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Method of assessing an oil recovery process

US11434758B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NORTH OIL COMPANY · QA

Inventors

Mayur Pal · Doha, QA
Prabhat Saxena · Pune, IN
Sharon Jane Finlay · Doha, QA

Key dates

Filing date	May 17, 2020
Grant date	Sep 6, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 6, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01V3/32
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An in-situ method of assessing an oil recovery process from a subsurface reservoir includes the steps of accessing the subsurface reservoir by means of a vertical or horizontal well, conducting a first test to determine a residual oil saturation, and conducting a second test to determine in-situ emulsion formation.

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