HEATING HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FORMATIONS IN A CHECKERBOARD PATTERN STAGED PROCESS

• Main Authors: PINGO-ALMADA, MONICA M, DE ROUFFIGNAC, ERIC PIERRE, MILLER, DAVID SCOTT
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 02.05.2008
• Subjects: 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

A method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is disclosed. The method includes providing heat to two or more first sections of the formation with one or more first heaters in two or more of the first sections such that the provided heat mobilizes first hydrocarbons in two or more of the...