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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2008
Applicant:
Stanley Leroy Mason, Allen, TX (US);
Inventor:
Stanley Leroy Mason, Allen, TX (US);
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for installing a horizontal or inclined subsurface heater includes placing a heating section of a heater in a horizontal or inclined section of a wellbore with an installation tool. The tool is uncoupled from the heating section. A lead in section is mechanically and electrically coupled to the heating section of the heater. The lead-in section is located in an angled or vertical section of the wellbore.