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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024

Filed:

Jan. 20, 2023
Applicant:

Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;

Inventors:

Haitham Aljuaydi, Kharj, SA;

Faisal Mohammed Alissa, Dammam, SA;

Rashed Altowairqi, Taif, SA;

Yazeed Alamro, Riyadh, SA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/138 (2006.01); C09K 8/42 (2006.01); C09K 8/44 (2006.01); C09K 8/504 (2006.01); E21B 37/00 (2006.01); E21B 43/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/138 (2013.01); C09K 8/426 (2013.01); C09K 8/44 (2013.01); C09K 8/5045 (2013.01); E21B 37/00 (2013.01); C09K 2208/26 (2013.01); E21B 43/128 (2013.01);
Abstract

A well system includes a well extending from a surface into a formation, a Y-tool provided at an end of a tubing string extending through the well, a concentric coiled tubing string extending through the tubing string and through a bypass line of the Y-tool, and a plurality of treatment solutions provided at the surface of the well. The plurality of treatment solutions includes at least one component of a dissolvable gel, a gel dissolving solution, and at least one component of a non-dissolvable gel. A method for plugging a water zone in a hydrocarbon bearing formation and a method for reducing a concentration of produced water from a hydrocarbon bearing formation are also described.


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