Wells – Processes – Separate steps of fracturing or attacking formation
Patent
1975-09-10
1977-02-15
Novosad, Stephen J.
Wells
Processes
Separate steps of fracturing or attacking formation
166307, E21B 33138, E21B 4327
Patent
active
040077896
ABSTRACT:
Method for the acid treatment of a subterranean formation surrounding a wellbore comprising introducing alternate slugs of acid and an aqueous gel prepared from water-soluble cellulose ethers into a borehole penetrating a formation to be acidized. The slugs of gel serve as spacer slugs to direct the acid slugs into the portions of the formation or zones of a multi-zone formation it is desired to acidize.
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Novosad Stephen J.
Phillips Petroleum Company
Suchfield George A.
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