EG19485A - Foam for improving sweep efficiency in subterranean oil - bearing formulations - Google Patents

Foam for improving sweep efficiency in subterranean oil - bearing formulations

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Publication number
EG19485A
EG19485A EG34691A EG34691A EG19485A EG 19485 A EG19485 A EG 19485A EG 34691 A EG34691 A EG 34691A EG 34691 A EG34691 A EG 34691A EG 19485 A EG19485 A EG 19485A
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Egypt
Prior art keywords
foam
sweep efficiency
subterranean oil
improving sweep
formulations
Prior art date
Application number
EG34691A
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English (en)
Inventor
Robert D Sydansk
Original Assignee
Marathon Oil Co
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Publication date
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Publication of EG19485A publication Critical patent/EG19485A/xx

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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09K—MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • C09K8/00—Compositions for drilling of boreholes or wells; Compositions for treating boreholes or wells, e.g. for completion or for remedial operations
    • C09K8/60—Compositions for stimulating production by acting on the underground formation
    • C09K8/92—Compositions for stimulating production by acting on the underground formation characterised by their form or by the form of their components, e.g. encapsulated material
    • C09K8/94—Foams
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09K—MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • C09K8/00—Compositions for drilling of boreholes or wells; Compositions for treating boreholes or wells, e.g. for completion or for remedial operations
    • C09K8/50—Compositions for plastering borehole walls, i.e. compositions for temporary consolidation of borehole walls
    • C09K8/516—Compositions for plastering borehole walls, i.e. compositions for temporary consolidation of borehole walls characterised by their form or by the form of their components, e.g. encapsulated material
    • C09K8/518—Foams
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S507/00—Earth boring, well treating, and oil field chemistry
    • Y10S507/903—Crosslinked resin or polymer
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S507/00—Earth boring, well treating, and oil field chemistry
    • Y10S507/935—Enhanced oil recovery
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S507/00—Earth boring, well treating, and oil field chemistry
    • Y10S507/935—Enhanced oil recovery
    • Y10S507/936—Flooding the formation

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Manufacture Of Porous Articles, And Recovery And Treatment Of Waste Products (AREA)
  • Emulsifying, Dispersing, Foam-Producing Or Wetting Agents (AREA)
  • Sliding-Contact Bearings (AREA)
  • Consolidation Of Soil By Introduction Of Solidifying Substances Into Soil (AREA)
  • Lubricants (AREA)
  • Colloid Chemistry (AREA)
  • Polymerisation Methods In General (AREA)
  • Sealing Material Composition (AREA)
  • Compositions Of Macromolecular Compounds (AREA)
  • Processes Of Treating Macromolecular Substances (AREA)
EG34691A 1990-08-10 1991-06-05 Foam for improving sweep efficiency in subterranean oil - bearing formulations EG19485A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US07/566,027 US5105884A (en) 1990-08-10 1990-08-10 Foam for improving sweep efficiency in subterranean oil-bearing formations

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EG19485A true EG19485A (en) 1995-06-29

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US (2) US5105884A (ar)
CN (1) CN1058798A (ar)
AU (1) AU648793B2 (ar)
BR (1) BR9106641A (ar)
CA (1) CA2083054C (ar)
DE (1) DE4191771T (ar)
EG (1) EG19485A (ar)
GB (1) GB2260353B (ar)
HU (1) HUT67453A (ar)
IE (1) IE65566B1 (ar)
NL (1) NL9120019A (ar)
NO (1) NO302142B1 (ar)
RO (1) RO112774B1 (ar)
RU (1) RU2062864C1 (ar)
SA (1) SA91120183B1 (ar)
TN (1) TNSN91071A1 (ar)
WO (1) WO1992002708A1 (ar)

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HUT67453A (en) 1995-04-28
NO302142B1 (no) 1998-01-26
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IE65566B1 (en) 1995-11-01
TNSN91071A1 (fr) 1992-10-25
AU648793B2 (en) 1994-05-05
WO1992002708A1 (en) 1992-02-20
GB2260353A (en) 1993-04-14
CA2083054C (en) 1995-01-31
DE4191771T (ar) 1993-05-13
GB9224638D0 (en) 1993-02-03
RU2062864C1 (ru) 1996-06-27
CN1058798A (zh) 1992-02-19
NO924645D0 (no) 1992-12-02
GB2260353B (en) 1994-06-08
US5105884A (en) 1992-04-21
US5780395A (en) 1998-07-14
IE911581A1 (en) 1992-02-12
RO112774B1 (ro) 1997-12-30
SA91120183B1 (ar) 2004-06-13
AU7774991A (en) 1992-03-02
NL9120019A (nl) 1993-04-01

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