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Number: 166/252.1
Name: Wells > Processes > With indicating, testing, measuring or locating > Including production of earth fluid by driving fluid
Description: Indicating in which liquid or gas in the pores of the formation, before the start of the process, is caused to be pushed towards a well by another liquid or gas for flowing to the surface of the earth.


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
166/252.6 And tracing material 25
166/252.4 Flood front 13
166/252.5 Permeability or viscosity 24
166/252.2 Residual oil or oil saturation 27
166/252.3 Salinity or acidity 23


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7311145 Re-use of recovered treating fluid Dec. 25, 2007
7303006 Method for improved vertical sweep of oil reservoirs Dec. 4, 2007
6904366 Waterflood control system for maximizing total oil recovery Jun. 7, 2005
6817411 System for displacement of water in coalbed gas reservoirs Nov. 16, 2004
6722431 In situ thermal processing of hydrocarbons within a relatively permeable formation Apr. 20, 2004
6675892 Well testing using multiple pressure measurements Jan. 13, 2004
6631763 Method and system for testing a borehole by the use of a movable plug Oct. 14, 2003
6615917 Computer controlled injection wells Sep. 9, 2003
6581454 Apparatus for measurement Jun. 24, 2003
6446721 System and method for scheduling cyclic steaming of wells Sep. 10, 2002
6382315 Method and apparatus for continuously testing a well May. 7, 2002
6347666 Method and apparatus for continuously testing a well Feb. 19, 2002
6325147 Enhanced oil recovery process with combined injection of an aqueous phase and of at least partially water-miscible gas Dec. 4, 2001
6318464 Vapor extraction of hydrocarbon deposits Nov. 20, 2001
5865247 Cellulose injection system and method Feb. 2, 1999
5819849 Method and apparatus for controlling pump operations in artificial lift production Oct. 13, 1998
5789663 Porous medium test with tracer recharging and discharging through a single well Aug. 4, 1998
5778977 Gravity concentrated carbon dioxide for process Jul. 14, 1998
5503226 Process for recovering hydrocarbons by thermally assisted gravity segregation Apr. 2, 1996
5439054 Method for treating a mixture of gaseous fluids within a solid carbonaceous subterranean formation Aug. 8, 1995
5419396 Method for stimulating a coal seam to enhance the recovery of methane from the coal seam May. 30, 1995
5413175 Stabilization and control of hot two phase flow in a well May. 9, 1995
5305829 Oil production from diatomite formations by fracture steamdrive Apr. 26, 1994
5214384 Method including electrical self potential measurements for detecting multiphase flow in a cased hole May. 25, 1993
5141054 Limited entry steam heating method for uniform heat distribution Aug. 25, 1992
5135052 Recovery of oil using microemulsions Aug. 4, 1992
5085274 Recovery of methane from solid carbonaceous subterranean of formations Feb. 4, 1992
5042580 Oil recovery process for use in fractured reservoirs Aug. 27, 1991
5027897 Method of treatment of drilled-in underground formation saturated with hydrocarbon gas Jul. 2, 1991
5025859 Overlapping horizontal fracture formation and flooding process Jun. 25, 1991
5009266 Method for in situ contaminant extraction from soil Apr. 23, 1991
4946606 Producing oil-in-water microemulsions from a microemulsion concentrate Aug. 7, 1990
4919206 Method for preventing bitumen backflow in injection wells when steam injection is interrupted Apr. 24, 1990
4899817 Miscible oil recovery process using carbon dioxide and alcohol Feb. 13, 1990
4889186 Overlapping horizontal fracture formation and flooding process Dec. 26, 1989
4766558 Method of calculating minimum miscibility pressure Aug. 23, 1988
4721158 Fluid injection control system Jan. 26, 1988
4703797 Sweep improvement in enhanced oil recovery Nov. 3, 1987
4676313 Controlled reservoir production Jun. 30, 1987
4653583 Optimum production rate for horizontal wells Mar. 31, 1987
4641709 Controlling steam distribution Feb. 10, 1987
4633947 Production of a polyacrylamide solution used in an oil recovery process Jan. 6, 1987
4601336 Process for selecting a steam foam forming surfactant Jul. 22, 1986
4589486 Carbon dioxide flooding with a premixed transition zone of carbon dioxide and crude oil components May. 20, 1986
4560002 Two dimensional microwave chemical flood testing means and method Dec. 24, 1985
4503909 Oil recovery process and system Mar. 12, 1985
4502538 Polyalkoxy sulfonate, CO.sub.2 and brine drive process for oil recovery Mar. 5, 1985
4482634 Chemical flood testing method Nov. 13, 1984
4473117 Method and apparatus for obtaining production or injection profiles Sep. 25, 1984
4460044 Advancing heated annulus steam drive Jul. 17, 1984

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