Patent ID: 9267367
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: E21B

Claim Text:
1. A method for producing hydrocarbons in a subterranean formation having at least two well pairs comprising: a. installing a highest pressure well pair in the subterranean formation, wherein the highest pressure well pair includes a first injection well and a first production well, wherein the pressure differential across the first injection well and an adjacent injection well is at least 200 kPa; b. installing a lowest pressure well pair in the subterranean formation, wherein the lowest pressure well pair includes a final injection well and a final production well, wherein the pressure differential across the final injection well and an adjacent injection well is at least 200 kPa; c. applying a considerable pressure differential across the highest pressure well pair and the lowest pressure well pair, wherein the considerable pressure differential across the highest pressure and lowest pressure well pairs is at least 200 kPa; d. injecting steam into the first injection well to form a first steam chamber; e. injecting steam into the final injection well to form an adjacent steam chamber; f. monitoring the steam chambers until they merge into a final steam chamber; g. ceasing the flow of steam into the first injection well; and h. injecting steam into the final injection well to maintain the final steam chamber.