CA2935583A1 - Composition for and process of recovering oil from an oil-bearing formation - Google Patents
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- CA2935583A1 CA2935583A1 CA2935583A CA2935583A CA2935583A1 CA 2935583 A1 CA2935583 A1 CA 2935583A1 CA 2935583 A CA2935583 A CA 2935583A CA 2935583 A CA2935583 A CA 2935583A CA 2935583 A1 CA2935583 A1 CA 2935583A1
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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
- E21B43/166—Injecting a gaseous medium; Injecting a gaseous medium and a liquid medium
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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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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- C09K8/58—Compositions for enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons, i.e. for improving the mobility of the oil, e.g. displacing fluids
- C09K8/594—Compositions used in combination with injected gas, e.g. CO2 orcarbonated gas
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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
- C09K8/60—Compositions for stimulating production by acting on the underground formation
- C09K8/92—Compositions for stimulating production by acting on the underground formation characterised by their form or by the form of their components, e.g. encapsulated material
- C09K8/94—Foams
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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
- C09K2208/00—Aspects relating to compositions of drilling or well treatment fluids
- C09K2208/10—Nanoparticle-containing well treatment fluids
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- Organic Chemistry (AREA)
- Materials Engineering (AREA)
- Geology (AREA)
- Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
- Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
- Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
- Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
- Emulsifying, Dispersing, Foam-Producing Or Wetting Agents (AREA)
- Colloid Chemistry (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US201461927276P | 2014-01-14 | 2014-01-14 | |
| US61/927,276 | 2014-01-14 | ||
| PCT/US2015/010991 WO2015108812A1 (en) | 2014-01-14 | 2015-01-12 | Composition for and process of recovering oil from an oil-bearing formation |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA2935583A1 true CA2935583A1 (en) | 2015-07-23 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA2935583A Abandoned CA2935583A1 (en) | 2014-01-14 | 2015-01-12 | Composition for and process of recovering oil from an oil-bearing formation |
Country Status (5)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US20150198018A1 (ru) |
| EP (1) | EP3094816A4 (ru) |
| CA (1) | CA2935583A1 (ru) |
| EA (1) | EA201691427A1 (ru) |
| WO (1) | WO2015108812A1 (ru) |
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| US10934191B2 (en) | 2015-09-04 | 2021-03-02 | Georgia Tech Research Corporation | Capillary foams, methods of making thereof, and uses thereof including for mitigation of oil spills |
| FR3065884B1 (fr) * | 2017-05-05 | 2019-04-19 | Rhodia Operations | Mise en solution sous ultrasons de tensioactifs pour la recuperation assistee du petrole |
| CA3067368A1 (en) | 2017-06-16 | 2018-12-20 | TenEx Technologies, LLC | Compositions and methods for treating subterranean formations |
| CN108329900B (zh) * | 2018-03-19 | 2020-11-24 | 中国石油大学(华东) | 一种驱油用微泡沫及其制备方法 |
| US11421148B1 (en) * | 2021-05-04 | 2022-08-23 | Saudi Arabian Oil Company | Injection of tailored water chemistry to mitigate foaming agents retention on reservoir formation surface |
| WO2023119491A1 (ja) * | 2021-12-22 | 2023-06-29 | 石油資源開発株式会社 | 原油の回収方法 |
| US20230323194A1 (en) * | 2022-04-07 | 2023-10-12 | Saudi Arabian Oil Company | Foam stabilization using nanoparticles |
| US11993746B2 (en) | 2022-09-29 | 2024-05-28 | Saudi Arabian Oil Company | Method of waterflooding using injection solutions containing dihydrogen phosphate |
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| US3529668A (en) * | 1968-07-24 | 1970-09-22 | Union Oil Co | Foam drive oil recovery process |
| US5855243A (en) * | 1997-05-23 | 1999-01-05 | Exxon Production Research Company | Oil recovery method using an emulsion |
| AU2002360596A1 (en) * | 2001-12-17 | 2003-07-24 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Solids-stabilized oil-in-water emulsion and a method for preparing same |
| US8100178B2 (en) * | 2005-12-22 | 2012-01-24 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Method of oil recovery using a foamy oil-external emulsion |
| GB0621655D0 (en) * | 2006-11-01 | 2006-12-06 | Proflux Systems Llp | Recovery of oil |
| US20100300693A1 (en) * | 2007-08-29 | 2010-12-02 | Gray John L | Enzyme Surfactant Fluids Used in Non-Gel Hydraulic Fracturing of Oil Wells |
| EP2496659A1 (fr) * | 2009-11-05 | 2012-09-12 | IFP Energies nouvelles | Fluide d'injection et procede de recuperation assistee de petrole |
| US8662171B2 (en) * | 2010-03-25 | 2014-03-04 | Montgomery Chemicals, Llc | Method and composition for oil enhanced recovery |
| US20130341022A1 (en) * | 2012-06-21 | 2013-12-26 | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | Methods of Using Nanoparticle Suspension Aids in Subterranean Operations |
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2015
- 2015-01-12 WO PCT/US2015/010991 patent/WO2015108812A1/en active Application Filing
- 2015-01-12 US US14/594,881 patent/US20150198018A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2015-01-12 EP EP15737217.8A patent/EP3094816A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2015-01-12 CA CA2935583A patent/CA2935583A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2015-01-12 EA EA201691427A patent/EA201691427A1/ru unknown
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| EP3094816A1 (en) | 2016-11-23 |
| EA201691427A1 (ru) | 2016-11-30 |
| WO2015108812A1 (en) | 2015-07-23 |
| EP3094816A4 (en) | 2017-08-02 |
| US20150198018A1 (en) | 2015-07-16 |
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