Cryogenic well stimulation method
US5653287A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 9, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B43/2605
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
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Abstract
Hydrocarbon fluid recovery from wells extending into subterranean formations is stimulated by treatment of the near-wellbore formations with cryogenic liquid.
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