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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2009
David Booth Burns, Houston, TX (US);
Horng Jye (Jay) Hwang, Houston, TX (US);
Jochen Marwede, Rijswijk, NL;
Duncan Charles Macdonald, Houston, TX (US);
Robert George Prince-wright, Houston, TX (US);
David Booth Burns, Houston, TX (US);
Horng Jye (Jay) Hwang, Houston, TX (US);
Jochen Marwede, Rijswijk, NL;
Duncan Charles MacDonald, Houston, TX (US);
Robert George Prince-Wright, Houston, TX (US);
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system for treating a subsurface hydrocarbon containing formation includes one or more substantially horizontal or inclined tunnels extending from one or more shafts. A production system is located in at least one of the tunnels. The production system is configured to produce fluids from the formation that collect in the tunnel.