HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION USING MULTILATERAL WELL BORES

• Main Authors: TURICK, DANIEL J, DONOVAN, JOSEPH F, JOHNSON, MICHAEL H, WATKINS, LARRY A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 12.12.2006
• Subjects: CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL ORCHEMICAL PROCESSES; CENTRIFUGES; EARTH DRILLING; EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; MINING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

A system for producing a field having several reservoirs (10, 12, 14) and an aquifer (16) is described. Branch well bores (30) are drilled from the main well bore (2) towards the different reservoirs. One of the branches may contain a downhole separator for separating oil and water, the water being...