Wells – Processes – Placing fluid into the formation
Patent
1993-12-29
1995-05-23
Suchfield, George A.
Wells
Processes
Placing fluid into the formation
1663051, E21B 4326
Patent
active
054172861
ABSTRACT:
A method for improving the recovery of methane from a solid carbonaceous subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore, the method comprising the steps of introducing a first fluid into the formation which sorbs to the formation, allowing at least a portion of the first fluid to sorb to the formation, introducing a chemically different second fluid into the formation at a pressure higher than the parting pressure of the formation, relieving pressure within the formation to produce shear failure within the formation, and repeating the introduction of second fluid and the relieving of pressure until a desired permeability of the formation is obtained.
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Palmer Ian D.
Yee Dan
Amoco Corporation
Kretchmer Richard A.
Suchfield George A.
Wakefield Charles P.
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