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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. 03, 1987
Filed:
Mar. 26, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Chevron Research Company, San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ; E21B / ; E21B / ; E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
166269 ; 166 57 ; 166223 ; 166250 ; 166268 ; 166272 ; 166302 ; 166303 ; 1663051 ; 166312 ; 166313 ;
Abstract
The present invention is a method and apparatus for injecting compressible fluids into multiple zones of a hydrocarbon bearing formation, in particular injecting compressible fluid at a predetermined, constant rate into multiple zones through a single tubing string. Producing zones are packed off and limited entry outlets are installed on the injection tubing string at each producing zone. Injection pressure is maintained and limited entry outlets are designed and sized such that the compressible fluid reaches sonic flow through the outlets so that the flow rate no longer responds to changes in downstream pressures.