Electromagnetic Wave Treatment Method And Promoter

Abstract

A method involving exposing a substance to a promoter, the promoter being made from a liquid carrier and a metal salt component, the metal salt component, having at least (i) a magnetic susceptibility above 1000 or (ii) an ionization potential below about 500 volts, or (iii) both (i) and (ii), and applying electromagnetic wave energy to the substance while the substance is in the presence of the promoter, for a period of time and at a frequency and amplification sufficient to promote the modification of at least one physical property of the substance. A related method of treating a well in a subterranean formation, a tank or a pipeline, and the well treatment promoter composition, are also described.

1 . A well treatment promoter comprising a liquid carrier and a metal salt component, the metal salt component comprising one or more metal salts, the metal salt component having at least a magnetic susceptibility above 1000, and the liquid carrier comprises a polar aprotic solvent. 
     
     
         2 . A well treatment promoter according to  claim 1 , wherein the metal salt component comprises one or more metal salts, each metal having an atomic number in the range of 23-29 inclusive, or in the range of 59-69 inclusive. 
     
     
         3 . A well treatment promoter according to  claim 2 , wherein the polar aprotic solvent is selected from the group consisting of N-methyl-2-pyrolidone, dimethylformamide, acetone, dimethylsulfoxide, or a mixture of any two or more of the foregoing. 
     
     
         4 . A well treatment promoter according to  claim 3 , wherein the metal salt component comprises at least two metal salts. 
     
     
         5 . A well treatment promoter according to  claim 4 , wherein the metal salt component comprises cobalt salt, iron salt and nickel salt. 
     
     
         6 . A well treatment promoter according to  claim 5 , wherein the molar ratio of cobalt to iron to nickel of the metal salt component is 3:1:2. 
     
     
         7 . A well treatment promoter comprising a liquid carrier and a metal salt component, the metal salt component comprising one or more metal salts, the metal salt component having at least an ionization potential below about 500 volts. 
     
     
         8 . A well treatment promoter according to  claim 7 , wherein the metal salt component comprises at least two metal salts. 
     
     
         9 . A well treatment promoter according to  claim 8 , wherein the metal salt component comprises calcium salt and cobalt salt. 
     
     
         10 . A well treatment promoter according to  claim 9 , wherein the molar ratio of calcium to cobalt is 1:1.