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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2007
Applicants:
Michael Alvin Curole, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Eugene Bruce Greene, Sheridan, WY (US);
Inventors:
Michael Alvin Curole, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Eugene Bruce Greene, Sheridan, WY (US);
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/16 (2006.01); E21B 43/24 (2006.01); E21B 43/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system comprising a well drilled into an underground formation; a production facility at the topside of the well; and a water production facility connected to the production facility; wherein the water production facility produces water by removing some ions and adding an agent which increases the viscosity of the water and/or increases a hydrocarbon recovery from the formation, and injects water into the well.