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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2011
Daniel R. Sultenfuss, Houston, TX (US);
Wendell Menard, Katy, TX (US);
Wayne R. Dreher, Jr., College Station, TX (US);
Curtis G. Blount, Katy, TX (US);
Francis E. Parsche, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Mark A. Trautman, Melbourne, FL (US);
Daniel R. Sultenfuss, Houston, TX (US);
Wendell Menard, Katy, TX (US);
Wayne R. Dreher, Jr., College Station, TX (US);
Curtis G. Blount, Katy, TX (US);
Francis E. Parsche, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Mark A. Trautman, Melbourne, FL (US);
ConocoPhillips Company, Houston, TX (US);
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Abstract
A method of producing heavy oil from a heavy oil formation with steam assisted gravity drainage. The method begins by drilling a borehole into a heavy oil formation comprising a steam barrier between a first pay zone and a second pay zone, wherein the steam barrier prevents a steam chamber to be formed between the first pay zone and the second pay zone. The steam barrier is then heated with a radio frequency. The steam barrier is then fractured to permit a steam chamber to be formed within the first pay zone and the second pay zone. Heavy oil is then produced from the heavy oil formation with steam assisted gravity drainage.