US4374739A
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Oil well treating method and composition
Assignee: Halliburton Co
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Filing: 1980-02-04
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Granted: 1983-02-22
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Expires: 2000-02-04
Abstract
Abstract A particular simple method and class of organic polycationic polymer compositions are provided for treating earthen formations such as in oil wells to stabilize clay against dispersion and expansion due to water.
Inventors
- 👤 Homer C. McLaughlin
- 👤 Jimmie D. Weaver
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 15:35
CPC Classifications
E; E21; E21B; E21B43/00; E21B43/02; E21B43/04; C; C09; C09K; C09K8/00; C09K8/02; C09K8/04; C09K8/14; C09K8/18; C09K8/22; C09K8/24; C09K8/56; C09K8/57; C09K8/575; C09K8/5751; C09K8/58; C09K8/588; C09K8/60; C09K8/607; C09K8/608; C09K8/62; C09K8/72; C09K8/74; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S507/00; Y10S507/922; Y10S507/925; Y10S507/926; Y10S507/933; Y10S507/935; Y10S507/936
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A method of treating a clay-containing earth formation for the purpose of preventing or at least reducing the swelling, migration and/or dispersion of said clay to thereby stabilize said formation, said method being comprised of contacting said clay in said formation with an effective amount of an organic polycationic polymer dispersed or dissolved in a carrier fluid, said contacting being for a time sufficient for said organic polycationic polymer to replace cations to thereby transform said clay to a more stable form wherein said organic polycationic polymer contains repeating monomer units defined by at least one of the structural formulae: ##STR23## wherein: n is an integer equal to the number of monomer units in the polymer required to give a molecular weight in the range of from about 800 to 3,000,000; and m is an integer equal to the number of anions required to maintain electronic neutrality.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
147 words
A method of treating a clay-containing earth formation for the purpose of preventing or at least reducing the swelling, migration and/or dispersion of said clay to thereby stabilize said formation, said method being comprised of contacting said clay in said formation with an effective amount of an organic polycationic polymer dispersed or dissolved in a carrier fluid, said contacting being for a time sufficient for said organic polycationic polymer to replace cations to thereby transform said clay to a more stable form wherein said organic polycationic polymer contains repeating monomer units defined by at least one of the structural formulae: ##STR23## wherein: n is an integer equal to the number of monomer units in the polymer required to give a molecular weight in the range of from about 800 to 3,000,000; and m is an integer equal to the number of anions required to maintain electronic neutrality.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method of claim 1 wherein the carrier fluid is an aqueous fluid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method of claim 1 wherein the carrier fluid is an organic liquid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method of claim 1 wherein the carrier fluid comprises both an aqueous liquid and an organic liquid.
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