Method of heating a subterranean formation
Patent
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OSTI ID:7223738
In a method of recovering an in-situ fluid from a subterrannean formation containing viscous oil via heating with electrical conduction between a plurality of electrode wells completed therein, in order to improve the conductivity between said electrode wells, the improvement comprises: drilling and completing a satellite well in said formation and adjacent an electrode well; injecting water containing dissolved electrolyte into said formation via an electrode well having an adjacent satellite well; establishing fluid communication between said electrode well and said satellite well by repeated steps of heating and producing mobilized in situ fluid situated therebetween; and circulating said water containing dissolved electrolyte between said electrode well and adjacent satellite well.
- Assignee:
- Atlantic Richfield Co.
- Patent Number(s):
- US 3931856
- OSTI ID:
- 7223738
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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