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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 1978
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1976
Richard L Clampitt, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Abstract
In an underground in situ combustion process for the recovery of oil from formations having high permeabilities, after combustion has been initiated, water containing a surfactant and air are injected under conditions such that the water upon contact with the hot formation vaporizes, creating slugs of condensible foam in an amount sufficient to generate a significant resistance factor of at least 5, which improves volumetric sweep efficiency by retarding the mobility of the steam and subsequent slugs of air. Air and water, including a surfactant, can be injected simultaneously as a mixture or as alternate slugs of water containing a surfactant and air.