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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:
Jan. 14, 1986
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles J Norton, Denver, CO (US);
Assignee:
Marathon Oil Company, Findlay, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02D / ; E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
166295 ; 166300 ; 405264 ; 523130 ; 523132 ;
Abstract
A process for producing a silicate/polymer gel in situ by reacting an undried, water-soluble, partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide, a water-soluble silicate and a gelling agent in a porous earthen matrix, such as a subterranean hydrocarbon-bearing formation, to improve hydrocarbon recovery from the formation.