Saudi arabian oil company (20240425744). PREVENTING WATER PRODUCTION IN SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS
PREVENTING WATER PRODUCTION IN SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS
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Rajendra Arunkumar Kalgaonkar of Dhahran (SA)
Qasim Sahu of Al Muntazah (SA)
PREVENTING WATER PRODUCTION IN SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240425744 titled 'PREVENTING WATER PRODUCTION IN SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS
Original Abstract Submitted
a method and system for controlling unwanted water production from a water-producing zone in a subterranean formation are provided. an exemplary method includes flowing an alkaline suspension of nanosilica particles into a wellbore such that it contacts the water-producing zone, and flowing a formate salt solution into the wellbore such that it contacts the alkaline suspension in the water-producing zone producing a composition. the wellbore is shut in a duration of time sufficient for the composition to form a gel that is impermeable to fluid flow.