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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Iqbal Ahmed, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Ahmad Moradi-Araghi, Tulsa, OK (US);
Assignee:
Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ; E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
166295 ; 166300 ; 507215 ; 507225 ; 507903 ; 523130 ;
Abstract
A process for altering the permeability of a subterranean formation comprises injecting into the subterranean formation a gelling composition which comprises a carboxylate-containing polymer, a crosslinking agent, and a liquid such as a produced brine wherein the polymer forms a gel in the formation, in the presence of the crosslinking agent. The polymer can have a molecular weight of from about 10,000 to about 1,000,000, contain about 0.01 to about 5 mole % of a carboxylate group, and be present in the gelling composition in the range of from about 100 to about 100,000 mg per liter of the composition.