Propping agent for fracturing fluids

Hunter, W D

Title: Propping agent for fracturing fluids

Full Record
Other Related Research

Abstract

Hydrocarbons are recovered from a subterranean hydrocarbon-bearing formation penetrated by an injection well and a production well by displacing hydrocarbons toward the production well using a drive fluid such as water thickened with polyacrylamide or partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide or the sodium, potassium or ammonium salt thereof and a minor amount of polyacrylamide or partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide or the sodium, potassium or ammonium salt thereof alkoxylated with an alkylene oxide. Optionally, the drive fluid can be saturated with carbon dioxide and/or natural gas at the injection pressure. An aqueous fracturing fluid containing a small amount of alkoxylated polyacrylamide or partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide is also described.

Inventors:: Hunter, W D

Publication Date:: Tue Nov 29 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI Identifier:: 5364358

Patent Number(s):: US 4417989

Assignee:: Texaco Development Corp.

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: Filed date 3 Aug 1981; Other Information: PAT-APPL-289559

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 02 PETROLEUM; FRACTURED RESERVOIRS; FLUID INJECTION; PROPPING AGENTS; OIL WELLS; WELL COMPLETION; PETROLEUM; ENHANCED RECOVERY; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; POLYACRYLATES; SAND; COMMINUTION; ENERGY SOURCES; ESTERS; FOSSIL FUELS; FRACTURING; FUELS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMERS; POLYVINYLS; RECOVERY; WELLS; 020300* - Petroleum- Drilling & Production

Citation Formats


                    Hunter, W D. Propping agent for fracturing fluids.  United States: N. p., 1983. 
        Web.

Copy to clipboard


                    Hunter, W D. Propping agent for fracturing fluids.  United States.

Copy to clipboard


                    Hunter, W D. 1983.  
        "Propping agent for fracturing fluids".  United States.

Copy to clipboard


                    
@article{osti_5364358,

  title        = {Propping agent for fracturing fluids},

  author       = {Hunter, W D},

  abstractNote = {Hydrocarbons are recovered from a subterranean hydrocarbon-bearing formation penetrated by an injection well and a production well by displacing hydrocarbons toward the production well using a drive fluid such as water thickened with polyacrylamide or partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide or the sodium, potassium or ammonium salt thereof and a minor amount of polyacrylamide or partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide or the sodium, potassium or ammonium salt thereof alkoxylated with an alkylene oxide. Optionally, the drive fluid can be saturated with carbon dioxide and/or natural gas at the injection pressure. An aqueous fracturing fluid containing a small amount of alkoxylated polyacrylamide or partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide is also described.},

  doi          = {},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5364358},
  journal      = {},
number       = ,

  volume       = ,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Tue Nov 29 00:00:00 EST 1983},

  month        = {Tue Nov 29 00:00:00 EST 1983}

}

Copy to clipboard

Patent:

Search for the full text at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Save / Share:

Export Metadata

Save to My Library

Similar records in OSTI.GOV collections:

Process for secondary recovery

Patent Hunter, W

Hydrocarbons are recovered from a subterranean hydrocarbon bearing formation penetrated by an injection well and a production well by displacing hydrocarbons toward the production well using a drive fluid such as water thickened with polyacrylamide or partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide or the sodium, potassium or ammonium salt thereof and a minor amount of polyacrylamide or partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide or the sodium, potassium or ammonium salt thereof alkoxylated with an alkylene oxide. Optionally, the drive fluid can be saturated with carbon dioxide and/or natural gas at the injection pressure. An aqueous fracturing fluid containing a small amount of alkoxylated polyacrylamide or partiallymore »« less
Process for secondary recovery

Patent Hunter, W

Hydrocarbons are recovered from a subterranean hydrocarbon-bearing formation penetrated by an injection well and a production well by displacing hydrocarbons toward the production well using a drive fluid such as water thickened with polyacrylamide or partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide alkoxylated with an alkylene oxide and, if desired, a small amount of a sulfonated, alkoxylated polyacrylamide, i.e., an N-substituted polyacrylamide having N-substituents of the formula: (CH/sub 2/CH/sub 2/O) /SUB m/ /sub -//sub 1/CH/sub 2/CH/sub 2/SO/sub 3/M. where m is an integer of from 2 to 5 and M is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, sodium, potassium or ammonium. Optionally, themore »« less
Process for secondary recovery

Patent Hunter, W

Hydrocarbons are recovered from a subterranean hydrocarbon-bearing formation penetrated by an injection well and a production well by displacing hydrocarbons toward the production well using a drive fluid such as water thickened with polyacrylamide or partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide alkoxylated with an alkylene oxide and, if desired, a small amount of a sulfated, alkoxylated polyacrylamide, i.e., an N-substituted polyacrylamide having N-substituents of the formula: (CH/sub 2/CH/sub 2/O) /SUB m/ SP/sub 3/M where m is an integer of from 1 to 5 and M is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, sodium, potassium or ammonium. Optionally, the drive fluid can bemore »« less
Process for secondary recovery

Patent Hunter, W

Hydrocarbons are recovered from a subterranean hydrocarbonbearing formation penetrated by an injection well and a production well. Hydrocarbons are displaced toward the production well using a drive fluid such as water thickened with polyacrylamide or partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide alkoxylated with an alkylene oxide. If desired, a small amount of a sulfated, alkoxylated polyacrylamide maybe added, i.e., an n-substituted polyacrylamide having n-substituents of the formula: -(CH/sub 2/CH/sub 2/O)MSO/sub 3/M, where M is an integer of from 1 to 5 and M is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, sodium, potassium or ammonium. Optionally, the drive fluid can be saturated withmore »« less
Process for secondary recovery

Patent Hunter, W

Hydrocarbons are recovered from a subterranean hydrocarbon-bearing formation penetrated by an injection well and a production well by displacing hydrocarbons toward the production well using a drive fluid such as water thickened with a copolymer of acrylamide and vinyl sulfonic acid or salts thereof or with a copolymer of acrylamide and styrene sulfonic acid or salts thereof as well as these same copolymers alkoxylated with an alkylene oxide. Optionally, the drive fluid can be saturated with carbon dioxide, nitrogen, natural gas or mixtures of these gases.

Similar Records