Wells – Processes – Placing fluid into the formation
Patent
1986-04-17
1987-06-16
Novosad, Stephen J.
Wells
Processes
Placing fluid into the formation
166274, E21B 4325, E21B 4322
Patent
active
046730400
ABSTRACT:
Permeability to a subterranean hydrocarbon-bearing formation having sustained damage from exposure to an encroaching fluid is restored and maintained by treating the formation with a damage-reversing brine followed by a stabilizing solution.
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Brown Rodney F.
Hummel Jack L.
Marathon Oil Company
Novosad Stephen J.
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