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Patent No.:

US 10724351 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020

Filed:

Aug. 18, 2017

Systems and methods of optimizing y-grade ngl enhanced oil recovery fluids

Applicants:

Linde Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;

John A. Babcock, Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

John A. Babcock, Houston, TX (US);

Charles P. Siess, III, Conroe, TX (US);

Kevin G. Watts, Spring, TX (US);

Assignee:

Linde Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;

Attorney:

Patterson + Sheridan, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Zakiya W Bates

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/16 (2006.01); C09K 8/584 (2006.01); C09K 8/594 (2006.01); E21B 43/40 (2006.01); E21B 47/00 (2012.01); C09K 8/588 (2006.01); C09K 8/92 (2006.01); C10G 5/06 (2006.01); C10G 70/04 (2006.01); G01N 33/22 (2006.01); G05B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/164 (2013.01); C09K 8/584 (2013.01); C09K 8/588 (2013.01); C09K 8/594 (2013.01); C09K 8/92 (2013.01); C10G 5/06 (2013.01); C10G 70/041 (2013.01); E21B 43/166 (2013.01); E21B 43/40 (2013.01); E21B 47/00 (2013.01); G01N 33/225 (2013.01); G05B 17/00 (2013.01); C09K 2208/30 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods of optimizing enhanced oil recovery fluids in the form of a hydrocarbon foam, an emulsion based foam, an emulsion, and a gelled enhanced oil recovery fluid, each comprising Y-Grade NGL, which is an unfractionated hydrocarbon mixture that comprises ethane, propane, butane, isobutane, and pentane plus, wherein the unfractionated hydrocarbon mixture is a byproduct of a condensed and demethanized hydrocarbon stream.

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Babcock, John. (2020). Systems and methods of optimizing y-grade ngl enhanced oil recovery fluids (U.S. Patent No. 10724351). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10724351

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