CA2862251A1 - Enhanced oil recovery methods for producing oil from heavy oil fields - Google Patents
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- CA2862251A1 CA2862251A1 CA2862251A CA2862251A CA2862251A1 CA 2862251 A1 CA2862251 A1 CA 2862251A1 CA 2862251 A CA2862251 A CA 2862251A CA 2862251 A CA2862251 A CA 2862251A CA 2862251 A1 CA2862251 A1 CA 2862251A1
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Classifications
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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
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
- C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
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- 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
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
- C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
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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
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- C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
- C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
- C10G2300/00—Aspects relating to hydrocarbon processing covered by groups C10G1/00 - C10G99/00
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- Materials Engineering (AREA)
- Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)
- Investigating Or Analyzing Non-Biological Materials By The Use Of Chemical Means (AREA)
- Developing Agents For Electrophotography (AREA)
- Investigating Or Analysing Materials By Optical Means (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US201161580906P | 2011-12-28 | 2011-12-28 | |
| US61/580,906 | 2011-12-28 | ||
| PCT/US2012/070096 WO2013101520A1 (en) | 2011-12-28 | 2012-12-17 | Enhanced oil recovery methods for producing oil from heavy oil fields |
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| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA2862251A1 true CA2862251A1 (en) | 2013-07-04 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA2862251A Abandoned CA2862251A1 (en) | 2011-12-28 | 2012-12-17 | Enhanced oil recovery methods for producing oil from heavy oil fields |
Country Status (5)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US20140014375A1 (zh) |
| CN (1) | CN104066925A (zh) |
| CA (1) | CA2862251A1 (zh) |
| RU (1) | RU2014131095A (zh) |
| WO (1) | WO2013101520A1 (zh) |
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| US20220275268A1 (en) * | 2019-07-09 | 2022-09-01 | University Of Pittsburgh - Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education | Method of oil recovery using compositions of carbon dioxide and compounds to increase water wettability of formations |
| US11280170B2 (en) | 2019-11-04 | 2022-03-22 | Oil Technology Group LLC | Method and system for enhanced oil recovery using pumped liquid phase propane and liquid phase butane in an adjustable ratio |
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- 2012-12-17 RU RU2014131095A patent/RU2014131095A/ru not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2012-12-17 WO PCT/US2012/070096 patent/WO2013101520A1/en active Application Filing
- 2012-12-17 CA CA2862251A patent/CA2862251A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2012-12-17 CN CN201280064898.8A patent/CN104066925A/zh active Pending
- 2012-12-18 US US13/718,853 patent/US20140014375A1/en not_active Abandoned
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| US20140014375A1 (en) | 2014-01-16 |
| CN104066925A (zh) | 2014-09-24 |
| RU2014131095A (ru) | 2016-02-20 |
| WO2013101520A1 (en) | 2013-07-04 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| FZDE | Discontinued |
Effective date: 20161219 |