METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CHANGE THE MOBILITY OF FORMATION FLUIDS USING THERMAL AND NON-THERMAL STIMULATION

• Main Authors: GOODWIN, ANTHONY, NIGHSWANDER, JOHN, TUSTIN, GARY, JONES, TIM, MASSIE, KEITH, JAMES
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 23.07.2009
• Subjects: EARTH DRILLING; EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; MINING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS

Methods and apparatus to change the mobility of formation fluids using thermal and non- thermal stimulation are described. An example apparatus (300) to simultaneously provide thermal and non-thermal stimulation to change a mobility of a fluid in a subsurface formation includes one or more container...