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Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1999

Filed:

Oct. 16, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:

Walter C Riese, Katy, TX (US);

Stephen V Bross, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Assignee:

Vastar Resources, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ; E21B / ; E21B / ; E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
166263 ; 166245 ; 166271 ; 1663051 ;
Abstract

A method for increasing the methane recovery from a subterranean carbonaceous formation by chemically stimulating the formation of cleats and increasing the surface area in the carbonaceous formation by injecting a gaseous oxidant into the carbonaceous formation to stimulate the formation of cleats in and increase the surface area of carbonaceous material in the carbonaceous formation; and thereafter producing methane from the carbonaceous formation at an increased rate. The gaseous oxidant may be ozone, oxygen or combinations thereof.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Riese, Walter. (1999). Chemically induced stimulation of subterranean carbonaceous formations (U.S. Patent No. 5944104). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5944104

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