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Procedure for improving reservoir sweep efficiency using paraffinic or asphaltic hydrocarbons
Procedure for improving reservoir sweep efficiency using paraffinic or asphaltic hydrocarbons
US Patent
4842070
· Granted Jun 27, 1989
Estimated economic value:
$12,142,000
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Assignee
Amoco
Inventors
Kenneth A. Sharp
(1 patents)
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