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US 2019/0093451 A1Published application
Reducing water permeability in subterranean formations using petroleum products
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorsAyman Raja Al-Nakhli, Ahmad Noor Al-deen Hassan Rizq
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Abstract
Reducing water permeability in a subterranean formation includes decreasing a viscosity of a petroleum product including at least one of asphaltenes and tar to yield a treatment material, providing the treatment material to an oil-producing well in a subterranean formation, solidifying the treatment material in the subterranean formation, and initiating production from the oil-producing well.
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A method of reducing water permeability in a subterranean formation, the method comprising:
- decreasing a viscosity of a petroleum product to yield a treatment material;
- providing the treatment material to an oil-producing well in a subterranean formation;
- solidifying the treatment material in the subterranean formation;
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- initiating production from the oil-producing well.
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