Patent ID: 8505627

Claim:
A system for enhancing hydrocarbon production, comprising: a wellbore having: a vertical wellbore section; and a plurality of lateral wellbore sections extending laterally from the vertical wellbore section, the plurality of lateral wellbore sections comprising a lateral production leg and a lateral injection leg; an electric submersible pumping system deployed in the lateral production leg wherein the electric submersible pumping system comprises production tubing; and a separator disposed in the wellbore to receive well fluid from the lateral production leg via the production tubing, the separator being operable to separate water and oil from the well fluid received via the production tubing, wherein the oil is directed to a surface location and the water is directed into the lateral injection leg in a manner to drive well fluid into the lateral production leg and wherein the electric submersible pumping system deployed in the lateral production leg provides power for separation of the water and the oil from the well fluid by the separator.