Ultra-low-tension compositions and their use in enhanced oil recovery

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dc.contributor.assigneeRice Universityen_US
dc.contributor.publisherUnited States Patent and Trademark Officeen_US
dc.creatorPuerto, Mauraen_US
dc.creatorSalinas, José Luis Lópezen_US
dc.creatorMiller, Clarence A.en_US
dc.creatorHirasaki, Georgeen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-06T17:41:23Zen_US
dc.date.available2018-04-06T17:41:23Zen_US
dc.date.filed2015-03-20en_US
dc.date.issued2018-01-02en_US
dc.description.abstractIn some embodiments, the present disclosure pertains to compositions for enhanced oil recovery. In some embodiments, such compositions include: (1) a first agent, wherein the first agent acts as a foam booster; (2) a second agent, wherein the second agent includes a sulfonated or sulfated anionic surfactant; a (3) a third agent, wherein the third agent includes an alkoxylated and anionic surfactant; and (4) a base liquid. In some embodiments, the compositions of the present disclosure further include a gas, such as nitrogen. Further embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to methods of formulating the aforementioned compositions for enhanced oil recovery. Additional embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to methods of recovering oil from a reservoir by utilizing the aforementioned compositions.en_US
dc.digitization.specificationsThis patent information was downloaded from the US Patent and Trademark website (http://www.uspto.gov/) as image-PDFs. The PDFs were OCRed for access purposesen_US
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dc.identifier.citationPuerto, Maura, Salinas, José Luis López, Miller, Clarence A. and Hirasaki, George, "Ultra-low-tension compositions and their use in enhanced oil recovery." Patent US9856412B2. issued 2018-01-02. Retrieved from <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/99791">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/99791</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.patentIDUS9856412B2en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/99791en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.titleUltra-low-tension compositions and their use in enhanced oil recoveryen_US
dc.typeUtility patenten_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
dc.type.genrepatentsen_US
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