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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert D Sydansk, Littleton, CO (US);
Assignee:
Marathon Oil Company, Findlay, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J / ; B01F / ; E21B / ; C09K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
516 18 ; 516102 ; 507202 ; 507903 ;
Abstract
A foamed gel composition useful in a subterranean hydrocarbon-bearing formation to reduce the permeability of a treatment region therein or control the mobility of a drive fluid in the formation. The foamed gel is formed from a crosslinkable carboxylate-containing polymer, a crosslinking agent containing a reactive transition metal cation, a polyvinyl alcohol, an aqueous solvent, and an added gas.