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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. 20, 1987
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
James E Shaw, Bartlesville, OK (US);
John Westerman, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Assignee:
Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ; E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
166295 ; 166294 ;
Abstract
Polymerization in-situ to effect permeability contrast correction in oil-bearing subterranean formations comprising the injection of at least one water-soluble monomer comprising N-3-oxohydrocarbon-substituted acrylamides, such as diacetone acrylamide, and optionally at least one water-soluble comonomer, such as alpha,beta-unsaturated amides, alpha,beta-unsaturated nitriles, vinyl-containing sulfonates and N-vinyl amides and polymerization initiator to cause polymerization and formation of water-insoluble polymers in high permeability zones.