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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2021
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Abdulaziz S. Al-Qasim, Dammam, SA;
Marwah M. Alsinan, Al Qatif, SA;
Jun Gao, Dhahran, SA;
Hyung Tae Kwak, Dhahran, SA;
Assignee:
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/16 (2006.01); E21B 43/00 (2006.01); E21B 47/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/166 (2013.01); E21B 43/003 (2013.01); E21B 47/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes providing an injection well extending from a surface into a formation and alternatingly pumping a foam injectant and a gel injectant into the injection well, wherein the foam injectant includes a liquid phase with a surfactant and water and a gas phase and the gel injectant includes a water-soluble polymer and a crosslinker. The foam injectant and the gel injectant are injected at separate times and sequentially.