Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Oil recovery processes at high salinity carbonate reservoirs
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Application No.: US14673604Application Date: 2015-03-30
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Publication No.: US09719009B2Publication Date: 2017-08-01
- Inventor: Zaid Zaffar Jangda , Abdullah S. Sultan
- Applicant: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
- Applicant Address: SA Dhahran
- Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
- Current Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
- Current Assignee Address: SA Dhahran
- Agency: Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Main IPC: E21B43/22
- IPC: E21B43/22 ; C09K8/584 ; E21B43/20 ; E21B43/16 ; C09K8/594

Abstract:
A process for recovering oil from a carbonate reservoir of high salinity, wherein supercritical CO2 floodings are combined with a fluorosurfactant in the tertiary recovery. Embodiments include alternating injection and co-injection schemes of the supercritical CO2 and the fluorosurfactant. A stable fluorosurfactant-CO2 foam that is not susceptible to the harsh conditions of the reservoir (temperature, pressure and salinity) can be successfully generated, leading to a reduction in the mobility of CO2, an increase in the mobility of the reservoir oil, higher contact between the injected fluid with the oil and a better sweep efficiency of the oil.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160289539A1 OIL RECOVERY PROCESSES AT HIGH SALINITY CARBONATE RESERVOIRS Public/Granted day:2016-10-06
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