Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for recovering hydrocarbons that minimize surface disturbance. The system includes an electrical heater, electrical cables substantially within the subsurface formation that connect to the electrical heater, electrical pathways substantially within the subsurface formation that are configured to transmit power to the electrical heater, and a first local electrical room that is configured to (i) detect a pathway error within the electrical pathways based on pathway characteristics of pathway sensors and (ii) correct the pathway error by switching power transmitted from a first one of the electrical pathways to a second one of the electrical pathways that is separate from the first one of the electrical pathways.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for recovering hydrocarbons that minimize surface disturbance. The system includes an electrical heater within the subsurface formation that heats hydrocarbons within the subsurface formation and a heater wellbore within the subsurface formation that has been reclaimed for surface use.

Abstract: Systems and methods for bulk heating of a subsurface formation with at least a pair of electrode assemblies in the subsurface formation are disclosed. The method may include electrically powering the pair of electrode assemblies to resistively heat a subsurface region between the pair of electrode assemblies with electrical current flowing through the subsurface region between the pair of electrode assemblies; flowing a shunt mitigator into at least one of the pair of electrode assemblies; and mitigating a subsurface shunt between the pair of electrode assemblies with the shunt mitigator. Mitigating may be responsive to a shunt indicator that indicates a presence of the subsurface shunt.

Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling in situ resistive heating elements may be utilized to enhance hydrocarbon production within a subterranean formation. An in situ resistive heating element may be controlled by heating a controlled region associated with the in situ resistive heating element, injecting a control gas into the controlled region, and adjusting the electrical conductivity of the controlled region with the control gas. The controlled region may be located such that the heating and injecting may change the shape of the in situ resistive heating element and/or guide the in situ resistive heating element towards subterranean regions of potentially higher productivity and/or of higher organic matter.