Global Patent Index - EP 1644458 A1

EP 1644458 A1 20060412 - METHOD FOR STIMULATING HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION AND REDUCING THE PRODUCTION OF WATER FROM A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION

Title (en)

METHOD FOR STIMULATING HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION AND REDUCING THE PRODUCTION OF WATER FROM A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR STIMULATION DER ERDÖLGEWINNUNG UND ZUR VERRINGERUNG DER WASSERGEWINNUNG VON UNTERIRDISCHEN LAGERSTÄTTEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE STIMULATION DE LA PRODUCTION D'HYDROCARBURE ET DE REDUCTION DE LA PRODUCTION D'EAU A PARTIR D'UNE FORMATION SOUTERRAINE

Publication

EP 1644458 A1 20060412 (EN)

Application

EP 04732656 A 20040513

Priority

  • GB 2004002066 W 20040513
  • US 44033703 A 20030516

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2004229756A1] Improved methods and solutions for treating water and hydrocarbon producing subterranean formations to reduce the water permeability thereof are provided. The improved aqueous solutions comprise a hydrophilic reactive polymer, a hydrophobic compound capable of reacting with the polymer in situ and a surfactant. The methods basically comprise preparing and introducing into the formation the aqueous solution followed by shutting in the formation in order to permit reaction of the polymer and the hydrophobic compound. The reaction product attaches to adsorption sites on surfaces within the porosity of the formation and reduces the water permeability thereof without substantially reducing the hydrocarbon permeability thereof. Additionally, the current invention provides a pre-reacted hydrophobically modified relative permeability modifier and formation stimulation/re-stimulation methods for using the same.

IPC 1-7

C09K 8/04; C09K 8/60

IPC 8 full level

E21B 43/00 (2006.01); E21B 43/25 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

C09K 8/10 (2013.01 - EP US); C09K 8/68 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2004101706A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE DK FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2004229756 A1 20041118; BR PI0410334 A 20060530; CA 2525629 A1 20041125; EP 1644458 A1 20060412; EP 2009076 A1 20081231; RU 2005139387 A 20060510; RU 2351627 C2 20090410; WO 2004101706 A1 20041125

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 44033703 A 20030516; BR PI0410334 A 20040513; CA 2525629 A 20040513; EP 04732656 A 20040513; EP 08075759 A 20040513; GB 2004002066 W 20040513; RU 2005139387 A 20040513