James Van Blaricum - Well Treatment

James Van Blaricum - Well Treatment

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Apr. 15th, 2008 at 8:35 PM

James Van Blaricum
, well treatment is another method of ensuring the efficient flow of hydrocarbons out of a formation. Essentially, this type of well stimulation consists of injecting acid, water, or gases into the well to open up the formation and allow the petroleum to flow through the formation more easily. Acidizing a well consists of injecting acid (usually hydrochloric acid) into the well. In limestone or carbonate formations, the acid dissolves portions
of the rock in the formation, opening up existing spaces to allow for the flow of petroleum. Fracturing consists of injecting a fluid into the well, the pressure of which 'cracks' or opens up fractures already present in the formation. In addition to the fluid being injected, 'propping agents' are also used. These propping agents can consist of sand, glass beads, epoxy, or silica sand, and serve to prop open the newly widened fissures in the formation. Hydraulic fracturing involves the injection of water into the formation
, while CO₂ fracturing uses gaseous carbon dioxide. Fracturing, acidizing, and lifting equipment may all be used on the same well to increase permeability.

These techniques are mostly applicable to oil wells, but have also been used to increase the extraction rate for gas wells. Because it is a low-density gas under pressure, the completion of natural gas wells usually requires little more than the installation of casing, tubing, and the wellhead. Unlike oil, natural gas is much easier to extract from an underground formation. However, as deeper and less conventional natural gas wells are drilled, it is becoming more common to use stimulation techniques on gas wells.

James Van Blaricum invited the local journal to hear his side but they never came out or put forth an effort to interview James Van Blaricum
.
“They never did contact me. I called them afterwards, and said in all fairness of hearing both sides of the story, why didn’t you contact me? They said that they did try, but I suspect that there wasn’t a lot of effort put forth because I was in the phone book. They said that they were going to publish my side of the story, so to speak, but they never called back. We never had any opportunity to correct
what I saw as erroneous information.” James Van Blaricum

April 2008