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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1987
Filed:
Aug. 20, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Craig H Phelps, Dallas, TX (US);
Krishnaswamy Sampath, Carrollton, TX (US);
Assignee:
Mobil Oil Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
166274 ; 166246 ; 166294 ; 252-8554 ;
Abstract
A method for reducing the gelation time of a biopolysaccharide which utilizes a hydroxide of an alkaline earth metal in an aqueous solution containing said biopolysaccharide wherein the mixture is afterwards complexed with a polyvalent metal ion. The resultant stable gel can be injected into a hydrocarbonaceous fluid formation for the recovery of hydrocarbonaceous fluids.