IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0846330
(2007-08-28)
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등록번호 |
US-7730958
(2010-06-29)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
23 인용 특허 :
5 |
초록
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This invention teaches methods and compositions to enhance oil and gas recovery from reservoirs. The methods and compositions disclosed enhance hydrocarbon recovery and fluid disposal in subterranean reservoirs by injecting microemulsion fluids with supercritical fluids, water, or an alternating inj
This invention teaches methods and compositions to enhance oil and gas recovery from reservoirs. The methods and compositions disclosed enhance hydrocarbon recovery and fluid disposal in subterranean reservoirs by injecting microemulsion fluids with supercritical fluids, water, or an alternating injection phase of each fluid.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A method of improving hydrocarbon recovery from a subterranean hydrocarbon reservoir comprising the step of: injecting a composition comprising a microemulsion fluid and a supercritical fluid into an injection well and then into said subterranean reservoir, said microemulsion
What is claimed is: 1. A method of improving hydrocarbon recovery from a subterranean hydrocarbon reservoir comprising the step of: injecting a composition comprising a microemulsion fluid and a supercritical fluid into an injection well and then into said subterranean reservoir, said microemulsion fluid comprising: (i) an oil phase, (ii) an aqueous phase; and, (iii) at least one surfactant; wherein the aqueous phase is distributed in the oil phase in the form of droplets having a diameter in the range 1 to 1000 nm or in the form of micro domains having at least one dimension of length, breadth or thickness in the range 1 to 1000 nm; and, said step of injecting a composition comprises injecting said composition at a pressure below the hydraulic fracturing pressure of the reservoir. 2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising heating the fluid prior to said step of injecting. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein said supercritical fluid comprises supercritical carbon dioxide. 4. The method of claim 1, further comprising blending the microemulsion fluid with a component selected from the group consisting of carbon dioxide, methane, ethane, propane, nitrogen, air, water, and any combination thereof. 5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of recovering at least a portion of the microemulsion fluid from produced fluids. 6. The method of claim 5, further comprising the step of re-injecting recovered microemulsion into said injection well. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of injecting comprises continual injection. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of injecting comprises sequentially injecting more than one microemulsion fluid blend. 9. A method of improving the sequestering of gases in a subterranean reservoir comprising the step of: injecting a fluid composition comprising a microemulsion fluid and a supercritical fluid into an injection well and then into said subterranean reservoir, said microemulsion fluid comprising: (i) an oil phase, (ii) an aqueous phase; and, (iii) at least one surfactant; said step of injecting a composition comprises injecting said composition at a pressure below the hydraulic fracturing pressure of the reservoir. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the aqueous phase is distributed in the oil phase in the form of droplets having a diameter in the range 1 to 1000 nm or in the form of micro domains having at least one dimension of length, breadth or thickness in the range 1 to 1000 nm. 11. The method according to claim 9, further comprising heating the fluid prior to said step of injecting. 12. The method of claim 9, wherein said supercritical fluid comprises supercritical carbon dioxide. 13. The method of claim 9, further comprising blending the microemulsion fluid with a component selected from the group consisting of carbon dioxide, methane, ethane, propane, nitrogen, air, water, and any combination thereof. 14. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of recovering at least a portion of the microemulsion fluid from produced fluids. 15. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of re-injecting recovered microemulsion into said injection well. 16. The method of claim 9, wherein the step of injecting comprises continual injection. 17. The method of claim 9, wherein the step of injecting comprises sequentially injecting more than one microemulsion fluid blend.
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