UNDERGROUND HYDROCARBON EXTRACTION: SUBJECTING AQUIFER UNDERLYING HYDROCARBON LAYER TO ELASTIC VIBRATIONS

摘要

A process for extracting hydrocarbons from subterranean formations involves treating the hydrocarbon-containing stratum (1) and removing the hydrocarbons therefrom through a well (2). Treatment of the hydrocarbon-containing stratum (1) is effected by subjecting the underlying aquiferous stratum (3) to elastic vibrations. IMAGE