Wells – Processes – Heating – cooling or insulating
Reexamination Certificate
2011-05-31
2011-05-31
Wright, Giovanna C (Department: 3676)
Wells
Processes
Heating, cooling or insulating
C166S061000, C175S314000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07950458
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for drilling a well in a heavy oil or bitumen reservoir for in situ recovery of heavy oil and bitumen is provided. More particularly, an apparatus and method for drilling, completing and/or stimulating a heavy oil or bitumen well in a heavy oil or bitumen reservoir is provided, comprising: providing a concentric drill string having an inner tube and an outer tube defining an annulus therebetween, the outer tube further having a plurality of slots sealed with a temporary filler material; drilling a borehole into the reservoir using a drilling member connected at the lower end of the concentric drill string and delivering drilling medium through one of the annulus or inner tube and extracting the exhaust drilling medium through the other of the annulus or inner tube; leaving the concentric drill string in the well after drilling of the borehole is completed; and removing the temporary filler material to expose the plurality of slots in the outer tube and form a slotted liner.
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Bennett Jones LLP
J. I. Livingstone Enterprises Ltd.
Ro Yong-Suk
Wright Giovanna C
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