that good contact and penetration into the tar sand material adjacent the communication zone is achieved. The pressure is then relieved and the gas is allowed to flow out of the well. Some bitumen is produced during this interval, and this material is removed from the wells.
Essentially pure ammonia gas is then introduced into each well and the pressure raised to 400 pounds per square inch. The pressure is maintained, injecting ammonia as necessary to increase the pressure to its desired maintenance level for 11/2 days.
After the prolonged ammonia contact phase is completed, the pressure is again released and the ammonia gas purged from the interval. A steam generator is installed, and boiler feed quality water passed to the generator to produce 85 percent quality steam at a temperature of 375�F. A mixture of steam and ammonia at a ratio of approximately 0.3 standard cubic feet of ammonia per pound of steam is introduced into one well, with production of gases and liquids being taken from the adjacent well. This ratio is maintained for 24 hours, after which the ratio of ammonia to steam is reduced to approximately 0.2 standard cubic feet per pound of steam, and this ratio is maintained continually throughout the remainder of the recovery operation. Because of the relatively low pressure differential between the wells as a result of the pretreatment, it is possible to maintain the steam injection rate at 2000 barrels of steam per day per well. An emulsion of bituminous petroleum in water is produced from the adjacent well, the bituminous petroleum content averaging around 13 percent by volume. This is readily resolved into essentially pure bitumen and water by contacting the produced liquid with a mineral acid. The bituminous petroleum separated from the emulsion is essentially free of emulsified water, so that no further treatment is necessary.
VI. Experimental Section
A series of three laboratory runs were performed to substantiate the process of our invention. The cell used in all three runs was a section of steel pipe, 18 inches in diameter and 15 inches long. One inch dimeter wells were included, one for fluid injection and one for production, each well being positioned 3 inches from the cell wall and 180� apart. The top of the cell was equipped with a piston and sealing rings by means of which hydraulic pressure can be imposed on tar sand material packed in the cell to simulate overburden pressure.
The cell was packed with tar sand material. A clean sand path, approximately 1/8 inch thick and 2 inches wide was formed between the wells to serve as the communication path. The tar sand material was compressed under hydraulic pressure for several days.
In run 1, steam was injected into the cell and bitumen produced from the production well.
The cumulative production was recorded as a function of time and also as a function of pore volumes of steam injected. As can be seen from curve 1 in the attached figure, the oil recovery as a percentage of the oil originally in place reached a value of about 24 percent at 5+ pore volumes of steam.
A second run in a cell packed as described above, was run using a mixture of steam and air. Curve 2 shows that the percent oil recovery is substantially better than with steam alone (curve 1) at all values of pore volumes of steam injected.
Run 3, which corresponds to the process of our invention, was run in a similarly prepared cell. The bitumen was exposed to air, steam, and liquid ammonium hydroxide. As can be seen, the air-steam-ammonium hydroxide, curve 3, is substantially superior to either the steam or steam plus air run. (Steam volume for curve 3 was corrected for the volume of ammonium hydroxide). At a value of two pore volumes of steam injected, a reasonable commercial level, the recovery for steam was about 18 percent; for steam and air it was about 26 percent; and for steam, air and ammonium hydroxide, it was about 36 percent. In addition to the increased oil recovery, it was observed that the pressure differential between the injection wells was substantially less for run 3 than for either runs 1 or 2. Furthermore, the produced fluid was substantially all in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion whereas appreciable amounts of water-in-oil emulsion was produced in runs 1 and 2.
Thus, we have disclosed and demonstrated that naturally occurring, labile groups on the petroleum molecule are oxidized on being contacted with an oxidizing gas such as air or oxygen for a period of time to form acidic or aldehyde groups, after which they are contacted with an alkalinity agent such as ammonia for the purpose of forming a water soluble salt of the compound. The materials produced are essentially anionic surfactants similar to petroleum sulfonate. The advantages resulting from this process include increased oil recovery, formation of an oil-in-water emulsion having an increased content of oil in the emulsion as compared to what would be obtained without the oxidizing gas-alkalinity agent pretreatment of the formation, and the production of essentially no water-in-oil emulsion which is difficult to break. The pressure differential is also reduced. The continued use of ammonia results in the continual generation of surface active agents from bituminous petroleum as previously uncontacted portions of the petroleum formation are contacted by the recovery fluid. Additionally, the presence of ammonia gas with steam ensures that fluid transmissivity will be maintained, since there will be no formation of a fluid-impermeable block of immobile petroleum in the communication path as frequently occurs when steam is introduced into tar sand deposits.
While our invention has been disclosed in terms of a number of specific illustrative embodiments, it is not so limited since many variations thereof will be apparent to persons skilled in the related arts. Similarly, while mechanisms have been proposed to explain the benefits resulting from the process of our invention, it is not necessarily hereby represented that these are the only and even the principal mechanisms which result from the application of this process. It is our desired intention that our invention be limited and restricted only by those limitations and restrictions as apply in the appended claims.
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~*Random Musings of a Baffled Mind*~: 10/01/2008 - 11/01/2008
~*~Drona-Music Review~*~ Not Enchanting At all
Dhruv Ghanekar!!!!! Who? Even I was confused when I heard his name for the first time but when I looked for him I was shocked to know that he is an immensely endowed guitarist and was earlier with “Chakravyuh”, the band featured in Rock On and also a part of the composer duo Ashu-Dhruv who composed music for movies like Khosla Ka Ghosla, Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar, Broken Thread, White Noise and Bombay Boys and duo is also known for Blue Frog (to know more check http://bluefrog.co.in/cms/home.html) which promotes niche and non-mainstream music. Besides, Dhruv use to compose jingles under the label of Smoke Music and now with DRONA, he is making his debut as a sovereign composer. Drona, a much awaited socio-fantasy-adventure-mythological-action movie featuring AB ka baby oopss Abhishek Bachchan as a superhero, Priyanka Chopara as his love interest and Jaya Bachchan. Drona is directed by Goldie Behl (dreary Bas Itna Sa Khwab Hai Fame) and movie is set to release on October 2nd. Lyrics of the movie are by a newbie Vaibhav Modi. Here is my take of the music.
In spite of having mundane lyrics, this song is worth hearing because of Dhruv’s peculiar voice and finicky musical arrangements specially the use of guitar where he proves his mettle aptly.
Drona REDUX: In this track the singers changed their positions and finally Sunidhi got hold of centre mike and Dhruv takes a backseat giving his voice to Drona Drona only. This track can also be classified as a remix track due to disc beats attached with the song. Though sunidhi did an OK job but some how the earlier version sounds superior because of the invigorating and calm touch of Dhruv’s voice.
2.Oop Oop cha: Next track is Oop Oop Cha. The starting of the song is quite attractive where Dhruv used very interesting instruments with lots of metallic sounds and synthesized notes along with flute that give song a pleasant starting and then queen-of-item-numbers Sunidhi holds the center stage for this dance number along with Nandini Srikar. The USP of this track is an interesting orchestra arrangement that give the song needed thump with the use of metallic flute tone and African-calypso-rap repercussion. But but but here comes the culprit…the ordinary proletarian lyrics that destroy the charm of this techno-friendly-dance-track. But one thing is true that Priyanka is looking HOT!!!!! and that would be the only attraction that can save the song otherwise it would be a listen and forget song.
Fair Play mix: this song is same as the older one with additional rap by Bob Omulo and with more electronic sounds but the output is same……. “DUHH”
3.Bandagi: After trying his hand on western instruments and metallic flutes, Dhruv tried soft sitar and tabla reverberation in this sweet-romantic-love-ballad “Bandagi”. This semi-classical-romantic track is crooned by Sunidhi (at very low pitch) and Roop Kumar Rathod. The best thing about the song is minimal use of keyboards and signing taking the lead. Even the lyrics of this track are apt. Roop Kumar Rathod’s proves his mettle through high quality singing and gives his best to this track. Use of flute, sitar, jaltarang, and tabla along with the background alaap gives edge to this song and make it feel-good-to-ear type of song. This song will be a treat for the lovers of soft music.
“Pal chin Pal chin Uljhi Uljhi ek raina
Dhadkan dhadkan bhikhre bikhre se chaina
Milon chali hai gum si ye khamoshi
Kitna bhi samjhaun mann ye mane ne
Teri bandagi…Jeene na jeene na de teri bandagi”
4. Nanhe Nanhe: Next track “Nanhe nanhe” is a tranquil and pleasant lori in sugary vocals of an ultra mellifluous Sadhana Sargam along with Nandini Srikar. Sadhana’s control over her vocal is amazing and in song she sounds like Lata in "Ek Tu Hi" at places because of the alaaps and beautiful change in the pitch. This is going to be one of the best Lori of present time due to superb lyrics and use of sweet-sounding metaphors which gives it a distinct identity. Dhruv has brilliantly fused Indian raags with western instrument. The best part of the song is the excellent use of the flute at the concluding part. Loved it
“Nanhe nanhe taron jaise naina,
taron jaise pyaare pyaare naina
nainano me chupa ke rakhe,
meethe sapnesapno ka shor meeche,
to jo pakon ke neeche sapne churain tere chaina,
Nanhe nanhe taron jaise naina”
5. Khushi: The last track of album is Khushi which is a Jazz track crooned by Shaan along with ample support from Suzzane D’mello, Francois Castellino, Dean and Sunaina Gupta. This is a conversation-type-masti with lovely use of saxophone, trumpet and drums. This song will surely remind you of title track of “Jaane tu ya jaane na” but this track does not have that appeal in it and somehow Shaan’s voice is not suiting this song. Lyrics of the song are on philosophical side as "Raat aur hum saath mein Ro liye Has diye. Aur gunguna ne lage."
My verdict: What I thought about the music of DRONA is that it would be GRAND but what I heard is interesting but not Grand. Few of the songs are good and they will find their audience. The most important thing I observed that each track of drona has two singers a lead singer and a backing one (who is more prominent than the chorus singer) and this really add the charm to the song, be it alaap of Sunidi in the title track or Nandini Srikar supporting Sadhana Sargam. Besides, I can also feel the touch of A R Rehmaan on the music of DRONA specially in Nanahe and Khushi. So due to the unconventional music arrangement and score Drona sounds different from the league but still fails to make its impact. May be work with movie..i will give 2 and half star out of 5.
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Car crashes at New Jersey farmers' market killing woman | Daily Mail Online
Horror at New Jersey farmers' market as out-of-control pick-up kills woman and drags her under the wheels for three blocks before stopping
Woman dragged for nearly half a mile by truck in market smash
Witness says tomatoes went 'flying' when pick-up drove through barricade
Driver taken into custody but is yet to be charged
At least two others taken to hospital with injuries
Published: 07:33 EDT, 11 August 2014 | Updated: 09:26 EDT, 11 August 2014
A woman was killed at a New Jersey farmers' market when a pick-up truck plowed into her and dragged her along for nearly half a mile.
Crates of fruit and vegetables were sent flying when the truck smashed through a barricade at the market in Hawthorne, killing the woman and injuring at least two others.
The woman, who is yet to be named by police, was dragged along by the car for three blocks and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The red pick-up truck (pictured) drove for nearly half a mile after the crash before coming to a halt
Vendors were about to close for the day when the pick-up careered into the weekly market at around 2.20pm on Sunday.
The woman was then dragged for three blocks before the truck came to a halt.
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The driver of the red pick-up was taken into custody but is yet to be charged.
Hawthorne Mayor Richard Goldberg said the crash was 'something this town will not forget for a long time'.
'It's unthinkable that you could drag someone that far and not notice,' he added.
Mayor Goldberg said that if the crash had happened an hour earlier, when the market on Lafayette Avenue was bustling with customers, it could have been even worse.
One trader, Bailey Hildebrant, from Hackettstown, was injured and taken to hospital when a table hit by the truck struck her right leg.
Hawthorne Mayor Richard Goldberg said the town would not forget the crash 'for a long time'
She said: 'I really don't know why he didn't stop.
'I got knocked over and I saw my tomatoes flying in the air.'
Ric McCarthy, 61, told northjersey.com the crash happened in an instant.
He said: 'It literally happened just like that.
'I heard a noise and saw a blur of color, and the truck.
'There was a woman screaming for the truck to stop.'
At least three of the seven canopies still upright after closing time were damaged - one was knocked over on its side and two others were missing support pole
The pavement was strewn with crates, buckets and crushed tomatoes, oranges and apples.

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Stamp n Piece: April 2011
Just a quick post. I made this Easter card using one of the monthly Verve sketches. I didn't get a chance to post before Easter. We were able to spend Easter with family which always makes it fun.
supplies:stamps: Verve - Everlasting Life; PTI - Flower Fusion, Dot Spotspaper: Cosmo Cricket - Garden Variety Mini Deck; PTI - Vintage Creamink: Memento - Rich Cocoa; other: PTI - Turning a new leaf die, flower fusion die, twine; corner chomper
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Sweet and simple! I'm always needing thank you cards so a easy design means I can make it quick if needed.
My background stamps are getting more of a work out since I'm using them on banners. Especially since I don't have to worry so much about lining them up!!! :) Thanks for visiting!! ~Rhonda supplies:stamps: PTI Fillable Frames #7, Flutterby Friends, Dot Spot, Background Basics: Geometrics, Banner Basicspaper: PTI Vintage Cream; Blue and Orange paper - K & Co. ? I thinkink: SU Only Orange; Memento Rich Cocoaother: PTI banner dies, double ended banner die; sewing machine
The PTI tag-its #1 stamps are PERFECT for making the M&M treat bags. A friend came over to borrow my goodies to make these cuties. Won't these be adorable for Easter baskets??
I love how the butterfly fits so perfectly. ~Rhonda
supplies:stamps: PTI - Tag-its #1, Butterfly Dreamspaper: PTI - Stampers Select Whiteink: SU Melon Mambo, Green Galore other: PTI limitless label dies; embroidery floss - stash; GT Bag Co. - lip & tape bags; Candy - Wal-mart Labels:Easter | 2
happily ever after!!!! This sentiment is from PTI's Wish Big set. The long sentiments in this set are so easy to ink for separate lines.
I really love this little house die. ~Rhonda
supplies:stamps: PTI - Wish Bigpaper: October Afternoon - Seaside; PTI Vintage Creamink: Memento Rich Cocoaother: PTI Love Lives Here die, natural twine; pop dots
Labels:anniversary,wedding | 8
Have you noticed that BIG bows are all the rage??? Since I have short hair and no little girls, this trend has not applied to me but a big bow on a card I can do!! and a big bow needs some additional bling. This Verve Joshua verse is perfect for a little house embellishment.
But I didn't stop with one house as I pulled the shrink plastic out and used the PTI Handmade with Love dies to create additional charms. I used my Copic markers to "paint" them.
If you try your hand at some charms, let me know so I can see! ~Rhonda supplies:stamps: Verve - Plain Jane Joshua 24:15paper: Crate Paper - Restoration; PTI - Vintage Creamink: Versamarkother: PTI - Love Lives Here dies, Ocean Tides ribbon, natural twine, tag sale die #3; clear embossing powder
Can you tell that I fell in LOVE with October Afternoon's Seaside paper? PTI's Make a Wish dies make birthday cards especially easy to do. Am I the only one that almost never used white as a card base anymore? I seem to gravitate to the cream. The sentiment stamped on its side is a nice change of pace.
Thanks for visiting! ~Rhonda supplies:stamps: PTI - Simple Sentiments,paper: October Afternoon Seaside; PTI Vintage Creamink: Memento Rich Cocoaother: PTI Make a Wish die; corner chomper;
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I have really had fun making myself work with LOTS of patterned paper. Even several weeks ago I don't think I could have pulled this off but it seems to be clicking this week. This card was inspired by the fact that my hubby and I leave today for a CRUISE!! white sand beaches and sunny days here we COME!!!
I love the little boy in this paper. Friend is stamped on the PTI double ended banner die and the sweet ship is Verve's Text Objects paper pieced.
I like the friendship quote stamped on the yellow floral. "There are big ships and small ships. But the best ship of all is friendship. Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world". - John Evelyn
I hope you have a wonderful weekend! If blogger cooperates I have a few scheduled posts for next week! ~Rhonda
supplies:stamps: Verve - Text Objectspaper: October Afternoon - Seaside; PTI Vintage Cream,ink: PTI - Enchanted Eveningother: PTI - tag sale #3, double ended banner die; sewing machine; seam binding
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I'm playing along with the Mojo Monday #185 challenge. I found this London map paper in my Thrift Shop paper pad and immediately thought of this cute little car!!
With the addition of the flowers, I think this qualifies as a LOVE bug! ~Rhonda
supplies:stamps: PTI - Enjoy the Ridepaper: PTI - Vintage Cream, True Black; October Afternoon - Thrift Shopink: Memento Tuxedo Black; PTI - Vintage Creamother: PTI - Enjoy the Ride die, rickrack die, eyelet lace border die, banner label die; Hobby Lobby - flowers
Labels:encouragement | 4
I love the simplicity of this card! I followed the basic design format of a stripe, a floral, and a print. A little sewing and stacked butterflies and this screams SPRING!!!
Hope you are having a wonderful week!!! ~Rhonda supplies:stamps: Verve - Dare to Be; PTI - Label Basicspaper: October Afternoon - Seaside; PTI - Vintage Creamink: PTI - Enchanted Eveningother: PTI - butterfly dreams die, Love lives Here die, label basics die; sewing machine
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He has made Everything . . .
Happy Monday everyone!!! Purple, yellow, and a beautiful green makes me think SPRING!!! All my trees are budding or already out. Their leaves are my favorite lime green early spring color.
My card is based on the 1st April Verve sketch for the month as well as PTI's Make it Monday #8 and #9!! I didn't get the card posted in time for #8 blending but was pleasantly surprised that #9 is heat embossing which I did as well.
For my blending, I used PTI's spring moss, lemon tart, and plum pudding. I then used clear embossing for my Plain Jane Verve flower. I love the added texture that this provides for the sentiment. ~Rhonda
Challenges entered: Verve Sketch, Color Me Spring; PTI Make it Monday #9
supplies:stamps: Verve - Plain Jane Ecclesiastes 3:11, Plain Jane flowerpaper: Cosmo Cricket - Pixie-lious, PTI Vintage Cream, Simply Chartreuse, Egg Hunt collectionink: PTI Spring Moss, Lemon Tart, Plum Pudding; Memento - Rich Cocoa; Versamark other: PTI doily details; Nestibilities - classic squares; rhinestones - stash; clear embossing powder; Copic Markers
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Happy April Fool's Day Everyone!!!! Any pranks at your house?
What makes you think of SPRING??? Butterflies, flowers, bunnies? This month the Verve Team has dared us to make a card, project, layout, or whatever fits our stamping style using this month's theme - Color Me Spring! Easter is one of the hallmark's of spring for me. This year it falls on the latest possible date: April 25. Only once in the past 100 years—in 1886—has it been so late. It will not happen again in this century.
I just received my Everlasting Life set from Verve with this wonderful sentiment. I love the impression plate with the royal velvet paper.
I also made this ATC for my growing collection. This is were I start when I'm having mojo trouble. The slighter smaller size seems to be an easier place to start on some days. I hope you have a wonderful weekend. I'm packing for my upcoming cruise!!! ~Rhonda
supplies:stamps: Verve - Everlasting Life, Thoughtful Floralspaper: Cosmo Cricket - Pixie-licioius; PTI - Royal Velvet, Vintage Creamink: SU - lovely lilac; Memento - Rich Cocoaother: PTI - New Leaf dies, Fillable frames #7, twine,linen impression plate; pop dots
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LEHIGH VALLEY 4, BUFFALO 3 (11 innings): Scott Podsednik singled home Erik Kratz in the bottom of the 11th inning after Buffalo had rallied from three runs down. For the second time this season, the IronPigs were able to best Herd reliever Jack Egber...
LEHIGH VALLEY 8, BUFFALO 2: Lehigh Valley scored four runs in the first inning against Jeurys Familia and rode the early advantage to their sixth straight win. Walks continue to be Buffalo's bugaboo. The Bisons issued 10 free passes, with four coming...
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Rangers have outrighted the following five players off the 40-man roster after the group cleared waivers Wednesday: infielders Andres Blanco and Esteban German and right-handers Omar Beltre, Eric Hurley and Merkin Valdez. B...
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Energetic Rangers have pep in their step for postseason run
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Join us for a live in-game chat as the Rangers take on the Rays in the rubber match of this three-game set. We'll talk about the return of Adrian Beltre and Andres Blanco, the new acquisitions and an important road trip coming up....
Release from the Texas Rangers: The Texas Rangers announced the following roster moves today: Reinstated third baseman Adrian Beltre from the 15-day disabled list. Reinstated infielder Andres Blanco from the 15-day disabled list. Added catcher ...
Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre began his rehab assignment Monday with a 1-for-4 performance at the plate in Triple-A Round Rock's 4-3 loss at Omaha. Beltre, who started at third base, singled, scored a run and struck out twice. He has been ou...
Notes: Bench talk, Napoli's wrist & more
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Rosters expand on Thursday and what the club does with those extra spots depends on Adrian Beltre and Andres Blanco. Both are heading out for a rehab assignment with Triple-A Round Rock (who is in Omaha) on Monday. Beltre doesn...
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Rangers utility infielder Andres Blanco doesn't really have an explanation as to why he can't swing a bat left-handed without feeling pain in his back. "Whoever heard of that?" said Blanco, a switch hitter. "But I can swing rig...
Notes: Blanco, Beltre, Quintanilla
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Rangers utility man Andres Blanco is taking swings as he tries to make his way back to the team. But manager Ron Washington said Blanco isn't swinging on the left side. That doesn't mean the club wouldn't use him anyway, once he's...
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Rangers infielder Andres Blanco said he took swings again Monday, for the third straight day, and that his sore back feels better. He said it was bothering him a few weeks ago and that he had to just rest for 10 days. It hasn't...
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- A few days prior to the trade deadline, Rangers manager Ron Washington told the media didn't see enough urgency or "fire," as he put it, from closer Neftali Feliz. On Thursday, one night after Feliz got the save in a 4-3 Rangers...
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Rangers cleared the way for Alexi Ogando's start on the mound tonight by placing reserve infielder Andres Blanco on the 15-day disabled list. Blanco said his lower back remains the problem, but now the injury is a muscle. ...
Texas Rangers' Alexi Ogando off paternity list, on mound
The Rangers activated Alexi Ogando from the paternity leave list.

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Artful digits: Another CAS Christmas card
While I admire cards that are more elaboratively designed and embellished, I tend to most often chose CAS cards as my Go-to style. This card using a Hampton Art Outlines stamp is a perfect example of my comfort style. The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock before being cut out using the Labels 26 die. It was coloured with Prismacolor pencils and black and white half pearls in three sizes were added where the image had circles. Black Soot Distress ink was applied to the edges of the die cut piece. To cut the black matting, the same die was traced around the outside and then hand cut. This gives a nice narrow mat, especially helpful when you have used the largest die in the "nest" or if you don't want the wider mat that one size difference provides when using the smaller ones.
Posted by Bonnie Irvine at 11:05
Clean but not so simple. Gorgeous coloration...love the image and striped papers!
Thursday, 13 December 2012 at 13:11:00 GMT-5
The colors are lovely and the half pearls add a touch of elegance.
Thursday, 13 December 2012 at 14:02:00 GMT-5
What a super image, and I love the bright, sharp colours - fabulous card!
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Hi Bonnie! So sorry I haven't been around sooner. This is such a busy time of year and finding computer time is kinda hard. :-) I really love the dove card. It's so crisp and clean and such a beautiful image too. Hope you're having a great week! Hugs!
Thursday, 13 December 2012 at 22:24:00 GMT-5
Beautiful! Love the image and the classic Christmas colours. Thank you for playing at Christmas at Sweet Stampin'! Tracey x
Saturday, 15 December 2012 at 08:44:00 GMT-5
Wow! What a gorgeous image and your coloring is outstanding. Thanks for joining at at Perfect Sentiments this week. Good luck.
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What a lovely image! Thanks so much for joining our first challenge at Christmas at Sweet Stampin. Merry Christmas and good luck. X
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