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Acidizing siliceous formations

Assignee: Pure Oil Co
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Filing: 1954-01-26
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Granted: 1956-04-17
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Expires: 1974-01-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Orrin C Holbrook

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 18:36
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K8/00; C09K8/60; C09K8/62; C09K8/72; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S507/00; Y10S507/933; Y10S507/934

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 85 words
IN A PROCESS FOR ACID TREATING SILICEOUS GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS CONTAINING FERROUS CONSTITUENTS TO MITIGATE THE FORMATION OF INSOLUBLE FERROUS PRECIPITATES WHICH TEND TO CLOG THE INTERSTITIAL PASSAGES OF SAID FORMATION, THE STEP WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING SAID FORMATION WITH AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF HEXAFLUOPHOSPHORIC ACID AND HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, SAID HEXAFLUOPHOSPHORIC ACID BEING PRESENT IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO REDUCE THE RESISTANCE OF SAID FORMATION OF FLUID FLOW THERETHROUGH, AND SAID HYDROGEN CHLORIDE BEING PRESENT IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO MITIGATE THE FORMATION OF SAID FERROUS PRECIPITATES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 85 words
IN A PROCESS FOR ACID TREATING SILICEOUS GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS CONTAINING FERROUS CONSTITUENTS TO MITIGATE THE FORMATION OF INSOLUBLE FERROUS PRECIPITATES WHICH TEND TO CLOG THE INTERSTITIAL PASSAGES OF SAID FORMATION, THE STEP WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING SAID FORMATION WITH AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF HEXAFLUOPHOSPHORIC ACID AND HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, SAID HEXAFLUOPHOSPHORIC ACID BEING PRESENT IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO REDUCE THE RESISTANCE OF SAID FORMATION OF FLUID FLOW THERETHROUGH, AND SAID HYDROGEN CHLORIDE BEING PRESENT IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO MITIGATE THE FORMATION OF SAID FERROUS PRECIPITATES.

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