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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2010
Wendell Peter Menard, Katy, TX (US);
Wayne Reid Dreher, Jr., Katy, TX (US);
John L. Stalder, Calgary, CA;
Wendell Peter Menard, Katy, TX (US);
Wayne Reid Dreher, Jr., Katy, TX (US);
John L. Stalder, Calgary, CA;
ConocoPhillips Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems relate to recovering hydrocarbons from within formations in which hydrocarbon bearing reservoirs are separated from one another by a fluid flow obstructing natural stratum. Relative to the reservoirs, the stratum inhibits or blocks vertical fluid flow within the formation. Drilled bores arranged to intersect the stratum provide an array of fluid flow paths through the stratum. Fluid communication established by the drilled bores enables production utilizing a producer borehole deviated from vertical and processes that rely on techniques such as gravity drainage through the fluid flow paths and/or injection through the fluid flow paths.