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Method of using amines as sacrificial agents for chemical flooding

US4444262A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 13, 1982
Grant dateApr 24, 1984
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Expiry dateDec 13, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S507/936
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The disclosed invention is a method of injecting an amine sacrificial agent into a hydrocarbon formation in conjunction with a chemical flooding process to reduce the loss of injected chemicals to the formation by adsorption and precipitation.

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