US2918126A
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Sonic method of injecting and circulating chemicals in oil well formation
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1957-04-16
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Granted: 1959-12-22
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Expires: 1977-04-16
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Albert G Bodine
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 14:39
CPC Classifications
E; E21; E21B; E21B43/00; E21B43/003; E21B37/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
THE METHOD OF CHEMICALLY TREATING OIL WELL FORMATION, WHICH COMPRISES: INTRODUCING A CHEMICAL SOLUTION INTO THE WELL BORE, GENERATING IN THE LOWER PORTION OF THE WELL BORE SONIC WAVES WHICH PROPAGATE INTO THE SOLUTION AND THE SURROUNDING FORMATION, AND SO FACILITATE PENETRATION OF SAID SOLUTION FROM THE WELL BORE INTO THE SURROUND ING FORMATION, AND SONICALLY PUMPING WELL FLUIDS FROM A REGION SPACED ALONG THE WELL BORE AND ADJACENT TO THE REGION OF SAID PENETRATION OF SAID SOLUTION, WHEREBY TO CREATE IN THE WELL FLUIDS IN THE WELL BORE AND IN THE SURROUNDING FORMATION NEGATIVE WAVE PULSES WHICH RETURN SAID SOLUTION TO THE WELL BORE FOR REMOVAL THEREFROM.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
108 words
THE METHOD OF CHEMICALLY TREATING OIL WELL FORMATION, WHICH COMPRISES: INTRODUCING A CHEMICAL SOLUTION INTO THE WELL BORE, GENERATING IN THE LOWER PORTION OF THE WELL BORE SONIC WAVES WHICH PROPAGATE INTO THE SOLUTION AND THE SURROUNDING FORMATION, AND SO FACILITATE PENETRATION OF SAID SOLUTION FROM THE WELL BORE INTO THE SURROUND ING FORMATION, AND SONICALLY PUMPING WELL FLUIDS FROM A REGION SPACED ALONG THE WELL BORE AND ADJACENT TO THE REGION OF SAID PENETRATION OF SAID SOLUTION, WHEREBY TO CREATE IN THE WELL FLUIDS IN THE WELL BORE AND IN THE SURROUNDING FORMATION NEGATIVE WAVE PULSES WHICH RETURN SAID SOLUTION TO THE WELL BORE FOR REMOVAL THEREFROM.
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