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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2002
Harold J. Vinegar, Bellaire, TX (US);
Christopher Kelvin Harris, Houston, TX (US);
Robin Adrianus Hartmann, Rijswijk, NL;
Christopher Arnold Pratt, Cochrane, CA;
Gordon Bruce Lepper, Calgary, CA;
Randolph Rogers Wagner, Houston, TX (US);
Harold J. Vinegar, Bellaire, TX (US);
Christopher Kelvin Harris, Houston, TX (US);
Robin Adrianus Hartmann, Rijswijk, NL;
Christopher Arnold Pratt, Cochrane, CA;
Gordon Bruce Lepper, Calgary, CA;
Randolph Rogers Wagner, Houston, TX (US);
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for forming one or more openings in a hydrocarbon containing formation is described. The method may include forming or providing a first opening in the formation. A plurality of magnets may be provided into the first opening. The plurality of magnets may be positioned along a portion of the first opening. The plurality of magnets may produce a series of magnetic fields along the portion of the first opening. A second opening in the formation may be formed using magnetic tracking of the series of magnetic fields. The second opening may be spaced a desired distance from the first opening. Alternate embodiments include use of an energized conduit to create a magnetic field. Such energized conduit can be used alone or with the plurality of magnets.