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- Patent Title: Methods of obtaining a hydrocarbon material contained within a subterranean formation
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Application No.: US14088331Application Date: 2013-11-22
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Publication No.: US09879511B2Publication Date: 2018-01-30
- Inventor: Oleg A. Mazyar , Oleksandr V. Kuznetsov , Gaurav Agrawal , Michael H. Johnson , Valery N. Khabashesku
- Applicant: Baker Hughes Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: TraskBritt
- Main IPC: C09K8/68
- IPC: C09K8/68 ; E21B43/16

Abstract:
A method of obtaining a hydrocarbon material from a subterranean formation comprises forming a flooding suspension comprising degradable particles and a carrier fluid. The flooding suspension is introduced into a subterranean formation containing a hydrocarbon material to form an emulsion stabilized by the degradable particles and remove the emulsion from the subterranean formation. At least a portion of the degradable particles are degraded to destabilize the emulsion. An additional method of obtaining a hydrocarbon material from a subterranean formation, and a stabilized emulsion are also described.
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