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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7378378 | Rheology enhancers A method for increasing the rate of shear rehealing of fluids made with cationic, zwitterionic, and amphoteric viscoelastic surfactant fluid systems by adding an effective amount of a rheology enhancer package containing, for example a polyethylene glycol-polypropyl... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7332460 | Alkylxylene sulfonates for enhanced oil recovery processes The present invention is directed to alkylxylene sulfonate for enhanced oil recovery processes. The alkylxylene moiety in the alkylxylene sulfonate contains a high percentage of the 4-alkyl-1,2-dimethyl benzene isomer and a high percentage of alkyl group attachment ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7160843 | Oil-based demulsifying agent and its use in the treatment of drains bored in oil-based mud An oil-based demulsifying formulation which can be used in the treatment of drains bored in oil-based mud, non ecotoxic and optimally compatible with formation fluids, comprises at least one wetting agent chosen from anionic surfacetants and at least one demulsifier... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7077219 | Foamed treatment fluids and associated methods Methods in which temperature is used to control the foaming and/or defoaming of foamed treatment fluids comprising an aqueous liquid, an ionic foaming surfactant, and a gas are provided. A method of treating at least a portion of a subterranean formation is provided... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6939832 | Process for treating an oil well Method of treating a subterranean formation, comprising (A) injecting down a well bore into the formation an admixture of (a) an emulsion having an internal aqueous phase comprising a water-soluble oil of gas field chemical or an aqueous dispersion of a water-disper... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6881709 | Viscosity reduction of viscoelastic surfactant based fluids Methods and compositions are disclosed for controlled addition of components that decrease the viscosity of the viscoelastic surfactant fluids or for controlled changes in the electrolyte concentration or composition of the viscoelastic surfactant fluids. One aspect... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6800593 | Hydrophilic polymer concentrates Disclosed is a hydrophilic, water soluble polymer concentrate for addition to aqueous liquids to enhance the properties thereof, particularly to increase the viscosity or decrease the fluid loss of well drilling and servicing fluids, the concentrate comprising a hyd... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6762154 | Viscoelastic surfactant fluids stable at high brine concentrations Present invention relates to high brine carrier fluid, said carrier fluid selected from the group consisting of organic acids, organic acid salts, inorganic salts and combination of one or more organic acids or organic acid salts, a co-surfactant and an amount of a ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6540943 | Method of inhibiting corrosion of metal equipment which is cleaned with an inorganic acid The corrosion of metal equipment which is cleaned with an inorganic acid is inhibited by treating the equipment with a corrosion inhibitor composition containing at least one quaternary ammonium compound, a sulfur-containing compound and a nonionic surfac... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6117364 | Acid corrosion inhibitor An acid corrosion inhibitor composition is provided for petroleum wells and water wells subjected to stimulation with acid solutions. The inhibitor combines cinnamaldehyde and an organo-sulfur compound. The inhibitor provides a reduced rate of corrosion a... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5783525 | Oil in water emulsion well servicing fluids A thermally stable well servicing fluid includes a fluid portion in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion; and a surfactant mixture including an anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of alkali metal salts of alkyl sulphates, alkali metal sa... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5658860 | Environmentally safe lubricated well fluid method of making a well fluid and method of drilling A well fluid emusion having a water phase and an oil phase of a sulfurized alcohol and a naturally occuring fat, oil or derivatives thereof. Also disclosed is a method of lubricating drilling equipment used in conjunction with the drilling, completion or ... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5246072 | Method for enhancing the recovery of petroleum from an oil-bearing formation using a mixture including anionic and cationic surfactants A foam-forming composition comprising a mixture of at least one anionic surfactant and at least one cationic surfactant can effectively form a foam in a variety of formations including an oil-wet environment. In particular, this composition can be employe... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5169559 | Method for forming a high viscosity gel The invention is a method for forming a high viscosity gel by mixing about 0.9% to about 3.0% by weight of hydroxy propyl cellulose having an average molecular weight greater than about 1,000,000 about 0.4% to about 3.0% by weight of an alkali metal dodec... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5100567 | Shear-thickening solutions with hydroxypropyl cellulose The invention is an aqueous shear-thickening composition comprising in one embodiment about 0.2% to about 1% by weight of hydroxypropyl cellulose having an average molecular weight between about 1,000,000 and about 1,300,000, about 0.1% to about 0.7% by w... | 03/31/1992 |
| 4979564 | Method of enhanced oil recovery using low tension viscous waterflood A method is disclosed for recovering oil from a subterranean formation comprising injecting an aqueous composition into said formation and displacing said oil toward one or more production wells, said aqueous composition comprising: (A) from about 0.05% t... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4784694 | Compositions of polymer systems, and their use for example in hydraulic fracturing The invention relates to the improvement by a chelating agent of polymer compositions usable in particular in the hydraulic fracturing of underground formations close to a drilling well. The chelating agent is a compound such as fumaric acid, maleic acid ... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4775489 | Self-breaking foamed oil in water emulsion for stimulation of wells blocked by paraffinic deposits A self-breaking, foamed, oil-in-water emulsion contains a water-immiscible organic solvent for paraffins and asphaltenes, an aqueous nonformation-damaging component, an inert gas, and surface active agents selected to promote a stable foamed emulsion desp... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4517112 | Modified organophilic clay complexes, their preparation and non-aqueous systems containing them An organophilic clay gellant useful for gelling organic liquids is disclosed which comprises the reaction product of (a) a smectite-type clay having a cation exchange capacity of at least 75 milliequivalents per 100 grams of said clay; (b) a primary anion... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4460484 | Tertiary oil recovery surfactants Emulsified oil-water solutions produced from certain vegetable oil adducts having hydrophilic functional groups and fresh water or dilute brine are disclosed as well as the application of such solutions in surfactant flooding tertiary oil recovery operati... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4353806 | Polymer-microemulsion complexes for the enhanced recovery of oil A polymer-microemulsion complex useful for the enhanced recovery of crude oil is disclosed. The polymer is polyethylene oxide or polyvinyl pyrrolidone and interacts with the surfactant of the microemulsion to form a physical association. The resulting com... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4309306 | Micellar solutions of thin film spreading agents comprising resinous polyalkylene oxide adducts The invention provides a homogeneous, micellar solution of a water-insoluble thin film spreading agent, comprising: (a) from between about 5% and about 75% by weight of resinous polyalkylene oxide adducts; (b) from between about 2% and about 30% by weight... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4288332 | Methods and compositions for treating subterranean formations Methods and compositions for treating subterranean formations whereby the loss of formation adsorbable additives from the treating compositions is reduced or prevented by including in such compositions certain methyl ether, sulfate ester or amine compound... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4266610 | Sulfonate-cosurfactant mixtures for use in hard brines during oil recovery operations Alkyl vinyl ether-maleic anhydride copolymers, alone or in combination with ethoxylated acids and/or ethoxylated amides and, optionally, together with polyalkoxylated carboxylic acids, polyalkoxylated amides and sulfated derivatives thereof, ethoxylated a... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4152290 | Solution for transporting hydrocarbons in a pipeline A method for transporting viscous hydrocarbons which involves introducing into a pipeline or well-bore with the viscous hydrocarbons a solution containing (1) an anionic surfactant such as sodium tridecyl sulfate, sodium oleate, etc., or an oxyalkylated a... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4148736 | Oil recovery process using viscosified surfactant solutions Thioxotropic compositions having initially relatively high viscosity which can decrease with time are prepared by admixing water and chloroform with an anionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant, an acid to adjust the pH of the aqueous phase to 4.5 or less... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4122020 | Oil recovery and mobility control using succinate surfactant systems A method is disclosed for moving and eventually recovering oil from a subterranean oil-bearing formation which comprises injecting into the formation an aqueous fluid containing a succinamate surface-active agent and method for mobility control (imparting... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4066124 | Salinity tolerant surfactant oil recovery process Primary anionic surfactants such as organic sulfonates are effective for recovering oil from subterranean formations only if the salinity and/or hardness of the formation water is relatively low. In petroleum formations containing high salinity, or hard w... | 01/03/1978 |
