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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2016
Baker Hughes, a GE Company, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Williams Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX (US);
Sivaram Pradhan, Houston, TX (US);
Scott Wellington, Bellaire, TX (US);
Houman Shammai, Houston, TX (US);
Michael Wong, Houston, TX (US);
Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Asphaltene produced during the production of hydrocarbons in an underground reservoir may be reduced and decomposed by introducing into the underground reservoir a fluid having a catalyst of from about 3 to about 7% Ni with a magnesium oxide support or a catalyst of from about 15 to about 25% tungsten oxide with a zirconium oxide support or a mixture thereof. The viscosity of heavy oil within the underground reservoir is reduced in the presence of the catalyst.