Wells – Processes – Specific pattern of plural wells
Patent
1980-04-07
1982-04-20
Leppink, James A.
Wells
Processes
Specific pattern of plural wells
166271, 166272, 423239, E21B 4324, B01D 5300
Patent
active
043254322
ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to a method of recovering petroleum from a subterranean petroleum-containing formation comprising the steps of providing an injection well containing a flow path in fluid communication with at least a portion of the petroleum-containing formation, providing at least one production well in fluid communication with at least a portion of the petroleum-containing formation, providing heated and pressurized combustion byproducts, rendering the combustion byproducts relatively inert by contacting same with manganese and/or manganese dioxide, heating the combustion byproducts to a predetermined temperature, and injecting the heated combustion byproducts into the injection well for heating the petroleum in the petroleum-containing formation to render it less viscous and for pressurizing the petroleum to help force it to the production well for receiving it from the petroleum-containing formation.
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Leppink James A.
Suchfield George A.
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