3m Innovative Properties Company

University of Texas System

John D Skildum

Jimmie Rae Baran, Jr

Gary A Pope

Vishal Bang

Mukul Mani Sharma

Herve E Deve

Wayne W Fan

Madeline P Shinbach

Mukul M Shama

Jimmie Baran

The present invention includes compositions and methods for treating a hydrocarbon-bearing formation by contacting the hydrocarbon-bearing formation with a fluid that includes at least one of a polyol or polyol ether, wherein the polyol and polyol ether independently have from 2 to 25 carbon atoms; and at least one of a monohydroxy alcohol, ether, or ketone, wherein the monohydroxy alcohol, ether, and ketone independently have from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and wherein the at least one of a polyol or polyol ether is present in the fluid at at least 50 weight percent, based on the total weight of the fluid.

Method for treating a formation with a solvent

Particles, including proppants, comprising a fluorinated siloxane. The particles are useful as proppants in fractured a subterranean geological formation comprising hydrocarbons.

Particles comprising a fluorinated siloxane and methods of making and using the same

The present invention includes a method of treating a hydrocarbon-bearing clastic formation having non-connate water by contacting the hydrocarbon-bearing clastic formation with a composition that includes a solvent and a nonionic fluorinated polymeric surfactant wherein the solvent at least partially displaces or solubilizes the water in the formation.

Compositions and methods for treating a water blocked well using a nonionic fluorinated surfactant

The present invention includes compositions and methods of treating a hydrocarbon-bearing formation, the formation having at least one fracture, by contacting the fracture with a composition that includes a solvent and a nonionic fluorinated polymeric surfactant, wherein the composition interacts with at least a portion of the proppants in the fracture.

Method for treating a fractured formation with a non-ionic fluorinated polymeric surfactant

Copper matrix composites reinforced with continuous SiC and/or boron fibers.

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