MODIFIED CARBON NANOMATERIALS AS TRACERS FOR RESERVOIR MONITORING

    公开(公告)号:US20230059347A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-23

    申请号:US17409271

    申请日:2021-08-23

    Inventor: Wei Wang

    Abstract: A carbon nanoparticle and methods of making and using a carbon nanoparticle are provided. The carbon nanoparticle includes a reaction product of an organic reactant, an alkoxy amine, and an organometallic compound. The organometallic compound includes an element selected from the group consisting of a rare earth element, a transition metal element, and combinations thereof, and the carbon nanoparticle includes from 0.5 to 50 wt. % of the element. A method of making the carbon nanoparticle is also provided. The method includes combining the organic reactant, the alkoxy amine, and the organometallic compound into a mixture and heating the mixture such that the carbon nanoparticle forms. A method of determining a flow characteristic of a formation or an attribute of a fluid in a formation using the carbon nanoparticle is also provided.

    Modified carbon nanomaterials as tracers for reservoir monitoring

    公开(公告)号:US11952279B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-09

    申请号:US17409271

    申请日:2021-08-23

    Inventor: Wei Wang

    CPC classification number: C01B32/15 E21B47/11 B82Y30/00 B82Y40/00 C01P2004/64

    Abstract: A carbon nanoparticle and methods of making and using a carbon nanoparticle are provided. The carbon nanoparticle includes a reaction product of an organic reactant, an alkoxy amine, and an organometallic compound. The organometallic compound includes an element selected from the group consisting of a rare earth element, a transition metal element, and combinations thereof, and the carbon nanoparticle includes from 0.5 to 50 wt. % of the element. A method of making the carbon nanoparticle is also provided. The method includes combining the organic reactant, the alkoxy amine, and the organometallic compound into a mixture and heating the mixture such that the carbon nanoparticle forms. A method of determining a flow characteristic of a formation or an attribute of a fluid in a formation using the carbon nanoparticle is also provided.

    Oil, gas and water well tracers with tunable release profile

    公开(公告)号:US12037893B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-16

    申请号:US17815393

    申请日:2022-07-27

    CPC classification number: E21B47/11 E21B43/26

    Abstract: A method includes introducing a fluoro-based small molecule tracer into a stimulation fluid, injecting the stimulation fluid into a target zone of a subterranean formation, and maintaining the fluoro-based small molecule tracer inside the target zone of the subterranean formation for an amount of time. While being maintained inside the target zone, the fluoro-based small molecule tracer comes into contact with water at a downhole temperature resulting in hydrolysis of the fluoro-based small molecule tracer to produce a fluorinated tracer and a nonfluorinated group. Then, produced fluid that includes the fluorinated tracer is recovered, a concentration of the fluorinated tracer in the hydrocarbons is determined, and the concentration of the fluorinated tracer is correlated to a productivity of the target zone of the subterranean formation.

    JANUS CARBON NANOFLUIDS FROM WASTE PLASTICS AS SUSTAINABLE NANO-AGENTS FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY

    公开(公告)号:US20240166939A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-23

    申请号:US18056993

    申请日:2022-11-18

    CPC classification number: C09K8/588 C09K2208/10

    Abstract: A composition includes Janus carbon nanoparticles dispersed in an aqueous-based oil recovery fluid, wherein each of the carbon nanoparticles includes a hydrophobic surface and a hydrophilic surface. A method of preparing an enhanced oil recovery fluid including carbonizing waste plastic material to provide carbon microparticle, functionalizing the carbon microparticles such that the carbon microparticles comprise a hydrophilic surface functionality, grinding the carbon microparticles to provide Janus carbon nanoparticles, wherein the Janus carbon nanoparticles comprise a hydrophilic surface and a hydrophobic surface, and mixing the Janus carbon nanoparticles with an aqueous-based fluid to provide the enhanced oil recovery fluid.

    HYDROPHIBIC CARBON-DOTS FOR OIL TRACERS
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240093086A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-21

    申请号:US17929587

    申请日:2022-09-02

    Inventor: Wei Wang

    CPC classification number: C09K8/82 C09K11/7728 C09K11/7743 E21B47/11 B82Y20/00

    Abstract: A composition that includes an oil-soluble carbon dot and an organic fluid is provided. The oil-soluble carbon dot includes a transition metal, a rare earth element, or a combination of both. A method of making the oil-soluble carbon dot is also provided. The method includes combining an organic reactant, an amine, a dehydrating agent, and a hydrophobic organometallic compound to form a mixture, and heating the mixture such that the oil-soluble carbon dot forms. A method of determining a flow characteristic of a formation or an attribute of a fluid in a formation using the oil-soluble carbon dots is also provided.

    OIL, GAS AND WATER WELL TRACERS WITH TUNABLE RELEASE PROFILE

    公开(公告)号:US20240035374A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-01

    申请号:US17815393

    申请日:2022-07-27

    CPC classification number: E21B47/11 E21B43/26

    Abstract: A method includes introducing a fluoro-based small molecule tracer into a stimulation fluid, injecting the stimulation fluid into a target zone of a subterranean formation, and maintaining the fluoro-based small molecule tracer inside the target zone of the subterranean formation for an amount of time. While being maintained inside the target zone, the fluoro-based small molecule tracer comes into contact with water at a downhole temperature resulting in hydrolysis of the fluoro-based small molecule tracer to produce a fluorinated tracer and a nonfluorinated group. Then, produced fluid that includes the fluorinated tracer is recovered, a concentration of the fluorinated tracer in the hydrocarbons is determined, and the concentration of the fluorinated tracer is correlated to a productivity of the target zone of the subterranean formation.

    SCALE-UP SYNTHESIS OF JANUS CARBON NANOMATERIALS FROM BIOMASS WASTE

    公开(公告)号:US20250059046A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-20

    申请号:US18452414

    申请日:2023-08-18

    Abstract: A method of preparing an enhanced oil recovery composition is described. The method includes carbonizing a biomass waste material to provide carbon microparticles. The method includes functionalizing the carbon microparticles through an acid treatment such that the carbon microparticles have a hydrophilic surface. The method further includes grinding the carbon microparticles to provide carbon nanoparticles, where the carbon nanoparticles have a hydrophilic surface and a hydrophobic surface. A method of enhanced oil recovery is also described.

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