WO2001063090A3 - Foaming agents for use in coal seam reservoirs - Google Patents

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WO2001063090A3
WO2001063090A3 PCT/EP2001/001832 EP0101832W WO0163090A3 WO 2001063090 A3 WO2001063090 A3 WO 2001063090A3 EP 0101832 W EP0101832 W EP 0101832W WO 0163090 A3 WO0163090 A3 WO 0163090A3
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coal seam
foaming agents
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Kevin W England
J Ernest Brown
Jerald J Hinkel
Ramchandra M Reddy
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Sofitech Nv
Schlumberger Ca Ltd
Companie Des Services Dowell S
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Priority to NZ520671A priority patent/NZ520671A/en
Priority to EA200200906A priority patent/EA004514B1/en
Priority to DE60121423T priority patent/DE60121423T2/en
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    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09K—MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • C09K8/00—Compositions for drilling of boreholes or wells; Compositions for treating boreholes or wells, e.g. for completion or for remedial operations
    • C09K8/60—Compositions for stimulating production by acting on the underground formation
    • C09K8/92—Compositions for stimulating production by acting on the underground formation characterised by their form or by the form of their components, e.g. encapsulated material
    • C09K8/94—Foams
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    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • C09K8/00—Compositions for drilling of boreholes or wells; Compositions for treating boreholes or wells, e.g. for completion or for remedial operations
    • C09K8/60—Compositions for stimulating production by acting on the underground formation
    • C09K8/62—Compositions for forming crevices or fractures
    • C09K8/70—Compositions for forming crevices or fractures characterised by their form or by the form of their components, e.g. foams
    • C09K8/703—Foams

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A well treatment fluid composition that comprises a carrier fluid and an amphoteric surfactant, and optionally a viscosifying agent and proppant, is well suited for use in fracturing coal beds to stimulate methane production. The composition preferably is a foam that comprises a gas such as nitrogen or air. Preferably, the surfactant has formula R-NH2-(CH2)n-C(O)OX, wherein R is a saturated or unsaturated alkyl group having from 6-20 carbon atoms, n is from 2-6, and X is hydrogen or a salt forming cation.
PCT/EP2001/001832 2000-02-25 2001-02-19 Foaming agents for use in coal seam reservoirs WO2001063090A2 (en)

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AU42424/01A AU775661B2 (en) 2000-02-25 2001-02-19 Foaming agents for use in coal seam reservoirs
EP01915279A EP1257729B1 (en) 2000-02-25 2001-02-19 Foaming agents for use in coal seam reservoirs
NZ520671A NZ520671A (en) 2000-02-25 2001-02-19 Foaming agents for use in coal seam reservoirs
EA200200906A EA004514B1 (en) 2000-02-25 2001-02-19 Well treatment composition and method of hydraulically fracturing a coal bed
DE60121423T DE60121423T2 (en) 2000-02-25 2001-02-19 FOAMS FOR USE IN COAL LUBRICATIONS
CA002401150A CA2401150C (en) 2000-02-25 2001-02-19 Foaming agents for use in coal seam reservoirs

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