US3305017A
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Consolidation of incompetent earth formations
Assignee: Dow Chemical Co
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Filing: 1964-10-16
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Granted: 1967-02-21
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Expires: 1984-10-16
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Francis E Dollarhide
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 02:21
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K8/00; C09K8/56; C09K8/57; C09K8/575; C09K8/5751; C09K8/5755
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
THE METHOD OF CONSOLIDATING AN INCOMPETENT EARTHEN FORMATION WHICH CONSISTS ESSENTIALLY OF (1) INJECTING INTO INTERSTITIAL SPACES AMONG EARTHEN PARTICLES AT THE EXPOSED SURFACES OF THE FORMATION A RESIN COMPOSITION COMPRISING BETWEEN 25 AND 75 PARTS BY VOLUME OF A LIQUID OIL-MISCIBLE ALIPHATIC MONO-ALCOHOL AND BALANCE TO MAKE A TOTAL OF 100 PARTS OF A LIQUID PHENOL-FORMALDEHYDE RESIN WHICH SETS UPON STANDING TO A SOLID RESIN; (2) INJECTING A LIQUID HYDROCARBON INTO SAID INTERSTITIAL SPACES OF THE FORMATION IN AN AMOUNT AT LEAST EQUAL TO THE VOLUME OF RESIN COMPOSITION; AND (3) LEAVING THE SO-TREATED FORMATION SUBSTANTIALLY UNDISTURBED FOR A TIME SUFFICIENT FOR THE RESIN TO SET TO FORM A FLUID-PERMEABLE STRUCTURAL NETWORK OF RESIN AND EARTHEN PARTICLES.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
118 words
THE METHOD OF CONSOLIDATING AN INCOMPETENT EARTHEN FORMATION WHICH CONSISTS ESSENTIALLY OF (1) INJECTING INTO INTERSTITIAL SPACES AMONG EARTHEN PARTICLES AT THE EXPOSED SURFACES OF THE FORMATION A RESIN COMPOSITION COMPRISING BETWEEN 25 AND 75 PARTS BY VOLUME OF A LIQUID OIL-MISCIBLE ALIPHATIC MONO-ALCOHOL AND BALANCE TO MAKE A TOTAL OF 100 PARTS OF A LIQUID PHENOL-FORMALDEHYDE RESIN WHICH SETS UPON STANDING TO A SOLID RESIN; (2) INJECTING A LIQUID HYDROCARBON INTO SAID INTERSTITIAL SPACES OF THE FORMATION IN AN AMOUNT AT LEAST EQUAL TO THE VOLUME OF RESIN COMPOSITION; AND (3) LEAVING THE SO-TREATED FORMATION SUBSTANTIALLY UNDISTURBED FOR A TIME SUFFICIENT FOR THE RESIN TO SET TO FORM A FLUID-PERMEABLE STRUCTURAL NETWORK OF RESIN AND EARTHEN PARTICLES.
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