Systems, methods and apparatuses for monitoring and recovery of petroleum from earth formations
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring a location of a borehole for production of petroleum from an earth formation, the system comprising:
- an assembly including at least one of an injection conduit for injecting a thermal source into the formation and a production conduit for recovering material including the petroleum from the formation;
a guide conduit attached to at least a portion of the at least one of the injection conduit and the production conduit, the guide conduit extending in a direction at least substantially parallel to the at least one of the injection conduit and the production conduit; and
a detection source conduit insertable through the guide conduit and configured to dispose therein a detection source for detecting a location of the assembly in the formation.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring a location of a borehole for production of petroleum from an earth formation is provided. The system includes: an assembly including at least one of an injection conduit for injecting a thermal source into the formation and a production conduit for recovering material including the petroleum from the formation; a guide conduit attached to at least a portion of the at least one of the injection conduit and the production conduit, the guide conduit extending in a direction at least substantially parallel to the at least one of the injection conduit and the production conduit; and a detection source conduit insertable through the guide conduit and configured to dispose therein a detection source for detecting a location of the assembly in the formation. A method of monitoring a location of a borehole for production of petroleum from an earth formation is also provided.
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1. A system for monitoring a location of a borehole for production of petroleum from an earth formation, the system comprising:
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an assembly including at least one of an injection conduit for injecting a thermal source into the formation and a production conduit for recovering material including the petroleum from the formation; a guide conduit attached to at least a portion of the at least one of the injection conduit and the production conduit, the guide conduit extending in a direction at least substantially parallel to the at least one of the injection conduit and the production conduit; and a detection source conduit insertable through the guide conduit and configured to dispose therein a detection source for detecting a location of the assembly in the formation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of monitoring a location of a borehole for production of petroleum from an earth formation, the method comprising:
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inserting a detection conduit through a guide conduit attached to at least a portion of at least one of an injection conduit and a production conduit in the borehole, the guide conduit extending in a direction at least substantially parallel to the at least one of the injection conduit and the production conduit; disposing at least one detection source in the borehole via the detection conduit; advancing the at least one detection source to a selected location; activating the at least one detection source to emit a detection signal; and detecting the detection signal to determine a location of the detection source. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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