Flooding with micellar dispersions containing petroleum sulfonates obtained by sulfonating whole or topped crude oil
US4013125A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 1975 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S507/938
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Flooding of a subterranean formation with micellar dispersions containing petroleum sulfonates obtained by sulfonating whole or topped crude oil is improved through the use of a micellar dispersion of a predetermined viscosity containing an amount of cosurfactant in excess of that required to cause the micellar dispersion to have the highest viscosity possible for the particular micellar dispersion with the particular cosurfactant used. Preferably, the cosurfactant is an alcohol and the cosurfactant concentration is sufficiently high to control the micellar dispersion to have a predetermined mobility when injected into a hydrocarbon-bearing formation.
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