Abstract:
An improved anionic water flood additive and method of using same for the recovery of hydrocarbons from a petroliferous formation. The anionic water flood additive is an overbased sulfonate derived from heavy coker gas oil.
Abstract:
1. A COMPOSITION COMPRISING AN OVERBASED MIXTURE COMPRISING A WATER-SOLUBLE ALKALI METAL HYDROCARBON SULFONATE PLUS AN OIL-SOLUBLE ALKALI METAL HYDROCARBON SULFONATE PLUS A BASE COMPONENT WHICH IS AN ALKALI METAL HYDROXIDE; THE ANIONIC WATERFLOOD ADDITIVE BEING SUFFICIENTLY OVERBASED THAT THE RATIO: "WEIGHT OF EXCESS BASE COMPONENT/WEIGHT OF SULFONATE" IS ABOUT 0.03 TO ABOUT 2.0.
Abstract:
Method and apparatus for monitoring the presence in an aqueous medium of an oil which fluoresces when irradiated by ultraviolet light wherein the fluid stream being monitored does not come in direct contact with the light source or detection means.