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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2011
Ernesto Rafael Fonseca Ocampos, Houston, TX (US);
John Michael Karanikas, Houston, TX (US);
Duncan Charles Macdonald, Houston, TX (US);
Ernest E. Carter, Jr., Sugar Land, TX (US);
Ernesto Rafael Fonseca Ocampos, Houston, TX (US);
John Michael Karanikas, Houston, TX (US);
Duncan Charles MacDonald, Houston, TX (US);
Ernest E. Carter, Jr., Sugar Land, TX (US);
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for treating a subsurface formation are described herein. Some embodiments generally relate to systems, methods, and/or processes for treating fluid produced from the subsurface formation. Some methods include providing heat to a first section of the hydrocarbon containing formation from a plurality of heaters located in the formation; allowing the heat to transfer from the heaters to heat a portion of the first section to mobilize formation fluid; and producing formation fluid from the formation.