AU466772B2 - Nuclear explosive method for stimulating hydrocarbon production from petroliferous formations - Google Patents

Nuclear explosive method for stimulating hydrocarbon production from petroliferous formations

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AU466772B2
AU466772B2 AU35741/71A AU3574171A AU466772B2 AU 466772 B2 AU466772 B2 AU 466772B2 AU 35741/71 A AU35741/71 A AU 35741/71A AU 3574171 A AU3574171 A AU 3574171A AU 466772 B2 AU466772 B2 AU 466772B2
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hydrocarbon production
explosive method
nuclear explosive
stimulating hydrocarbon
petroliferous formations
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/25—Methods for stimulating production
    • E21B43/26—Methods for stimulating production by forming crevices or fractures
    • E21B43/263—Methods for stimulating production by forming crevices or fractures using explosives
    • E21B43/2635—Methods for stimulating production by forming crevices or fractures using explosives by means of nuclear energy
AU35741/71A 1970-11-16 1971-11-16 Nuclear explosive method for stimulating hydrocarbon production from petroliferous formations Expired AU466772B2 (en)

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USUS89,889 1970-11-16

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US10344204B2 (en) 2015-04-09 2019-07-09 Diversion Technologies, LLC Gas diverter for well and reservoir stimulation
US10012064B2 (en) 2015-04-09 2018-07-03 Highlands Natural Resources, Plc Gas diverter for well and reservoir stimulation
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