Method of stimulating oil or gas reservoirs by a subsurface nuclear explosion
Patent
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OSTI ID:6243069
This invention relates to a method for stimulating oil or gas reserves, for creating large underground storage or disposal spaces, or for assisting in underground recovery of minerals or hydrocarbons by assembling and detonating a nuclear explosive device in a subsurface formation through a borehole which has a lateral cross section less than the lateral cross section of the nuclear explosive device. The method is supplemented with apparatus for assembling the nuclear explosive and with a nuclear fuel slurry for use in the method. In addition, there is shown an explosive device in a preferred arrangement. (12 claims)
- Assignee:
- Atlantic Richfield Co.
- Patent Number(s):
- US 3659649
- OSTI ID:
- 6243069
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: Filed date 27 May 1968
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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