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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 1986
Filed:
Feb. 04, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Prats, Houston, TX (US);
Paul B Ritter, Jr, Bakersfield, CA (US);
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ; E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
166278 ; 166303 ; 166309 ;
Abstract
A selective injection of gaseous fluid into a portion of a subterranean reservoir is improved by positioning an impedance to fluid flow in the annulus between a pipe string and a surrounding permeable-walled conduit, ensuring the presence of granular solids between the permeable-walled conduit and the reservoir, injecting the gaseous fluid through the pipe string to a point below the impedance and injecting fluid which is more viscous than the gaseous fluid down the annulus to restrict bypassing of the impedance.