Aggregate Multi-Lateral Maximum Reservoir Contact Well and System for Producing Multiple Reservoirs Through a Single Production String

Abstract

An aggregate MRC well and method for extracting hydrocarbons from one or multiple subsurface formations are disclosed. The aggregate MRC well includes a plurality of maximum reservoir contact (MRC) wells, a plurality of independently operated flow control or completion units installed in each of the plurality of MRC wells or laterals, a plurality of pressure regimes corresponding to the plurality of MRC wells or laterals, and a single production string connecting each of the plurality of MRC wells or laterals. The method includes providing a plurality of maximum reservoir contact (MRC) wells forming an aggregate MRC well, providing a plurality of independently operated flow control valves in each of the plurality of MRC wells or laterals, providing a plurality of pressure regimes corresponding to the plurality of MRC wells or laterals, and providing a single production string connecting each of the plurality of MRC wells or laterals.

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