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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 1990
Filed:
May. 11, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dennis H Hoskin, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Paul Shu, West Windsor, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Mobil Oil Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ; E21B / ; E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
166270 ; 166272 ; 166274 ; 166294 ; 166295 ; 523130 ;
Abstract
A gel-forming composition capable of plugging highly permeable zones in a subterranean formation. The composition comprises water, a water-dispersible polyvinyl alcohol copolymer and a crosslinking agent which is a mixture of an aldehyde and a phenolic component in an amount effective to cause gelation of the aqueous solution of the copolymer. The resultant gel is exceptionally thermally stable and, therefore, can be used as an effective profile control agent in all enhanced oil recovery operations, including steam flooding. Also provided is a process for recovering oil from a subterranean oil-bearing formation.