Thermally assisted gravity drainage (TAGD)

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9279316
APP PUB NO 20150047833A1
SERIAL NO

14528820

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A method for producing bitumen or heavy oil from a reservoir, the method comprising: defining at least one lateral section of the reservoir for placement of patterns of heater wells above a producer well; placing the producer well at a substantially centered location at or adjacent to the bottom of the reservoir within each of the lateral sections; placing a triangular pattern of heater wells above the producer well; placing a regular or non-regular pentagonal pattern of heater wells, or a portion thereof, at or above the triangular pattern of heater wells; heating the reservoir with the triangular and pentagonal patterns of heater wells to conductively heat the reservoir and reduce the viscosity of the bitumen or heavy oil; and producing bitumen or heavy oil with the producer well.

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ATHABASCA OIL CORPORATIONSUITE 1200 215-9TH AVENUE SW CALGARY ALBERTA T2P 1K3

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Beattie, Doug Calgary, CA 9 62
Hamida, Tarek Calgary, CA 2 1
Roberts, Bruce Calgary, CA 54 345

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