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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2016
Methods and compositions for stimulating the production of hydrocarbons from subterranean formations
Applicant:
Flotek Chemistry, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Randal M. Hill, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Lakia M. Champagne, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Nathan L. Lett, Cypress, TX (US);
Keith Ingram Dismuke, Katy, TX (US);
David Germack, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Nicole Mast, Spring, TX (US);
Melinda Soeung, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Flotek Chemistry, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/22 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); C09K 8/60 (2006.01); C09K 8/26 (2006.01); C09K 8/40 (2006.01); C09K 8/70 (2006.01); C09K 8/72 (2006.01); C09K 8/90 (2006.01); C09K 8/68 (2006.01); C09K 8/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/602 (2013.01); C09K 8/26 (2013.01); C09K 8/40 (2013.01); C09K 8/68 (2013.01); C09K 8/70 (2013.01); C09K 8/72 (2013.01); C09K 8/86 (2013.01); C09K 8/90 (2013.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for treating an oil well having a wellbore. The methods involve injecting a microemulsion into the wellbore to increase formation crude oil production by the well. The microemulsion comprises water, a first type of solvent and a first type of surfactant. The microemulsion includes a continuous water phase.