A method for making a polymer suspension for use in enhancing the production of oil from a formation is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises mixing a powder polymer having an average molecular weight of 0.5 to 30 Million Daltons into a water soluble solvent having an HLB of greater tha
A method for making a polymer suspension for use in enhancing the production of oil from a formation is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises mixing a powder polymer having an average molecular weight of 0.5 to 30 Million Daltons into a water soluble solvent having an HLB of greater than or equal to 8 for less than or equal to 24 hours. The water soluble solvent is selected from a group, at a weight ratio from 20:80 to 80:20. The polymer suspension is stable, pumpable, and substantially anhydrous; and it is hydrated for an injection solution in less than or equal to 4 hours, containing a polymer concentration ranging from 100 ppm to 50,000 ppm and having a filter ratio of less than or equal to 1.5 at 15 psi using a 1.2 μm filter, by mixing a sufficient amount of the polymer suspension in an aqueous fluid.
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1. A method for making a polymer suspension for use in enhancing the production of oil from a formation, the method comprising mixing a powder polymer having an average molecular weight of 0.5 to 30 Million Daltons into a water soluble solvent for less than or equal to 24 hours, wherein the water so
1. A method for making a polymer suspension for use in enhancing the production of oil from a formation, the method comprising mixing a powder polymer having an average molecular weight of 0.5 to 30 Million Daltons into a water soluble solvent for less than or equal to 24 hours, wherein the water soluble solvent has a HLB of greater than or equal to 8 and comprises a mixture of non-ionic and anionic surfactants, at a weight ratio of powder polymer to water soluble solvent ranging from 20:80 to 80:20;wherein the polymer suspension is stable, pumpable, and contains less than or equal to 3 wt. % water; andwherein the polymer suspension is hydrated for an injection solution in less than or equal to 4 hours, containing a polymer concentration ranging from 100 ppm to 50,000 ppm and having a filter ratio of less than or equal to 1.5 at 15 psi using a 1.2 μm filter, by mixing a sufficient amount of the polymer suspension in an aqueous fluid. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the mixing of a sufficient amount of the polymer suspension in the aqueous fluid is via a mixing tank or an in-line mixer. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the polymer suspension is hydrated in less than or equal to 2 hours by mixing of a sufficient amount of the polymer suspension in the aqueous fluid. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the polymer suspension is hydrated in less than or equal to 1 hour by mixing of a sufficient amount of the polymer suspension in the aqueous fluid. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the mixing of a sufficient amount of the polymer suspension in the aqueous fluid resulting in an injection solution having a filter ratio of less than or equal to 1.2 at 15 psi using a 1.2 μm filter. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the mixing of a sufficient amount of the polymer suspension in the aqueous fluid resulting in an injection solution having a filter ratio of less than or equal to 1.05 at 15 psi using a 1.2 μm filter. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the mixing of a sufficient amount of the polymer suspension in the aqueous fluid resulting in an injection solution having a turbidity of less than or equal to 20 NTU. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the mixing of a sufficient amount of the polymer suspension in the aqueous fluid resulting in an injection solution having a turbidity of less than or equal to 15 NTU. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the mixing of a sufficient amount of the polymer suspension in the aqueous fluid resulting in an injection solution having a turbidity of less than or equal to 10 NTU. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein after the powder polymer is suspended in the water soluble solvent for a period of at least 2 hours with a turbidity decrease of at least 25%. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein after the powder polymer is suspended in the water soluble solvent for a period of at least 2 hours with a turbidity decrease of at least 50%. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein after the powder polymer is suspended in the water soluble solvent for a period of at least 2 hours with a turbidity decrease of at least 75%. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the mixing of the powder polymer having an average molecular weight of 0.5 to 30 Million Daltons into the water soluble solvent having a HLB greater than or equal to 8 is for less than or equal to 4 hours. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the mixing of the powder polymer having an average molecular weight of 0.5 to 30 Million Daltons into the water soluble solvent having a HLB greater than or equal to 8 is for less than or equal to 2 hour. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the mixing of the powder polymer having an average molecular weight of 0.5 to 30 Million Daltons into the water soluble solvent having a HLB greater than or equal to 8 is for less than or equal to 1 hour. 16. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the powder polymer is a biopolymer that is a polysaccharides. 17. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the powder polymer is a biopolymer or a synthetic polymer. 18. The method of claim 1, wherein the powder polymer is a synthetic polymer selected from the group of polyacrylamides, partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamides, hydrophobically-modified associative polymers, copolymers of polyacrylamide and one or both of 2-acrylamido 2-methylpropane sulfonic acid and salts thereof and N-vinyl pyrrolidone, single-, co-, or ter-polymers of N-vinyl pyrrolidones, polyacrylic acid, polyvinyl alcohol, and mixtures thereof. 19. The method of claim 1, wherein the water soluble solvent further comprises isopropyl alcohol (IPA), n-propyl alcohol, isobutyl alcohol (IBA), methyl-isobutyl alcohol, secondary butyl alcohol (SBA), ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, diethylene glycol monobutyl ether, triethylene glycol monobutyl ether, and mixtures thereof. 20. The method of claim 1, wherein the water soluble solvent is selected from ethoxylated surfactants, nonylphenol ethoxylates, alcohol ethoxylates, internal olefin sulfonates, isomerized olefin sulfonates, alkyl aryl sulfonates, medium alcohol (C10 to C17) alkoxy sulfates, alcohol ether [alkoxy]carboxylates, alcohol ether [alkoxy]sulfates, alkyl sulfonate, α-olefin sulfonates (AOS), dihexyl sulfosuccinates, alkylpolyalkoxy sulfates, sulfonated amphoteric surfactants, and mixtures thereof. 21. The method of claim 1, wherein the water soluble solvent further comprises a co-solvent selected from the group of an ionic surfactant, non-ionic surfactant, anionic surfactant, cationic surfactant, nonionic surfactant, amphoteric surfactant, ketones, esters, ethers, glycol ethers, glycol ether esters, lactams, cyclic ureas, alcohols, aromatic hydrocarbons, aliphatic hydrocarbons, alicyclic hydrocarbons, nitroalkanes, unsaturated hydrocarbons, halocarbons, alkyl aryl sulfonates (AAS), a-olefin sulfonates (AOS), internal olefin sulfonates (IOS), alcohol ether sulfates derived from propoxylated Ci2-C2oalcohols, ethoxylated alcohols, mixtures of an alcohol and an ethoxylated alcohol, mixtures of anionic and cationic surfactants, disulfonated surfactants, aromatic ether polysulfonates, isomerized olefin sulfonates, alkyl aryl sulfonates, medium alcohol (C10 to C17) alkoxy sulfates, alcohol ether [alkoxy]carboxylates, alcohol ether [alkoxy]sulfates, primary amines, secondary amines, tertiary amines, quaternary ammonium cations, cationic surfactants that are linked to a terminal sulfonate or carboxylate group, alkyl aryl alkoxy alcohols, alkyl alkoxy alcohols, alkyl alkoxylated esters, alkyl polyglycosides, alkoxy ethoxyethanol compounds, isobutoxy ethoxyethanol (“iBDGE”), n-pentoxy ethoxyethanol (“n-PDGE”), 2-methylbutoxy ethoxyethanol (“2-MBDGE”), methylbutoxy ethoxyethanol (“3-MBDGE”), (3,3-dimethylbutoxy ethoxyethanol (“3,3-DMBDGE”), cyclohexylmethyleneoxy ethoxyethanol (hereafter “CHMDGE”), 4-Methylpent-2-oxy ethoxyethanol (“MIBCDGE”), n-hexoxy ethoxyethanol (hereafter “n-HDGE”), 4-methylpentoxy ethoxyethanol (“4-MPDGE”), butoxy ethanol, propoxy ethanol, hexoxy ethanol, isoproproxy 2-propanol, butoxy 2-propanol, propoxy 2-propanol, tertiary butoxy 2-propanol, ethoxy ethanol, butoxy ethoxy ethanol, propoxy ethoxy ethanol, hexoxy ethoxy ethanol, methoxy ethanol, methoxy 2-propanol and ethoxy ethanol, n-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, dimethyl ethylene urea, and mixtures thereof. 22. The method of claim 1, wherein the anionic surfactant is present in an amount of less than or equal to 5 wt. % as a stabilizer. 23. The method of claim 1, wherein the weight ratio of powder polymer to water soluble solvent ranges from 30:70 to 70:30. 24. The method of claim 23, wherein the weight ratio of powder polymer to water soluble solvent ranges from 40:60 to 60:40. 25. The method of claim 1, wherein the polymer suspension is hydrated in less than or equal to 4 hours for an injection solution containing an average particle size ranging from 0.01 to 10 μm. 26. The method of claim 1, wherein the water soluble solvent further comprises a glycol ether, an alcohol, a co-solvent, and mixtures thereof. 27. The method of claim 1, wherein the non-ionic surfactant is selected from ethoxylated surfactants, nonylphenol ethoxylates, alcohol ethoxylates, and mixtures thereof. 28. The method of claim 1, wherein the anionic surfactant is selected from internal olefin sulfonates, isomerized olefin sulfonates, alkyl aryl sulfonates, medium alcohol (C10 to C17) alkoxy sulfates, alcohol ether [alkoxy]carboxylates, alcohol ether [alkoxy]sulfates, alkyl sulfonate, a-olefin sulfonates (AOS), dihexyl sulfosuccinates, alkylpolyalkoxy sulfates, sulfonated amphoteric surfactants, and mixtures thereof.
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