Method for treating subterranean formations

Patent · Tue Nov 08 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5257979

McDonald, R A

Subterranean geological formations such as those surrounding oil well boreholes, are treated by placing in or adjacent to the formation a particulate material coated with a two-step, curable, novolac-type phenolic resin. The resin is thereafter cured in situ to bond the particulate matter together. In order to achieve desired compressive strengths, the resin must have an insolubility parameter of greater than about 1.0.

• Assignee: Univar Corp.
• Patent Number(s): US 4413931
• OSTI ID: 5257979
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 2 Feb 1981; Other Information: PAT-APPL-230618
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
03 NATURAL GAS
04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
PARTICULATES
COATINGS
IN-SITU PROCESSING
RESERVOIR ROCK
RESINS
SURFACE COATING
WELL SERVICING
BONDING
BOREHOLES
COMPRESSION STRENGTH
CURING
PERMEABILITY
PHENOL
AROMATICS
CAVITIES
DEPOSITION
FABRICATION
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
JOINING
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PARTICLES
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PHENOLS
POLYMERS
PROCESSING
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