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公开(公告)号:US11428086B2
公开(公告)日:2022-08-30
申请号:US17187479
申请日:2021-02-26
Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
Inventor: Qing Chen , Wendell P. Menard
Abstract: Single well SAGD is improved by having one or more injection segments and two or more production segments between the toe end and the heel end of a flat, horizontal well. The additional injection points improve the rate of steam chamber development as well as the rate of production, as shown by simulations of a central injection segment bracketed by a pair of production segments (-P-I-P-), and by a pair of injection segments with three production segments (-P-I-P-I-P). Although the completion of the single well costs more, this configuration allows the development of thin plays that cannot be economically developed with traditional SAGD wellpairs.
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公开(公告)号:US09784082B2
公开(公告)日:2017-10-10
申请号:US13911649
申请日:2013-06-06
Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
Inventor: Maylin A. Carrizales , Wendell P. Menard
CPC classification number: E21B43/24 , E21B43/2406
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. Lateral bores divert from lengths of injector and producer wells along where extending in a horizontal direction. These bores pass upward through the formation to intersect the stratum and provide an array of fluid flow paths through the stratum. In a side direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction of the wells, the lateral bores from the injector well pass through the stratum inside of where the lateral bores from the producer well pass through stratum. Fluid communication established by the bores limits counter-current flow through the bores in processes that rely on techniques such as gravity drainage.
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公开(公告)号:US20140048259A1
公开(公告)日:2014-02-20
申请号:US13934580
申请日:2013-07-03
Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
Inventor: Wendell P. Menard
Abstract: Methods and systems produce petroleum products with multiple horizontal wells through which injection processes precondition and displace the hydrocarbons in a formation. The wells extend through the formation spaced apart from one another in a lateral direction. Before fluid communication is established between the wells, cyclic injections and production of resulting backflow initiates conditioning of immobile products. Alternating between injection and production at adjacent wells may then facilitate establishing the fluid communication. After the fluid communication is established, a displacement procedure sweeps the hydrocarbons from one of the wells used for injection toward an adjacent one of the wells used for production.
Abstract translation: 方法和系统生产具有多个水平井的石油产品,通过注入过程预先处理并置换地层中的烃。 井延伸通过横向方向彼此间隔开的地层。 在井之间建立流体连通之前,循环喷射和产生的回流开始调节不动产品。 在相邻井之间的注入和生产之间的交替可以便于建立流体连通。 在建立流体通信之后,位移程序将碳氢化合物从用于注射的一个井中朝向用于生产的相邻的一个井中扫除。
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公开(公告)号:US11306570B2
公开(公告)日:2022-04-19
申请号:US16008162
申请日:2018-06-14
Applicant: ConocoPhillips Company
Inventor: T. J. Wheeler , Siluni L Gamage , Wendell P. Menard
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a particularly effective well configuration that can be used for heat based oil recovery methods. Fishbone multilateral wells are combined with inline electric heaters and a thermally conductive proppant. Preferably, an array of overlapping fishbone wells cover the pay, allowing more complete production of the pay, and the use of the proppants prevents the open-hole fishbone laterals from collapsing. These methods can be applied in variety of configurations, including traditional vertically spaced well-pairs, laterally spaced well-pairs, producers only, and combinations thereof.
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公开(公告)号:US09222343B2
公开(公告)日:2015-12-29
申请号:US13680181
申请日:2012-11-19
Applicant: ConocoPhillips Company , Harris Corporation
Inventor: Wendell P. Menard , Daniel R. Sultenfus , Francis E. Parsche , Mark A. Trautman
CPC classification number: E21B43/2401 , E21B43/2408
Abstract: A method of heating stacked pay zones in a hydrocarbon formation by radio frequency electromagnetic waves is provided. In particular, radio frequency antenna array having multiple antenna elements are provided inside a hydrocarbon formation that has steam-impermeable structure. The antenna elements are so positioned and configured that the hydrocarbons in the place where conventional thermal methods cannot be used to heat due to the steam-impermeable structure can now be heated by radio frequency electromagnetic waves.
Abstract translation: 提供了一种通过射频电磁波加热碳氢化合物地层中堆叠的工作区的方法。 特别地,具有多个天线元件的射频天线阵列设置在具有蒸汽不可渗透结构的烃地层内。 天线元件的定位和构造使得在常规热方法由于不透蒸汽结构而不能用于加热的地方的碳氢化合物现在可以被射频电磁波加热。
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公开(公告)号:US10995596B2
公开(公告)日:2021-05-04
申请号:US15363403
申请日:2016-11-29
Applicant: ConocoPhillips Company
Inventor: Qing Chen , Wendell P. Menard
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a particularly effective well configuration that can be used for single well cross steam assisted gravity drainage (SW-XSAGD) wherein a single well has multiple injection sections each separated by a production segment that is completed with passive FCDs to control steam flashing.
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