Enhancing fluid removal from fractures deliberately introduced i

Details Enhancing fluid removal from fractures deliberately introduced i Enhancing fluid removal from fractures deliberately introduced i

1998-05-28

2000-05-30

Tucker, Philip

Earth boring, well treating, and oil field chemistry

Well treating

Contains inorganic component other than water or clay

507209, 507214, 507233, 507261, 507266, 507271, 507922, 507924, 166308, C09K 300, E21B 4326

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ABSTRACT:
The present Invention relates to hydrocarbon well stimulation, and more particularly to methods and compositions to remove (or more generally to transfer) fluid introduced into a subsurface fracture, in which the methods involve creating then exploiting chemical potential gradients at the fracture face to induce fluid flow from the fracture into the formation; the methods and compositions involve creating, or relying upon an intrisic or previously created, a selectively permeable membrane that is permeable to water but that does not allow solutes to pass through.

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