US3189092A
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Petroleum well treatment by high power acoustic waves to fracture the producing formation
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1958-10-24
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Granted: 1965-06-15
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Expires: 1978-10-24
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
2026-10-27 17:06
CPC Classifications
E; E21; E21B; E21B43/00; E21B43/25; E21B43/26; E21B28/00; E21B43/003; E21B43/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
THE PROCESS OF FRACTURING OIL BEARING FORMATION SURROUNDING A WELL HOLD, THAT INCLUDES: GENERATING A NONLINEAR PEAKED ASYMMETRIC PRESSURE WAVE OF STEP WAVE FRONT IN A LIQUID BODY WITHIN SMALL WELL BY PERIODICALLY INDUCING CAVITATION IN SAID BODY OF LIQUID, AND TRANSMITTING SAID PRESSURE WAVE TO THE FORMATION SURROUNDING THE WELL HOLE, WHEREBY TO PROPAGATE IN THE FORMATION A WAVE OF CORRESPONDING WAVE FORM AND OF AMPLITUDE SUBSTANTIALLY EXCEEDING THE ENDURANCE LIMIT OF THE FORMATION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
75 words
THE PROCESS OF FRACTURING OIL BEARING FORMATION SURROUNDING A WELL HOLD, THAT INCLUDES: GENERATING A NONLINEAR PEAKED ASYMMETRIC PRESSURE WAVE OF STEP WAVE FRONT IN A LIQUID BODY WITHIN SMALL WELL BY PERIODICALLY INDUCING CAVITATION IN SAID BODY OF LIQUID, AND TRANSMITTING SAID PRESSURE WAVE TO THE FORMATION SURROUNDING THE WELL HOLE, WHEREBY TO PROPAGATE IN THE FORMATION A WAVE OF CORRESPONDING WAVE FORM AND OF AMPLITUDE SUBSTANTIALLY EXCEEDING THE ENDURANCE LIMIT OF THE FORMATION.
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