CA2044473A1 - Sweep in thermal eor using emulsions - Google Patents

Sweep in thermal eor using emulsions

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CA2044473A1
CA2044473A1 CA002044473A CA2044473A CA2044473A1 CA 2044473 A1 CA2044473 A1 CA 2044473A1 CA 002044473 A CA002044473 A CA 002044473A CA 2044473 A CA2044473 A CA 2044473A CA 2044473 A1 CA2044473 A1 CA 2044473A1
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emulsions
steam
sweep
divert
oil
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Tapantosh Chakrabarty
Joseph S. Tang
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Imperial Oil Resources Ltd
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Esso Resources Canada Ltd
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/16—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons
    • E21B43/24—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons using heat, e.g. steam injection

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Abstract

Water-in-oil emulsions are injected into subterranean formations to divert steam from steam-swept zones around cyclic steam stimulation wells or between injection and production wells in steam floods.
The emulsions divert hot fluids to cold unswept zones containing high oil saturations, thereby increasing the net oil recovery.
CA002044473A 1991-06-13 1991-06-13 Sweep in thermal eor using emulsions Expired - Lifetime CA2044473C (en)

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US10344204B2 (en) 2015-04-09 2019-07-09 Diversion Technologies, LLC Gas diverter for well and reservoir stimulation
US10385257B2 (en) 2015-04-09 2019-08-20 Highands Natural Resources, PLC Gas diverter for well and reservoir stimulation
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US5927404A (en) * 1997-05-23 1999-07-27 Exxon Production Research Company Oil recovery method using an emulsion
US6068054A (en) * 1997-05-23 2000-05-30 Exxon Production Research Company Oil recovery method using an emulsion
US7652073B2 (en) 2002-05-02 2010-01-26 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Oil-in-water-in-oil emulsion
US7652074B2 (en) 2002-05-02 2010-01-26 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Oil-in-water-in-oil emulsion
US10344204B2 (en) 2015-04-09 2019-07-09 Diversion Technologies, LLC Gas diverter for well and reservoir stimulation
US10385257B2 (en) 2015-04-09 2019-08-20 Highands Natural Resources, PLC Gas diverter for well and reservoir stimulation
US10385258B2 (en) 2015-04-09 2019-08-20 Highlands Natural Resources, Plc Gas diverter for well and reservoir stimulation
US10982520B2 (en) 2016-04-27 2021-04-20 Highland Natural Resources, PLC Gas diverter for well and reservoir stimulation
WO2021023633A1 (en) * 2019-08-05 2021-02-11 Rhodia Operations Foaming formulations for enhanced oil recovery

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