Patent ID: 8905127
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
1. A process comprising: (a) injecting H (b) introducing microwaves into the region at a frequency sufficient to excite the H (c) soaking the subterranean region with the steam; (d) producing revaporized steam and superheated steam by directing the microwaves to the steam and H (e) heating heavy oil in at least a portion of the subterranean region by contact with the revaporized steam and superheated steam to produce heated heavy oil; (f) producing the heated heavy oil through a second wellbore of the cyclic steam stimulation operation; thereby recovering heavy oil with the cyclic steam stimulation operation from the subterranean region; wherein a portion of the H wherein the temperature of the superheated steam is greater than the temperature of the revaporized steam and the steam.