Sand consolidation method

Claim 1

A METHOD FOR CONSOLIDATING THE SANDS OF AN INCOMPETENT, WATER WET, FORMATION COMPRISING INJECTING INTO SAID FORMATION A RESIN-FORMING MIXTURE INCLUDING A WATERSOLUBLE ALDEHYDE, A CATALYST, A LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HYDROXY ARYL COMPOUND, AND OIL IN TWO PARTS, THE FIRST PART INJECTED WHICH IS FREE OF SAID LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HYDROXY ARYL COMPOUND COMPRISING SAID WATER-SOLUBLE ALDEHYDE AND CATALYST AND THE SECOND PART INJECTED COMPRISING SAID LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HYDROXYL ARYL COMPOUND AND OIL, THE FIRST PART INJECTED MISCIBLY DISPLACING CONNATE LIQUID WETTING THE SAND GRAINS OF THE FORMATION AND A PORTION OF THE FIRST PART REMAINING ON THE SURFACES OF THE SAID GRAINS IN THE CONNATE POSITIONS, AND THE SECOND PART INJECTED IMMISCILBY PARTIALLY DISPLACING THE FIRST PART INJECTED, SAID PORTION OF THE FIRST PART INJECTED REMAINING ON THE SAND GRAINS SURFACES IN THE CONNATE POSITION EXTRACTING A FRACTION OF THE LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HYDROXY ARYL COMPOUND FROM THE SECOND PART INJECTED TO FORM THE RESIN AND THEREBY CONSOLIDATE THE SANDS OF THE FORMATION, THE RELATIVE VOLUMES OF SAID ALDEHYDE, CATALYST, AND HYDROXY ARYL COMPOUND BEING SELECTED SO AS TO YIELD FROM 20% TO 40% RESIN.

Claim 2

A METHOD FOR CONSOLIDATING THE SANDS OF AN INCOMPETENT, WATER WET, FORMATION COMPRISING INJECTING INTO SAID FORMATION A RESIN-FORMING MIXTURE INCLUDING A WATERSOLUBLE ALDEHYDE, A CATALYST, A LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HYDROXY ARYL COMPOUND, AND OIL IN TWO PARTS, THE FIRST PART INJECTED WHICH IS FREE OF SAID LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HYDROXY ARYL COMPOUND COMPRISING SAID WATER-SOLUBLE ALDEHYDE AND CATALYST AND THE SECOND PART INJECTED COMPRISING SAID LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HYDROXYL ARYL COMPOUND AND OIL, THE FIRST PART INJECTED MISCIBLY DISPLACING CONNATE LIQUID WETTING THE SAND GRAINS OF THE FORMATION AND A PORTION OF THE FIRST PART REMAINING ON THE SURFACES OF THE SAID GRAINS IN THE CONNATE POSITIONS, AND THE SECOND PART INJECTED IMMISCILBY PARTIALLY DISPLACING THE FIRST PART INJECTED, SAID PORTION OF THE FIRST PART INJECTED REMAINING ON THE SAND GRAINS SURFACES IN THE CONNATE POSITION EXTRACTING A FRACTION OF THE LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HYDROXY ARYL COMPOUND FROM THE SECOND PART INJECTED TO FORM THE RESIN AND THEREBY CONSOLIDATE THE SANDS OF THE FORMATION, THE RELATIVE VOLUMES OF SAID ALDEHYDE, CATALYST, AND HYDROXY ARYL COMPOUND BEING SELECTED SO AS TO YIELD FROM 20% TO 40% RESIN.