Patent ID: 7370696

Claim:
A well, comprising: a primary wellbore section adapted to produce fluid, the primary wellbore section comprising a cylindrical member having apertures; at least one flanking wellbore section running substantially alongside and substantially parallel to the primary wellbore section, wherein a portion of the at least one flanking wellbore section is separated from a portion of the primary wellbore section by part of an earth formation; the at least one flanking wellbore section being in fluid communication with the surrounding earth formation and with the primary wellbore section apertures through said part of the earth formation therebetween wherein the at least one flanking wellbore section has an end that is plugged; and at least one lateral wellbore section joining and extending laterally from the at least one flanking wellbore section in a direction away from the primary wellbore section, the at least one lateral wellbore section having a side wall in fluid communication with the surrounding earth formation.