Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wax barrier for use with in situ processes for treating formations
- Patent Title (中): 用于处理地层的原位过程的蜡屏障
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Application No.: US11975714Application Date: 2007-10-19
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Publication No.: US07703513B2Publication Date: 2010-04-27
- Inventor: Harold J. Vinegar , Ernest E. Carter , Jaime Santos Son , Taixu Bai , Mohamad Fereydoon Khoda Verdian
- Applicant: Harold J. Vinegar , Ernest E. Carter , Jaime Santos Son , Taixu Bai , Mohamad Fereydoon Khoda Verdian
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Shell Oil Company
- Current Assignee: Shell Oil Company
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Main IPC: E21B21/00
- IPC: E21B21/00 ; E21B33/138 ; E21B36/04 ; E21B43/24
Abstract:
Methods for forming a barrier around at least a portion of a treatment area in a subsurface formation are described herein. A material including wax may be introduced into one or more wellbores. The material introduced into two or more wells may mix in the formation and congeal to form a barrier to fluid flow.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080185147A1 Wax barrier for use with in situ processes for treating formations Public/Granted day:2008-08-07
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