Enhancing the start-up of resource recovery processes
OwnerGeorge R. Scottinventor
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Abstract
A method and systems are provided for the enhancement of a start-up of a resource recovery process. The system includes a well pair including a production well at a first elevation and an injection well at a higher elevation. The well pair is configured to force an initial fluid communication between the production well and the injection well to occur at a selected region along a completion of the production well and a completion of the injection well.
Claims30
A system for enhancing a start-up of a resource recovery process, comprising a well pair comprising a production well at a first elevation and an injection well at a higher elevation, wherein the well pair is configured to force an initial fluid communication between the production well and the injection well to occur at a selected region along a completion of the production well and a completion of the injection well.
A method for enhancing a start-up of a resource recovery process, comprising:
- drilling a well pair through a reservoir, wherein the well pair comprises a production well at a first elevation and an injection well at a higher elevation;
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- establishing fluid communication between the production well and the injection well by forcing an initial fluid communication to occur at a selected region along a well completion.
A system for harvesting resources from a reservoir, comprising:
- a reservoir comprising hydrocarbons;
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- a well pair, wherein the well pair comprises a production well and an injection well, and wherein the well pair is configured to:
- establish fluid communication between the production well and the injection well by forcing an initial fluid communication to occur at one or more selected regions along a completion of the production well or a completion of the injection well, or any combination thereof;
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- enable a recovery of resources through a gravity drainage based recovery process once fluid communication has been established.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.