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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2021
Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (US);
Steve Lonnes, Spring, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
A waveform energy generation system, the system including at least one joint of production casing, and one or more energy generators residing along the joint of production casing. The energy generators are configured to be in substantial mechanical contact with a subsurface formation within a wellbore. The energy generators may include either explosive devices or a piezo-electric material. The system also includes a signal transmission system. The signal transmission system is used to send control signals from the surface down to the energy generators for activation at the formation's resonant frequency. Methods of enhancing the permeability of a rock matrix within a subsurface formation using the wellbore as an energy generator are also provided.