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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ki C Hong, Orange, CA (US);
Victor M Ziegler, Bakersfield, CA (US);
Assignee:
Chevron Research and Technology Company, San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ; E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
166245 ; 166272 ;
Abstract
In an inverted nine-spot pattern in an areally homogeneous reservoir, oil recovery is enhanced when the completion of the sidewells is restricted to the lower 20% of the reservoir. An inverted nine-spot pattern has a steam injection well at the center of the pattern and production wells at each of the four corners of the pattern and at the center of each side of the pattern. Steam is injected at the center well, and oil is produced from sidewells and corner wells.