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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2011
Applicants:
David P. Yale, Katy, TX (US);
Andrey A. Troshko, Pearland, TX (US);
Sergio A. Leonardi, Pearland, TX (US);
Neal L. Adair, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
David P. Yale, Katy, TX (US);
Andrey A. Troshko, Pearland, TX (US);
Sergio A. Leonardi, Pearland, TX (US);
Neal L. Adair, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/267 (2006.01); C09K 8/504 (2006.01); C09K 8/57 (2006.01); E21B 21/06 (2006.01); E21F 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/267 (2013.01); C09K 8/504 (2013.01); C09K 8/57 (2013.01); E21B 21/062 (2013.01); E21B 21/066 (2013.01); E21F 15/00 (2013.01); C09K 2208/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of backfilling a subsurface formation that includes forming a mixture tailings from at least two sources that have particles with different size distributions. The water content of the mixture is varied to control the rheology of the mixture. The mixture is injected through one or more pipes into a target location, such as a subsurface formation.