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Gas flooding processing for the recovery of oil from subterranean formations

US4860828A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 1, 1988
Grant dateAug 29, 1989
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Expiry dateJun 1, 2008

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

Abstract

In a gas flooding or miscible gas flooding operation, the sweep efficiency of the gas is improved using a mixture of an alkylated diphenyl sulfonate and an alpha-olefin sulfonate as the surfactants in a mobility control fluid or diverter.

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