Patent ID: 7562707

Claim:
A method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation, comprising: providing heat to a first section of the formation with one or more first heaters in the first section; heating first hydrocarbons in the first section such that at least some of the first hydrocarbons are mobilized; producing at least some of the mobilized first hydrocarbons through a production well located in a second section of the formation, the second section being located substantially adjacent to the first section and at least partially horizontally displaced from the first section, wherein a portion of the second section is provided some heat from the mobilized first hydrocarbons but is substantially not conductively heated by heat from the first heaters; providing heat to the second section with one or more second heaters in the second section to further heat the second section; heating second hydrocarbons in the second section such that at least some of the second hydrocarbons are mobilized; and producing at least some of the mobilized second hydrocarbons through a production well located in a third section of the formation, wherein a portion of the third section proximate the production well is provided some heat from the mobilized second hydrocarbons.