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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2015
Applicant:
Dow Global Technologies Llc, Midland, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alexander Williamson, Rosharon, TX (US);
Timothy J. Young, Bay City, MI (US);
Assignee:
Dow Global Technologies LLC, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/592 (2006.01); C09K 8/584 (2006.01); E21B 43/00 (2006.01); E21B 43/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/592 (2013.01); C09K 8/584 (2013.01); E21B 43/00 (2013.01); E21B 43/2408 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process comprising the steps of: (a) injecting a steam composition into a subterranean location containing heavy hydrocarbons, preferably bitumen, wherein the steam composition comprises (i) steam and (ii) an ammonium carboxylate and (b) recovering the heavy hydrocarbon from the subterranean location to above the ground. The process is preferably a cyclic steam stimulation (CSS) process, a steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD), or a combination thereof.