Method for the recovery of a material

Details Method for the recovery of a material Method for the recovery of a material

1976-08-17

1978-04-04

Purser, Ernest R.

Mining or in situ disintegration of hard material

In situ conversion of solid to fluid

Input and output wells

166263, E21B 4328, E21C 4114

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040823598

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to an improved method for the solution mining of a mineral from a subterranean formation. More specifically, the invention relates to an improved method which enhances significantly the recovery of the mineral from a subterranean formation via solution mining. The improvement comprises switching a well which initially functions as a producer to an injector and vice versa after oxidant breakthrough has occurred at a production well.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3734180 (1973-05-01), Rhoades
patent: 3881774 (1975-05-01), Van Poolen

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