Wells – Processes – Specific pattern of plural wells
Patent
1980-04-17
1982-03-30
Novosad, Stephen J.
Wells
Processes
Specific pattern of plural wells
166263, 166272, E21B 4324, E21B 4330
Patent
active
043219667
ABSTRACT:
The vertical or both vertical and horizontal conformance of a stem drive process is improved by employing one or more infill wells between the injection well and production well, the infill well being in fluid communication with the bottom half or less of the formation. In the first step, petroleum is recovered from the infill well after oil production at the production well has proceeded to a predetermined point. After water cut of fluids being produced from the infill well reaches a predetermined value, the production well is converted from a production well to an injection well and steam is injected into the converted well while continuing recovering fluids from the infill well. When one infill well is employed in a more or less aligned arrangment between injection and production wells, the vertical conformance is improved. When one or more infill wells are utilized in a pattern comprising one or more injectors and one or more producers, both horizontal and vertical conformance is improved.
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Deibert Albert D.
Traverse Eugene F.
Kulason Robert A.
Novosad Stephen J.
Park Jack H.
Ries Carl G.
Texaco Inc.
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