Method of consolidating incompetent sands and composition therefor

Patent · Tue Aug 10 04:00:00 EDT 1965

OSTI ID:6895687

Young, B M

This is a new and improved sand consolidation method wherein an in-situ curing of a resinous fluid is used to facilitate fluid production essentially free of solids. The formation is treated iwth the following 4 separate fluids of very low viscosities: (1) a surfactant-oil preflush for cleaning perforations, removing water blocks, and promoting preferentially water-wet surface properties to the formation of sands; (2) consolidating fluid or resin formulation; (3) diesel oil spacer for distributing plastic to maximum coverage; and (4) oil-catalyst solution for further overflushing and curing of the consolidating fluid. This consolidating fluid may be either or both furfuryl alcohol resin and furfuryl alcohol resin and furfuryl alcohol alone or in combination with a silane, a surfactant, and water, except that if water is used in the fluid, some furfuryl alcohol must be included.

• Assignee: Halliburton Co.
• Patent Number(s): US 3199590
• OSTI ID: 6895687
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ADDITIVES
CONTROL
CURING
FLUID INJECTION
NATURAL GAS WELLS
OIL WELLS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLYMERS
RESINS
SAND
WELL COMPLETION
WELLS