Electrolytically promoting the flow of oil from a well
First Claim
1. IN THE ART OF PROMOTING FLOW OF OIL FROM AN OIL BEARING FORMATION INTO A WELL BORE EXTENDING TO THE FORMATION AND COMPLETED FOR PRODUCTION OF OIL THEREFROM, THE PROCESS COMPRISING, IMPRESSING ON AN ELECTRODE CONTACTING DIRECTLY WITH THE FORMATION AND ON OIL THEREIN AT A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE FROM THE WELL BORE, THE POSITIVE OF AN ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE OF A SOURCE OF A SUBSTANTIALLY UNIDIRECTIONAL ELECTRIC CURRENT OF WHICH THE NEGATIVE OF THE ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE IS DIRECTLY IMPRESSED ON ANOTHER ELECTRODE CONTACTING DIRECTLY WITH THE FORMATION ADJACENT THE WELL BORE, THE ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE IMPRESSED ON THE THE ELECTRODES BEING A CHARACTER AND THE VOLTAGE THEREOF BEING OF SUFFICIENT POTENTIAL, ABOUT 70 VOLTS, TO CAUSE DIRECTLY BY VIRTUE OT THE ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE SO IMPRESSED AND BY VIRTUE OF A HIGH RESULTING CURRENT, ABOVE 10 AMPERES, ALONG THE FORMATION, FLOW OF OIL IN AND ALONG THE FORMATION FROM THE POSITIVE TO THE NEGATIVE AND INTO THE WELL BORE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMPERAGE OF THE CURRENT FLOW ALONG THE FORMATION FROM THE POSITIVE TO THE NEGATIVE.
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1. IN THE ART OF PROMOTING FLOW OF OIL FROM AN OIL BEARING FORMATION INTO A WELL BORE EXTENDING TO THE FORMATION AND COMPLETED FOR PRODUCTION OF OIL THEREFROM, THE PROCESS COMPRISING, IMPRESSING ON AN ELECTRODE CONTACTING DIRECTLY WITH THE FORMATION AND ON OIL THEREIN AT A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE FROM THE WELL BORE, THE POSITIVE OF AN ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE OF A SOURCE OF A SUBSTANTIALLY UNIDIRECTIONAL ELECTRIC CURRENT OF WHICH THE NEGATIVE OF THE ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE IS DIRECTLY IMPRESSED ON ANOTHER ELECTRODE CONTACTING DIRECTLY WITH THE FORMATION ADJACENT THE WELL BORE, THE ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE IMPRESSED ON THE THE ELECTRODES BEING A CHARACTER AND THE VOLTAGE THEREOF BEING OF SUFFICIENT POTENTIAL, ABOUT 70 VOLTS, TO CAUSE DIRECTLY BY VIRTUE OT THE ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE SO IMPRESSED AND BY VIRTUE OF A HIGH RESULTING CURRENT, ABOVE 10 AMPERES, ALONG THE FORMATION, FLOW OF OIL IN AND ALONG THE FORMATION FROM THE POSITIVE TO THE NEGATIVE AND INTO THE WELL BORE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMPERAGE OF THE CURRENT FLOW ALONG THE FORMATION FROM THE POSITIVE TO THE NEGATIVE.
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Current AssigneeGordon Bell Thomas
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Original AssigneeGordon Bell Thomas
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InventorsGORDON BELL THOMAS
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Application NumberUS03/505,005Time in Patent Office809 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current166/248CPC Class CodesE21B 43/16 Enhanced recovery methods f...
