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Method for hydrocarbon resource recovery including actuator operated positioning of an RF applicator and related apparatus
US8997864B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8997864-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113215710-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 23, 2011 |
| Priority date | Aug 23, 2011 |
| Publication date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2015 |
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A method of hydrocarbon resource recovery from a subterranean formation may include forming a plurality of spaced apart injector/producer well pairs in the subterranean formation. Each injector/producer well pair may include a laterally extending producer well and a laterally extending injector well spaced thereabove. The method may include forming an intermediate well adjacent a given injector/producer well pair, and operating a positioning actuator to position a radio frequency (RF) applicator coupled to the positioning actuator to at least one predetermined location within the intermediate well. The method may further include supplying RF energy to the RF applicator at the at least one predetermined location within the intermediate well to selectively heat at least one corresponding portion of the subterranean formation adjacent the given injector/producer well pair. The method may also include recovering hydrocarbon resources from the plurality of injector/producer well pairs including the given injector/producer well pair.
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That which is claimed is: 1. A method of hydrocarbon resource recovery from a subterranean formation comprising: forming a plurality of spaced apart injector/producer well pairs in the subterranean formation, each injector/producer well pair comprising a laterally extending producer well and a laterally extending injector well spaced thereabove; determining whether a given injector/producer well pair has failed; forming an intermediate well between the injector well and the pr…
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- What does patent US8997864B2 cover?
- A method of hydrocarbon resource recovery from a subterranean formation may include forming a plurality of spaced apart injector/producer well pairs in the subterranean formation. Each injector/producer well pair may include a laterally extending producer well and a laterally extending injector well spaced thereabove. The method may include forming an intermediate well adjacent a given injector…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Parsche Francis Eugene, Trautman Mark, Harris Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification E21B43/2401. Mapped technology areas include Fixed Constructions.
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- Publication date Tue Apr 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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