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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:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2003
Applicants:
Audis C. Byrd, Katy, TX (US);
David W. Ritter, Katy, TX (US);
Ronald G. Dusterhoft, Katy, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Duncan, OK (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to petroleum recovery operations, and more particularly, to the use of pulse technology to enhance the effectiveness of waterflooding operations. The systems of the present invention generally comprise an injection means for continually injecting a fluid into the subterranean formation, and a pressure pulsing means for periodically applying a pressure pulse having a given amplitude and frequency to the fluid while the fluid is being injected into the subterranean formation.