GB2519224B - Ultra low concentration surfactant flooding - Google Patents

Ultra low concentration surfactant flooding

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GB2519224B
GB2519224B GB1416292.9A GB201416292A GB2519224B GB 2519224 B GB2519224 B GB 2519224B GB 201416292 A GB201416292 A GB 201416292A GB 2519224 B GB2519224 B GB 2519224B
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low concentration
ultra low
surfactant flooding
concentration surfactant
flooding
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Egil Sunde
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Glori Energy Inc
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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • E21B43/20—Displacing by water

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Agricultural Chemicals And Associated Chemicals (AREA)
  • Removal Of Floating Material (AREA)
  • Physical Or Chemical Processes And Apparatus (AREA)
  • Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)
  • Consolidation Of Soil By Introduction Of Solidifying Substances Into Soil (AREA)
GB1416292.9A 2012-03-23 2013-03-20 Ultra low concentration surfactant flooding Expired - Fee Related GB2519224B (en)

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US201261614882P 2012-03-23 2012-03-23
US13/826,827 US20130248176A1 (en) 2012-03-23 2013-03-14 Ultra low concentration surfactant flooding
PCT/US2013/033152 WO2013142601A1 (en) 2012-03-23 2013-03-20 Ultra low concentration surfactant flooding

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GB201416292D0 GB201416292D0 (en) 2014-10-29
GB2519224A GB2519224A (en) 2015-04-15
GB2519224B true GB2519224B (en) 2016-03-16

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CN (1) CN104271875A (en)
AR (1) AR093203A1 (en)
CA (1) CA2867308A1 (en)
CO (1) CO7101236A2 (en)
GB (1) GB2519224B (en)
MX (1) MX2014011277A (en)
RU (1) RU2581854C1 (en)
WO (1) WO2013142601A1 (en)

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US4814096A (en) * 1981-02-06 1989-03-21 The Dow Chemical Company Enhanced oil recovery process using a hydrophobic associative composition containing a hydrophilic/hydrophobic polymer
US4498539A (en) * 1983-11-16 1985-02-12 Phillips Petroleum Company Selective plugging of highly permeable subterranean strata by in situ _gelation of polymer solutions
US20030083206A1 (en) * 2001-08-08 2003-05-01 Newpark Canada Inc. Oil and gas production optimization using dynamic surface tension reducers
WO2009042224A1 (en) * 2007-09-26 2009-04-02 Verutek Technologies, Inc. Method for extraction and surfactant enhanced subsurface contaminant recovery
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US20130248176A1 (en) 2013-09-26
MX2014011277A (en) 2014-10-06
AR093203A1 (en) 2015-05-27
GB201416292D0 (en) 2014-10-29
RU2581854C1 (en) 2016-04-20
CA2867308A1 (en) 2013-09-26
GB2519224A (en) 2015-04-15
CO7101236A2 (en) 2014-10-31
WO2013142601A1 (en) 2013-09-26

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