Abstract:
A NON-DAMAGING WELL COMPLETION AND WORKOVER FLUID IS DISCLOSED. THE FLUID COMPRISES A DISPERSION OF FINELY DIVIDED SOLID WAX PARTICLES AND FINELY DIVIDED SOLID PARTICLES OF A WATER-INSOLUBLE, ACID-SOLUBLE INORGANIC MATERIAL IN AN AQUEOUS SALT SOLUTION CONTAINING ESPECIALLY SELECTED EMULSIFIERS. THE DENSITY OF THE FLUID IS CONTROLLED BY VARYING THE CONCENTRATION OF DISSOLVED SALTS, AND THE VISCOSITY CAN BE INCREASED BY THE ADDITION OF HYDROXY ETHYL CELLULOSE. A SMALL AMOUNT OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON CAN BE TO IMPROVE THE FLUID LOSS PROPERTIES OF THE FLUID.
Abstract:
A LOW LOSS WELL TREATING COMPOSITION COMPRISING A DISPERSION OF SOLID WAX OR WAX-POLYMER PARTICLES IN AN AQUEOUS LIQUID CONTAINING A HYDROPHILIC AGENT CONSISTING OF WATER-SOLUBLE SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS OR WATER-DISPERSIBLE SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS, AND A LIPOPHILIC AGENT CONSISTING OF OIL-SOLUBLE SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS, OIL-DISPERSIBLE SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS AND OLEGINOUS LIQUIDS; AND A PROCESS EMPOLYING THIS COMPOSITION IN WELL DRILLING AND TREATING.
Abstract:
A method for stimulating the production of oil from a well completed in a permeable, oil-bearing formation comprising the steps of (1) contacting the well with a substantially anhydrous soluble oil under conditions that the soluble oil does not enter the formation in any substantial amount, (2) removing the previously placed soluble oil from the well, (3) next injecting a small quantity of soluble oil through the well and into the formation, (4) displacing the soluble oil into the formation with an overflush of oil, and (5) recovering oil from the well. The soluble oil is preferably especially compounded to exhibit a high solvency for the specific organic deposits found in the well. If desired, the well can be treated with acid prior to commencing the recovery operation to remove inorganic deposits and to increase the permeability of the formation. Also, the formation immediately surrounding the well can be treated with scale inhibiting agents, or with polymerizable resins to consolidate unconsolidated or loosely consolidated sands prior to returning the well to production.