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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 1993
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1991
J Michael Sanchez, Carrollton, TX (US);
Bassem R Alameddine, Carrollton, TX (US);
Mobil Oil Corporation, Fairfax, VA (US);
Abstract
A foam/steam injection method for forming fractures is a for reservoir penetrated by a horizontal wellbore. Steam is injected into said wellbore at a pressure sufficient to fracture the formation. Water which is used to make the steam contains a foamable composition in an amount sufficient to make a foam upon contact with steam. Steam and foam enter the wellbore and create a fracture in an oil-rich zone. Thereafter, foam blocks further steam entry into the created fracture which causes another fracture to form at a second interval along the horizontal wellbore. These steps are repeated until a fracture system is made along the length of the wellbore.