Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of cryogenic acid fracking
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Application No.: US14613717Application Date: 2015-02-04
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Publication No.: US09644137B2Publication Date: 2017-05-09
- Inventor: Ricky H. Dean , Joseph H. Schmidt
- Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: ConocoPhillips Company
- Current Assignee: ConocoPhillips Company
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Boulware & Valoir
- Main IPC: E21B43/26
- IPC: E21B43/26 ; C09K8/62 ; C09K8/72

Abstract:
A method of fracking carbonate-rich reservoirs, comprising injecting a cryogenic or chilled fluid followed by an acid into the reservoir, allowing the acid to etch the reservoir, and thereby increasing production of a fluid, such as water, oil or gas, from the reservoir. Further, injecting a preflush into the reservoir and later injecting a postflush into the reservoir to displace the acid from the tubulars into the reservoir.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150218439A1 CRYOGENIC ACID FRACK Public/Granted day:2015-08-06
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