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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2016
Baker Hughes, a GE Company, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Lirio Quintero, Houston, TX (US);
Jose Marcos, Monagas, VE;
German Rodrigo Gomez Serna, Houston, TX (US);
Sebastian Mesa, Cundinamarca, CO;
Carlos F. Toro, Cundinamarca, CO;
BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for improving mobility of heavy crude oil in a subterranean reservoir is provided. A fluid formulation can be introduced into the reservoir, the fluid formulation comprising water and a surfactant, and optional co-solvents. The fluid formulation can produce one or more of a dispersion and an emulsion in the reservoir, whereby the surfactant acts as an dispersant or emulsifying agent, emulsifier and/or drag reducing agent. The emulsion or the dispersion can have a water external phase and a crude oil internal phase.