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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2008
Christopher Kelvin Harris, Houston, TX (US);
John Michael Karanikas, Houston, TX (US);
Scott Vinh Nguyen, Houston, TX (US);
Christopher Kelvin Harris, Houston, TX (US);
John Michael Karanikas, Houston, TX (US);
Scott Vinh Nguyen, Houston, TX (US);
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A heating system for a subsurface formation is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of substantially horizontally oriented or inclined heater sections located in a hydrocarbon containing layer in the formation. At least a portion of two of the heater sections are substantially parallel to each other. The ends of at least two of the heater sections in the layer are electrically coupled to a substantially horizontal, or inclined, electrical conductor oriented substantially perpendicular to the ends of the at least two heater sections.
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