Sand control method employing asphaltenes
CA 1054358 A · Owner: Texaco Development Corporation · Inventors: Konopnicki, Daniel T.; Wu, Ching H.; Brown, Alfred
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This invention relates to a method for treating wells completed in subterranean formations which contain unconsolidated sand particles so as to form a permeable barrier which will permit the flow of liquids therethrough while restraining the flow of the unconsolidated sand particles into the well bore. The method comprises saturating sand adjacent the well bore to be treated with petroleum having a high asphaltic content and optionally thereafter contacting the asphaltic petroleum with a solvent capable of solubilizing non-asphaltic fractions of the petroleum and precipitating or causing deposition of the asphaltic or bituminous portions of the petroleum. A heated fluid such as steam is …
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- Granted May 15, 1979. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 15, 1996.
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