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7621326 Petroleum extraction from hydrocarbon formations  
Recovery of viscous hydrocarbon by hot fluid injection from subterranean formations is assisted by using a specially designed and under-reamed vertical well to form a central production cavity;...
6679326 Pro-ecological mining system  
The invention comprises a high pressure fluid barrier forming an enclosure boundary with respect to overburden and floor strata separated by one or more production strata containing desirable...
5358054 Method and apparatus for controlling steam breakthrough in a well  
A method and apparatus for controlling the intrusion of steam (e.g. breakthrough) from a zone of a producing formation into a slotted liner of a gravel-packed, production well of a steam flood...
5325920 Enhanced oil recovery from low permeability reservoirs using organosilicone surfactants  
A method for enhanced oil recovery in a reservoir having a substantial silicon content where an organosilicone surfactant is co-injected with steam to generate a foam. The organosilicone surfactant...
5174377 Method for optimizing steamflood performance  
Disclosed is an invention for optimizing recovery of petroleum from a subterranean, petroleum containing formation by improving the efficiency of a steam drive through a linear heat reduction...
5042583 Steam foam drive method for enhanced oil recovery  
A process for the recovery of oil from a petroleum reservoir by improving steam sweep efficiency during steam-flooding, wherein a foaming agent is added to divert steam to unswept zones and the...
5022466 Method for steam flooding profile control  
A method for minimizing well recompletions in a multiple zone hydrocarbonaceous fluid containing formation. A steam flooding enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is conducted in the upper zone of said...
4845134 Gelable compositions and use thereof in steam treatment of wells  
A gelable composition is provided which can be injected into a well prior to steam treatment of the well. The composition comprises water, a water-dispersible polymer, a water-dispersible first...
4819725 Recovering oil bypassed by a steam override zone  
The invention is a method of recovering oil bypassed by a steam override zone. First, the production well is drilled below the oil producing zone into an underlying interval. The well perforations...
4787452 Disposal of produced formation fines during oil recovery  
Recovered formation fines are pumped in slurry form into an injection well during an enhanced oil recovery process e.g. a steam flood. Said injection can be done incrementally in stages in...
4702317 Steam foam floods with a caustic agent  
Disclosed is a process of adding a caustic material to a steam foam composed of steam, foaming agent and a non-condensible gas to increase the resistance and lifetime of a steam foam, said caustic...
4665986 Gel and method for reducing steam channeling  
A gel-forming composition is provided comprising a PVA based substance selected from the group consisting of a polyvinyl alcohol, a polyvinyl alcohol copolymer, and mixtures thereof, an aldehyde...
4637466 Method of improving conformance in steam floods with carboxylate steam foaming agents  
The disclosed invention is a group of steam foaming agents for injection with steam and a non-condensable gas to decrease permeability in steam swept zones and increase oil recovery. The foaming...
4627439 Prebent ventricular/atrial cardiac pacing lead  
A lead for effecting either or both of ventricular or atrial cardiac pacing and an assembly method are provided. The lead has a portion that is molded with a prebent condition which enables the...
4620594 Vertical conformance steam drive oil recovery method  
The condition known as steam override is overcome by the use of a blocking agent to obstruct fluid flow in part of the override region combined with the closing of all passages of egress for...
4607695 High sweep efficiency steam drive oil recovery method  
In a steam flood oil recovery process wherein the oil-containing formation has a natural brine salinity concentration within the range of 10 to 20% by weight, sweep efficiency is improved by...
4540050 Method of improving conformance in steam floods with steam foaming agents  
The disclosed invention is a group of steam foaming agents for injection with steam and a non-condensable gas to decrease permeability in steam swept zones and increase oil recovery. The foaming...
4456066 Visbreaking-enhanced thermal recovery method utilizing high temperature steam  
The displacement efficiency of a steam drive process is improved and steam override reduced by rapidly injecting a predetermined amount of high temperature steam via an injection well into the...
4386658 Solvent push-pull process for improving vertical conformance of steam drive process  
The vertical conformance of a steam drive process is improved and steam override reduced by utilizing a solvent push-pull process in the lower portion of the formation adjacent the production well....
4177752 High vertical conformance steam drive oil recovery method  
The vertical conformance of a steam drive process is improved and steam override reduced by penetrating the zone between one injector and one producer, with an infill well which is in fluid...
4175618 High vertical and horizontal conformance thermal oil recovery process  
Thermal oil recovery processes employing the injection of steam and/or hot water for mobilizing viscous petroleum sweep only a small fraction of the formation between the wells because of override,...
4166501 High vertical conformance steam drive oil recovery method  
The vertical or both vertical and horizontal conformance of a steam drive process is improved and steam override reduced by penetrating the zone between one injector and one producer, with one or...
4166503 High vertical conformance steam drive oil recovery method  
The vertical conformance of a steam drive process is improved and steam override reduced by penetrating the recovery zone between one injection well and one producing well, with at least one infill...
4068717 Producing heavy oil from tar sands  
A method is provided for recovering heavy oil from an underground tar sand reservoir by injecting steam into an injection well penetrating the reservoir sufficiently to fracture the tar sand and...
3993133 Selective plugging of formations with foam  
An improved process for decreasing the permeability of a subterranean oil-bearing formation which comprises injecting an aqueous surfactant solution containing a chemically crosslinkable,...
3795278 DOWN-DIP STEAM INJECTION FOR OIL RECOVERY  
In a dipping reservoir which has an active aquifer located down-dip, oil is recovered by injecting a slug of steam only slightly updip from the original oil-water contact in the reservoir while...
3550685 SHALE OIL PRODUCTION  
3477510 ALTERNATE STEAM-COLD WATER INJECTION FOR THE RECOVERY OF VISCOUS CRUDE  
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