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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Conocophillips Company, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
James A. Mills, Houston, TX (US);
Daniel J. Eck, Anchorage, AK (US);
Assignee:
ConocoPhillips Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/24 (2006.01); E21B 23/08 (2006.01); E21B 23/10 (2006.01); E21B 23/14 (2006.01); H05B 3/56 (2006.01); E21B 33/072 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/2401 (2013.01); E21B 23/08 (2013.01); E21B 23/10 (2013.01); E21B 23/14 (2013.01); H05B 3/56 (2013.01); E21B 33/072 (2013.01); H05B 2203/021 (2013.01); H05B 2214/03 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, system and devices for deploying an MI cable heater down-hole into a hydrocarbon reservoir are provided, wherein one or more MI cables are housed inside a protective jacket, and connected to a pump-in device. The pump-in device allows the cable to be deployed by pumping fluid down-hole, and the pump-in device catches the fluid and pulls the cable down-hole, even in a horizontal well.