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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Conocophillips Company, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Sergei A. Filatyev, Houston, TX (US);
Pradeep A. Govind, Houston, TX (US);
Thomas J. Wheeler, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/24 (2006.01); C09K 8/03 (2006.01); C08K 3/22 (2006.01); C09K 8/592 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); C08G 73/02 (2006.01); C08K 3/34 (2006.01); H01Q 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/2408 (2013.01); C08K 3/22 (2013.01); C09K 8/03 (2013.01); C09K 8/032 (2013.01); C09K 8/592 (2013.01); E21B 43/2401 (2013.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01); C08G 73/0266 (2013.01); C08K 3/34 (2013.01); H01Q 1/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein are methods for accelerating the start-up in SAGD type processes wherein the volume between the injector and the producer is preheated utilizing open-holes drilled between wells. The recovery of hydrocarbons is also improved due to a viscous fluid drive in the open-holes during SAGD operations.