HYDROCARBON RECOVERY METHOD USING INVERTED PRODUCTION WELLS - Patent 0888489

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EP 0 888 489 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	07.01.1999 Bulletin 1999/01

(21)	Application number: 96911343.0

(22)	Date of filing: 20.03.1996

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

E21B 43/ 24^{( . )}

E21B 43/ 30^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1996/003718

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1997/035090 (25.09.1997 Gazette 1997/41)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB NL

(71)	Applicant: MOBIL OIL CORPORATION
	Fairfax, Virginia 22037-0001 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	BERT, David, Raff Mandeville, LA 70448-1055 (US)

(74)	Representative: Lawrence, Peter Robin Broughton
	GILL JENNINGS & EVERY, Broadgate House, 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH London EC2M 7LH (GB)

(54)	HYDROCARBON RECOVERY METHOD USING INVERTED PRODUCTION WELLS