CA1134602A - Oil recovery method using a sulfonate surfactant - Google Patents
Oil recovery method using a sulfonate surfactantInfo
- Publication number
- CA1134602A CA1134602A CA000254208A CA254208A CA1134602A CA 1134602 A CA1134602 A CA 1134602A CA 000254208 A CA000254208 A CA 000254208A CA 254208 A CA254208 A CA 254208A CA 1134602 A CA1134602 A CA 1134602A
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- Prior art keywords
- oil
- formation
- carbon atoms
- fluid
- microemulsion
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- C09K—MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
- C09K8/00—Compositions for drilling of boreholes or wells; Compositions for treating boreholes or wells, e.g. for completion or for remedial operations
- C09K8/58—Compositions for enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons, i.e. for improving the mobility of the oil, e.g. displacing fluids
- C09K8/584—Compositions for enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons, i.e. for improving the mobility of the oil, e.g. displacing fluids characterised by the use of specific surfactants
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
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- Y10S507/00—Earth boring, well treating, and oil field chemistry
- Y10S507/935—Enhanced oil recovery
- Y10S507/936—Flooding the formation
- Y10S507/937—Flooding the formation with emulsion
- Y10S507/938—Flooding the formation with emulsion with microemulsion
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US616,981 | 1975-09-26 | ||
| US05/616,981 US3977471A (en) | 1975-09-26 | 1975-09-26 | Oil recovery method using a surfactant |
Publications (1)
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| CA1134602A true CA1134602A (en) | 1982-11-02 |
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| CA000254208A Expired CA1134602A (en) | 1975-09-26 | 1976-06-07 | Oil recovery method using a sulfonate surfactant |
Country Status (3)
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| US (1) | US3977471A (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA1134602A (enExample) |
| FR (1) | FR2325798A1 (enExample) |
Families Citing this family (68)
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| US4018278A (en) * | 1974-11-25 | 1977-04-19 | Texaco Inc. | Surfactant oil recovery process usable in high temperature formations |
| US4142582A (en) * | 1975-06-30 | 1979-03-06 | Texaco Inc. | Chrome lignosulfonates as additives in oil recovery processes involving chemical recovery agents |
| US4108193A (en) * | 1976-03-08 | 1978-08-22 | Texaco Inc. | Pipeline method for transporting viscous hydrocarbons |
| US4099537A (en) * | 1976-03-08 | 1978-07-11 | Texaco Inc. | Method for transportation of viscous hydrocarbons by pipeline |
| US4143716A (en) * | 1976-08-30 | 1979-03-13 | Texaco Inc. | Tertiary oil recovery process utilizing a preflush |
| US4340492A (en) * | 1976-11-26 | 1982-07-20 | Mobil Oil Corporation | Oil recovery by surfactant waterflooding |
| US4077471A (en) * | 1976-12-01 | 1978-03-07 | Texaco Inc. | Surfactant oil recovery process usable in high temperature, high salinity formations |
| US4066124A (en) * | 1976-12-01 | 1978-01-03 | Texaco Inc. | Salinity tolerant surfactant oil recovery process |
| US4318816A (en) * | 1977-03-10 | 1982-03-09 | Texaco Inc. | Surfactant waterflooding enhanced oil recovery method using stabilized surfactant solution |
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