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Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 11, 2022
Applicant:

Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;

Inventor:

Sameeh Issa Batarseh, Dhahran, SA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/24 (2006.01); E21B 23/01 (2006.01); E21B 36/04 (2006.01); E21B 43/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/2401 (2013.01); E21B 23/01 (2013.01); E21B 43/14 (2013.01); E21B 43/2405 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for producing hydrocarbons from a subsurface formation includes a main wellbore, a first lateral extending off the main wellbore, the first lateral configured to produce hydrocarbons from the subsurface formation to a ground surface through the main wellbore, a second lateral extending off the main wellbore, tubing extending down the main wellbore into the second lateral, and a tool attached to the tubing. The tool includes a support structure with a longitudinal axis and having a cylindrical shape, the support structure including one or more latching mechanisms, expandable packers mechanically coupled to the support structure, the expandable packers being radially expandable to secure the tool within the second lateral, an electromagnetic source mechanically coupled to the support structure and operable to generate electromagnetic radiation, and an antenna communicatively coupled to the electromagnetic source and operable to transmit the electromagnetic radiation, the antenna being at least partially disposed within the expandable casing.


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