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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2007
Applicants:
Harold J. Vinegar, Bellaire, TX (US);
Ernest E. Carter, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Jaime Santos Son, Houston, TX (US);
Taixu Bai, Katy, TX (US);
Mohamad Fereydoon Khoda Verdian, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Inventors:
Harold J. Vinegar, Bellaire, TX (US);
Ernest E. Carter, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Jaime Santos Son, Houston, TX (US);
Taixu Bai, Katy, TX (US);
Mohamad Fereydoon Khoda Verdian, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/00 (2006.01); E21B 33/138 (2006.01); E21B 36/04 (2006.01); E21B 43/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods for forming a barrier around at least a portion of a treatment area in a subsurface formation are described herein. A material including wax may be introduced into one or more wellbores. The material introduced into two or more wells may mix in the formation and congeal to form a barrier to fluid flow.