Formation treating methods
US5293939A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 1992 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC09K8/5086
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed are methods for treating wells to form a permeable barrier around the well for consolidating unconsolidated mineral particles such as sand in a subterranean petroleum formation penetrated by a well, or for forming an impermeable barrier for fluid entry control, or for plugging the well for abandonment. A fluid containing a polymerizable resin such as furfuryl alcohol oligomer or monomer, a polar organic diluent such as butyl acetate a dense solvent having density greater than the resin density, and an oil soluble acid catalyst to cause polymerization of the resin at formation temperatures is prepared. The dense solvent is bromobutane, bromobenzene, furfural, tetrachloroethane, tetrachloroethylene, tetrabromoethane, 1,2,4 trichlorobenzene and 1,2,3 tribromopropane or mixtures thereof. The amount of dense solvent is selected to ensure that the treating fluid density is greater than the density of the formation fluid, preferably at least 10 greater than the density of the formation fluid.
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