INHIBITING EFFECTS OF SLOUGHING IN WELLBORES

The invention provides a method for treating a subsurface formation. The method includes providing one or more explosives into portions of one or more wellbores selected for the explosion in the formation. The wellbores formed are in one or more zones in the formation. The method also includes contr...

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Main Authors BAI, TAIXU, KIM, DONG SUB, VINEGAR, HAROLD J, RAMBOW, FREDERICK HENRY KREISLER
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 17.07.2012
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EARTH DRILLING
EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
ELECTRIC HEATING
ELECTRIC LIGHTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRICITY
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
MINING
OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
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Summary:The invention provides a method for treating a subsurface formation. The method includes providing one or more explosives into portions of one or more wellbores selected for the explosion in the formation. The wellbores formed are in one or more zones in the formation. The method also includes controllably exploding the explosives in one or more of the wellbores such that at least some of the formation surrounding the selected wellbores has an increased permeability. The method also includes providing one or more heaters in the one or more wellbores.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA20052563525