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WO2013006660A3 - Method for hydrocarbon recovery using sagd and infill wells with rf heating - Google Patents

Method for hydrocarbon recovery using sagd and infill wells with rf heating Download PDF

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WO2013006660A3
WO2013006660A3 PCT/US2012/045478 US2012045478W WO2013006660A3 WO 2013006660 A3 WO2013006660 A3 WO 2013006660A3 US 2012045478 W US2012045478 W US 2012045478W WO 2013006660 A3 WO2013006660 A3 WO 2013006660A3
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well
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subterranean formation
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Mark Alan Trautman
Daniel SULTENFUSS
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Harris Corp
ConocoPhillips Co
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/16—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons
    • E21B43/24—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons using heat, e.g. steam injection
    • E21B43/2401—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons using heat, e.g. steam injection by means of electricity
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B36/00—Heating, cooling or insulating arrangements for boreholes or wells, e.g. for use in permafrost zones
    • E21B36/04—Heating, cooling or insulating arrangements for boreholes or wells, e.g. for use in permafrost zones using electrical heaters
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/16—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons
    • E21B43/24—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons using heat, e.g. steam injection
    • E21B43/2406—Steam assisted gravity drainage [SAGD]
    • E21B43/2408—SAGD in combination with other methods

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  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)

Abstract

A method for hydrocarbon resource recovery in a subterranean formation (41) may include forming spaced apart injector/producer well pairs in the subterranean formation, with each well pair including a laterally extending producer well (42a, 42b) and a laterally extending injector well (41a, 41b) spaced thereabove. The method may also include forming laterally extending infill wells (43) in the subterranean formation, with each infill well being located between respective adjacent injector/producer well pairs. The method may also include recovering hydrocarbon resources from the producer wells based upon Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) via the injector/ producer well pairs, and recovering hydrocarbon resources from the infill wells based upon RF heating regions of the subterranean formation surrounding the respective infill wells.
PCT/US2012/045478 2011-07-06 2012-07-05 Method for hydrocarbon recovery using sagd and infill wells with rf heating Ceased WO2013006660A2 (en)

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CA2841792A CA2841792A1 (en) 2011-07-06 2012-07-05 Method for hydrocarbon recovery using sagd and infill wells with rf heating
BR112014000103A BR112014000103A2 (en) 2011-07-06 2012-07-05 hydrocarbon resource recovery method in a formation

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