公开(公告)号：US10385666B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-20

申请号：US14595614

申请日：2015-01-13

Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY

Inventor： John A. Stanecki ,  Thomas J. Wheeler

IPC: E21B43/24 ,  E21B43/30

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a particularly effective well configuration that can be used for steam-drive based oil recovery methods. Fishbone multilateral wells are combined with steam drive, effectively allowing drive processes to be used where previously the reservoir lacked sufficient injectivity to allow steam drive or cyclic steam based methods.

公开(公告)号：US10316632B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-11

申请号：US14595614

申请日：2015-01-13

Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY

Inventor： John A. Stanecki ,  Thomas J. Wheeler

IPC: E21B43/24 ,  E21B43/30

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a particularly effective well configuration that can be used for steam-drive based oil recovery methods. Fishbone multilateral wells are combined with steam drive, effectively allowing drive processes to be used where previously the reservoir lacked sufficient injectivity to allow steam drive or cyclic steam based methods.