| abstract |
Subterranean geological formations such as those surrounding oil well bore holes, are treated by placing in or adjacent the formation a particulate material coated with a two-step, curable, novolac-type phenolic resin. The resin is thereafter cured in situ to bond the particulate matter together. In order to achieve desired compressive strengths, the resin must have an insolubility parameter of greater than about 1.0. |