Wells – Processes – Distinct – separate injection and producing wells
Patent
1989-12-15
1990-12-25
Suchfield, George A.
Wells
Processes
Distinct, separate injection and producing wells
166274, 166275, 252 8554, E21B 4322
Patent
active
049795643
ABSTRACT:
A method is disclosed for recovering oil from a subterranean formation comprising injecting an aqueous composition into said formation and displacing said oil toward one or more production wells, said aqueous composition comprising:
(A) from about 0.05% to about 1.2% by weight of at least one compound represented by the formula
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Arf Tevhide G.
Kalpakci Bayram
Evans Larry W.
Keller Raymond F.
Suchfield George A.
The Standard Oil Company
Untener David J.
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