GB933905A - Recovery of fluids from underground formations - Google Patents
Recovery of fluids from underground formationsInfo
- Publication number
- GB933905A GB933905A GB21738/62A GB2173862A GB933905A GB 933905 A GB933905 A GB 933905A GB 21738/62 A GB21738/62 A GB 21738/62A GB 2173862 A GB2173862 A GB 2173862A GB 933905 A GB933905 A GB 933905A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- liquid
- formation
- well
- slugs
- selected liquid
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
Links
- 230000015572 biosynthetic process Effects 0.000 title abstract 9
- 239000012530 fluid Substances 0.000 title abstract 2
- 238000011084 recovery Methods 0.000 title abstract 2
- 238000005755 formation reaction Methods 0.000 title 1
- 239000007788 liquid Substances 0.000 abstract 13
- 241000237858 Gastropoda Species 0.000 abstract 4
- 239000002253 acid Substances 0.000 abstract 2
- 238000002347 injection Methods 0.000 abstract 2
- 239000007924 injection Substances 0.000 abstract 2
- 238000005086 pumping Methods 0.000 abstract 2
- 238000011282 treatment Methods 0.000 abstract 2
- 239000004215 Carbon black (E152) Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 240000007049 Juglans regia Species 0.000 abstract 1
- 235000009496 Juglans regia Nutrition 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000003795 chemical substances by application Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 235000014113 dietary fatty acids Nutrition 0.000 abstract 1
- 229930195729 fatty acid Natural products 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000000194 fatty acid Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 150000004665 fatty acids Chemical class 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000011010 flushing procedure Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 229930195733 hydrocarbon Natural products 0.000 abstract 1
- 150000002430 hydrocarbons Chemical class 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000000203 mixture Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000003960 organic solvent Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000012188 paraffin wax Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 230000035699 permeability Effects 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000000344 soap Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000002689 soil Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 230000006641 stabilisation Effects 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000011105 stabilization Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 235000020234 walnut Nutrition 0.000 abstract 1
Classifications
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B37/00—Methods or apparatus for cleaning boreholes or wells
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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
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK 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
- E21B43/02—Subsoil filtering
- E21B43/025—Consolidation of loose sand or the like round the wells without excessively decreasing the permeability thereof
Landscapes
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Geology (AREA)
- Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
- General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
- Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Materials Engineering (AREA)
- Organic Chemistry (AREA)
- Consolidation Of Soil By Introduction Of Solidifying Substances Into Soil (AREA)
- Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)
- Fats And Perfumes (AREA)
Abstract
933,905. Wells; soil stabilization. SHELL INTERNATIONALE RESEARCH MAATSCHAPPIJ N.V. June 5, 1962 [June 7, 1961], No. 21738/62. Classes 68 (1) and 85. In the recovery of fluid from a formation penetrated by an injection or producing well the following treatment is repeated as necessary: (1) Pumping a predetermined volume of a selected liquid down the well into contact with the formation; (2) Injecting the selected liquid into a portion of the formation; and (3) pumping a predetermined volume of a formationplugging liquid down the well after the selected liquid to seal the most permeable zone of the formation. The plugging liquid becomes a freeflowing liquid after a predetermined time in the well so that repeated treatments increase the permeability over the whole depth of the formation. Slugs of selected liquid separated by slugs of plugging liquid are pumped down the well into an interval of a formation at a pressure less than the fracturing pressure until the selected liquid has been forced into all permeable parts of the interval. In a deep well the slugs may be removed by back-flushing and replaced by slugs of different volumes. The selected liquid may be acid, alkaline for dissolving mud, or an organic solvent for dissolving ashphalt or paraffin. The plugging liquid may be a liquid hydrocarbon in which a mixture of fatty acids have been dissolved and converted to soaps. In a well which had been fractured and acidized the selected liquid was acid and contained walnut shells as a propping agent. The invention may be used to permit the injection of an oil into a formation, the oil being one which may be thermally coked to consolidate the formation.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US115299A US3160206A (en) | 1961-06-07 | 1961-06-07 | Method of cleaning permeable formations |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| GB933905A true GB933905A (en) | 1963-08-14 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB21738/62A Expired GB933905A (en) | 1961-06-07 | 1962-06-05 | Recovery of fluids from underground formations |
Country Status (2)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US3160206A (en) |
| GB (1) | GB933905A (en) |
Families Citing this family (7)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3380529A (en) * | 1964-10-23 | 1968-04-30 | Dow Chemical Co | Method of acidizing a fluid-bearing formation |
| US3376931A (en) * | 1966-07-11 | 1968-04-09 | Mobil Oil Corp | Method of treating sour reservoirs |
| US3833061A (en) * | 1972-12-27 | 1974-09-03 | Phillips Petroleum Co | Method for selectively reducing brine permeability in a subterranean oil-wet formation |
| US4007789A (en) * | 1975-09-10 | 1977-02-15 | Phillips Petroleum Company | Acidizing wells |
| GB2065748B (en) * | 1979-12-17 | 1983-06-22 | Shell Int Research | Method of sonsolidating an underground formation |
| US4836284A (en) * | 1988-01-26 | 1989-06-06 | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Equilibrium fracture acidizing |
| AT393715B (en) * | 1989-12-20 | 1991-12-10 | Vni I Pk I Problemam Osvoenia | METHOD FOR TREATING A PUNCHED UNDER LAYER SATURATED WITH HYDROCARBON GAS |
Family Cites Families (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US2734861A (en) * | 1956-02-14 | Composition and process for plugging | ||
| US2139595A (en) * | 1935-11-11 | 1938-12-06 | Phillips Petroleum Co | Method for dissolving paraffing and wax |
| US2207759A (en) * | 1938-08-10 | 1940-07-16 | Dow Chemical Co | Treatment of earth and rock formations |
| US2699832A (en) * | 1950-12-09 | 1955-01-18 | Texas Co | Increasing the production of oil from subsurface formations |
| US2804145A (en) * | 1954-11-30 | 1957-08-27 | Pure Oil Co | Process for acidizing injection wells |
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1961
- 1961-06-07 US US115299A patent/US3160206A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1962
- 1962-06-05 GB GB21738/62A patent/GB933905A/en not_active Expired
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| US3160206A (en) | 1964-12-08 |
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