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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 1981
Filed:
May. 29, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
David L Shuck, Littleton, CO (US);
Calvin C Chien, Littleton, CO (US);
Assignee:
Wyoming Mineral Corporation, Lakewood, CO (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ; E21C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
299-4 ; 166245 ;
Abstract
A method for optimal placement and orientation of a well field for solution mining comprises first determining the direction and magnitude of the major and minor axes of transmissivity of the ore body. Then, determining the location of the injection and recovery wells based on the magnitude and orientation of the major and minor axes of transmissivity.