Summary A thermal stimulation process that generates downhole heat currently is being used to stimulate oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico. The crude produced from these shallow wells is highly paraffinic. Previous attempts to stimulate these wells with paraffin solvents and acid systems have been unsuccessful. The in-situ heat process has yielded 10-fold production rate increases and payout times of less than 1 week.
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