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7284604 |
Methods for measurement of a dimensional characteristic and methods of predictive modeling related thereto
A method of optically determining a change in magnitude of at least one dimensional characteristic of a sample in response to a selected chamber environment. A magnitude of at least one dimension...
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7150320 |
Water treatment method for heavy oil production
A process for treating produced water to generate high pressure steam. Produced water from heavy oil recovery operations is treated by first removing oil and grease. If necessary, the pH is then...
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7128150 |
Acid gas disposal method
This invention is method of recovering gas from a gas-bearing subterranean formation in which gas is produced from an upper portion of the formation and a waste gas is injected into a lower portion...
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7097386 |
Simultaneous development of underground caverns and deposition of materials
A method is provided for simultaneously developing caverns while depositing wastes or other materials in them. A well is first drilled into a salt formation and the development of a salt cavern by...
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RE39244 |
Acid gas disposal
Acid gas is liquified by compression and cooling, mixed with water under pressure and flowed into a disposal well.
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7069990 |
Enhanced oil recovery methods
A process for enhanced oil recovery from an extraction operation comprises the steps of selection of an appropriate hydrocarbon bearing stratum; providing at least one production well and one...
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7056062 |
Subterranean waste disposal process and system
A method for using large chambers, located deep within the earth, for the disposal of processed waste is disclosed. In this context, waste includes solid waste from sewage, and other organic-waste...
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6962561 |
Method for biosolid disposal and methane generation
A method for the disposal of biosolids, the method comprising providing a supply of biosolids; selecting an introduction formation below a ground surface, the introduction formation comprising a...
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6793017 |
Method and apparatus for transferring material in a wellbore
In a method and apparatus for transferring material in a wellbore in an earth formation, a pipe is inserted into the wellbore. A conduit is inserted alongside the pipe into the wellbore. The...
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6364572 |
Aerobic landfill bioreactor
The present invention includes a system of decomposing municipal solid waste (MSW) within a landfill by converting the landfill to aerobic degradation in the following manner: (1) injecting air via...
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6361249 |
Negative air pressure cover
A method for covering a lagoon, manure storage basin, waste water retention pond, water reservoir, open top material storage tank, stacks or piles of commodities, having a perimeter and a...
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6322489 |
Drill cuttings solidification for wetlands restoration
A method of restoring wetlands is provided, by separating drill cuttings from drilling fluid, mixing the cuttings with a stabilization medium, and then filling a desired position in the marshland...
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6321841 |
Methods of sealing pipe strings in disposal wells
Improved methods of completing wells penetrating subterranean corrosive fluid disposal zones are provided. The methods basically comprise the steps of preparing a pumpable, water compatible,...
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6238138 |
Method for temporary or permanent disposal of nuclear waste using multilateral and horizontal boreholes in deep islolated geologic basins
A method of disposing nuclear waste in underground rock formations (18). The method includes the steps of selecting an land area having a rock formation (18) positioned therebelow of a depth able...
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6190301 |
Embedding of solid carbon dioxide in sea floor sediment
The invention relates to a process and vehicle for the disposal of carbon dioxide. Gaseous carbon dioxide is solidified and allowed to free fall through open water where i at least partially embeds...
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6138758 |
Method and apparatus for downhole hydro-carbon separation
Methods and apparatus are provided for separation of liquids of different densities in production fluid streams from underground wells. Methods and apparatus are also provided for separation of...
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5961438 |
Method and apparatus for the injection disposal of solid and liquid waste materials into subpressured earth formations penetrated by a borehole
Methods and apparatus for the disposal of solid particulate material in subterranean formations penetrated by a borehole are disclosed. The invention includes, but is not limited to, the disposal...
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5915885 |
Method for vertical displacement of masses underneath the earth's surface
A method for the displacement of mass A underneath the earth's surface and underneath a soil mass C to site B where the first step optionally treats mass A by known methods such that the...
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5884715 |
Method and apparatus for injecting drilling waste into a well while drilling
A method for disposing of drill cuttings generated during the process of drilling oil and gas wells, by injection into the annulus of a well bore and into the earth formation, throughout the well...
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5863283 |
System and process for disposing of nuclear and other hazardous wastes in boreholes
A system for disposing of hazardous waste, such as nuclear waste, underground which provides the drilling of a wellbore down into a level of a underground bed of salt, for example, and forming a...
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5857810 |
In-situ chemical barrier and method of making
A chemical barrier is formed by injecting a suspension of solid particles or colloids into the subsurface. First, a stable colloid suspension is made including a surfactant and a non-Newtonian...
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5850614 |
Method of disposing of nuclear waste in underground rock formations
A method of disposing nuclear waste in underground rock formations (18). The method includes the steps of selecting an area of land having a rock formation (18) positioned therebelow, the rock...
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5740546 |
Repository for radioactive waste-vault backfill
A method of forming a repository for radioactive waste comprises locating the waste in a subterranean vault and backfilling the vault with a filling material which is water permeable and provides a...
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5734988 |
Method and apparatus for the injection disposal of solid and liquid waste materials into subpressured earth formations penetrated by a borehole
Methods and apparatus for the disposal of solid particulate material in subterranean formations penetrated by a borehole are disclosed. The invention includes, but is not limited to, the disposal...
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5733066 |
Apparatus and method for disposal of nuclear and other hazardous wastes
A hazardous waste containment vessel, and a method for its use, for safe, permanent disposal of hazardous waste in deep ocean pelagic sediment. The hazardous waste containment vessel is dropped...
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5662169 |
Cuttings injection wellhead system
A wellhead system has features which allow the injection of drilling cuttings in an annulus between first and second strings of casing. A wellhead assembly has an outer wellhead housing connected...
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5613242 |
Method and system for disposing of radioactive solid waste
This invention discloses a system and method for the disposal of solid waste that contains radioactive material. Radioactive solid wastes generated as scales during oil and gas production...
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5551806 |
Process for making cementitious mine backfill in a salt environment using solid waste materials
The present invention generally relates to a method for hydraulically backfilling empty mined salt cavities. The method comprises combining at least one pozzolanically active waste material with an...
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5489739 |
Method for disposing naturally occurring radioactive material within a subterranean formation
A method for disposing of radioactive material in a disposal area, which is accessible from the surface through a wellbore which contains a wellbore fluid. The method comprises the steps of:...
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5463165 |
Scrubbing of oilfield waste gas in subterranean formations
This invention is directed to a method for scrubbing hazardous components from waste or flue gas in depleted or swept regions of a reservoir. In the practice of this invention, a waste gas is...
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5454666 |
Method for disposing of unwanted gaseous fluid components within a solid carbonaceous subterranean formation
A method for disposing of unwanted gaseous fluid components, such as carbon dioxide, oxides of nitrogen, hydrogen sulfide, and oxides of sulfur within a solid carbonaceous subterranean formation,...
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5433553 |
Method for refuse disposal in solution-mined salt cavities
A method for Refuse Disposal in Solution-Mined Salt Cavities is described. Firstly, crush municipal refuse to a particulate size of less than one inch. Secondly, compact a mixture of particulate...
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5405223 |
Method for treating drill cuttings during oil and gas drilling
The present invention relates to a method for treating drill cuttings during oil and gas drilling, in particular in connection with oil and gas wells below water. This invention aims at a secure...
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5387737 |
Slurry injection into disaggregated earth formations
Slurries of particulate solids wastes are injected into a disaggregated earth formation through an injection well by predetermining the formation to have a compressive stress in a range of about...
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5322389 |
Method for transporting a cementitious mixture to an underground space
A method for transporting a cementitious mixture to an underground space includes subjecting the mixture to high-shear mixing to render it temporarily flowable and, while the mixture remains in its...
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5314264 |
Method and apparatus for underground nuclear waste repository
The present invention relates to the retrievable storage of high-level nuclear spent fuel. Such waste, which generates heat as it decays, is packed in sealed containers (2) which are placed in a...
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5304705 |
Depository for storing radioactive waste
A depository for storing radioactive waste is comprised of a material such as natural rock, magmatic rock, or concrete. The construction body has an interior storage chamber. The size and the wall...
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5261766 |
Vertical bore hole system and method for waste storage and energy recovery
Vertical bore holes are constructed for municipal sanitary landfills by drilling or otherwise excavating holes of large dimension to substantial depth, in virtually all known soil conditions...
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5245118 |
Collapsible waste disposal container and method of disposal of waste in subduction zone between tectonic plates
This invention provides a collapsible waste disposal container apparatus and a method of disposing of hazardous waste in the subduction zone between tectonic plates making up the earth's upper mantle.
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5213446 |
Drilling mud disposal technique
Drilling mud is economically disposed of in an environmentally sound manner by mixing the mud with a crosslinkable polymer and a crosslinking agent to form a composition that solidifies at a...
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5202522 |
Deep well storage of radioactive material
Radioactive waste is mixed with concrete and stored below any potable aquifers in a well casing traversing a stable geological hydrocarbon-containing formation. Salt water and/or hydrocarbon zones...
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5198128 |
Waste disposal site, in particular for the ultimate disposal of radioactive substances
A waste disposal site, such as an ultimate disposal site for radioactive substances, includes installed waste having hollow spaces remaining therebetween. Packing material fills the remaining...
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5191157 |
Method for disposal of hazardous waste in a geopressure zone
A method and apparatus for safely disposing hazardous waste in a borehole extending through a seal for a subsurface geopressured formation wherein sealed elongated containers filled with hazardous...
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5191156 |
Drill string enclosure
The drill string enclosure consists of six component parts, including; a top bracket, an upper acrylic cylinder, an acrylic drill casing guide, a lower acrylic cylinder, a bottom bracket, and three...
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5174378 |
Microbial manipulations of surfactant-containing foams to reduce subterranean formation permeability
A microbial system is provided for selective plugging of permeable regions of a subterranean formation, for use in conjunction with injection of surfactant-containing foams. Bacteria indigenous to...
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5171483 |
Method for retrievable/permanent storage of hazardous waste materials
A method for the long term storage of radioactive hazardous waste in a hollowed out chamber of salt bed in which sealed, relatively incompressible containers of hazardous materials are immobilized...
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5141365 |
Backfilling in mines
A void in a mine is backfilled by a backfill slurry comprising water, an inert filler, e.g. mine tailings, and a binder, e.g. cement, lime or slag, to which a gelling agent, e.g. sodium silicate,...
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5135734 |
Process for removing a residue containing sodium sulphate
Process for removing an industrial residue containing sodium sulphate, in which the sodium sulphate in the residue 7 is treated with a calcium salt 12 to precipitate calcium sulphate 13, which is...
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5129469 |
Drill cuttings disposal method and system
Drill cuttings are disposed of by injection into a subsurface formation by way of an annular space formed in a wellbore. The cuttings are removed from the drilling fluid, conveyed to a shearing and...
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5085277 |
Sub-sea well injection system
A slurry of oil-impregnated cuttings from the use of oil based drilling mud and other unwanted slurries and fluids may be injected into the annulus of a sub-sea well and then into a porous...
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