Amerigo Technology Limited

Buckman Laboratories, Inc.

Peter J Young

Julian M Romocki

Miguel L Pulido

Robert H Buckman

There is disclosed a method of treating a subterranean substantially carbonate-free sandstone formation associated with a well completed in said substantially carbonate-free sandstone formation comprising displacing into said formation through said well an effective amount of an acidic aqueous solution comprising from about 5 to about 36 weight % phosphoric acid, from about 0.6 to about 5 weight % of a highly polar surface active agent which is a citric acid-monoethanolamine elimination reaction product, and an effective amount of a ferrous metal corrosion inhibitor. For treating a subterranean limestone or dolomitic formation or a sandstone formation having a substantial carbonate content there is additionally included in the acidic aqueous solution an amount of a phosphate crystal modifying agent sufficient to control crystal growth, minimize crystal agglomeration and minimize crystal adhesion to the formation. The acidic aqueous solutions exhibit clay shrinking and/or stabilizing properties and a lengthy spending time relative to that of conventional hydrochloric acid-based acidizing compositions.

Well treating composition and method

A method for recovering oil from an oil-bearing formation which comprises introducing into said formation to induce displacement of the oil contained therein, a fluid carrier containing from about 0.25 to about 100 parts by weight of a N,N-dimethylamide of a straight chain carboxylic acid per million parts of said fluid carrier, characterized in that said carboxylic acid contains from 12 to 18 carbon atoms. In addition, this invention encompasses the extraction of oil from mining oil sand operations which comprises the addition and then mixing into said sand to induce displacement of the oil contained thereon, a fluid carrier containing the N,N-dimethylamide.

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Calgary, Canada

Peter J Young