Method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation

• Main Authors: DEN BOESTERT, JOHANNES LEENDERT WILLEM CORNELIS, VINEGAR, HAROLD J, LINEY, DAVID JOHN, ARORA, DHRUV, MARWEDE, JOCHEN, MO, WEIJAN, BURNS, DAVID BOOTH, PATNI, SANDEEP, FOWLER, THOMAS DAVID, HARVEY III, ALBERT DESTREHAN, BRAVO, JOSE LUIS, HWANG, HORNG JYE (JAY), CRUZ, ANTONIO MARIA GUIMARAES LEITE, MUYLLE, MICHEL SERGE MARIE, SON, JAIME SANTOS, MASON, STANLEY LEROY, STANECKI, JOHN ANDREW, VENDITTO, JAMES JOSEPH, RENKEMA, DUURT, FONSECA OCAMPOS, MANSURE, ARTHUR JAMES, NAIR, VIJAY, CARROLL, MARK THOMAS, COSTELLO, MICHAEL SCOTT, SHEN, CHONGHUI, BEER, GARY LEE, CARDINAL, PAUL GREGORY, LI, BUSHENG, KARANIKAS, JOHN MICHAEL, MCKINZIE II, BILLY JOHN, NGUYEN, SCOTT VINH, SANDBERG, CHESTER LEDLIE, ERNESTO RAPHAEL, GUIMERANS, ROSALVINA RAMONA, PRINCE-WRIGHT, ROBERT GEORGE, HARRIS, CHRISTOPHER KELVIN, AYODELE, OLUROPO RUFUS, CAO, RENFANG RICHARD, BASS, RONALD J, XIE, XUEYING, RAGHU, DAMODARAN, ROES, AUGUSTINUS WILHELMUS MARIA, KIM, DONG-SUB, RYAN, ROBERT CHARLES, EDBURY, DAVID ALSTON, MILLER, DAVID SCOTT, MACDONALD, DUNCAN CHARLES, UWECHUE, UZO PHILLIP
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 13.11.2014
• Subjects: EARTH DRILLING; EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; MINING; MINING OR QUARRYING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS

Method for Treating a Hydrocarbon Containing Formation Abstract In a first aspect there is provided a method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation. The method comprises providing heat input to a first section of the formation from one or more heat sources located in the first section and; producing fluids from the first section through a production well located at or near the center of the first section. The the heat sources are configured such that the average heat input per volume of formation in the first section increases with distance from the production well.