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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 01, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth H Nimerick, Tulsa, OK (US);
Jerald J Hinkel, Tulsa, OK (US);
Assignee:
Dowell Schlumberger Incorporated, Tulsa, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
252-8551 ; 299 12 ; 44626 ; 166308 ;
Abstract
Dewatering of coal seams for facilitating the production of gas therefrom through a well is effected by treating the coal seam utilizing a well treatment fluid containing a dewatering aid which both enhances the permeability of the formation to water production and binds tenaciously to the coal surface so that the permeability enhancement benefits are realized over a long production term. The preferred dewatering surfactants used in the treatment fluid and the process of treating the well are selected from a group consisting of: