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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2019
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Ronaldo Giro, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Claudius Feger, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Mathias B. Steiner, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of designing a nanoparticle tailored to support hydrocarbon recovery in a subterranean formation, a method for using nanoparticles to extract hydrocarbon from a subterranean formation, and a nanoparticle structure. The method may include determining environmental conditions of a subterranean formation, defining nanoparticle parameters based on the environmental conditions, and forming a nanoparticle comprising the nanoparticle parameters. The method may include producing a colloidal suspension of nanoparticles by mixing nanoparticles with water and injecting the colloidal suspension of nanoparticles into a subterranean formation. A nanoparticle structure may include a hydrophilic material in a defined three-dimensional shape having a maximum diameter. The nanoparticle may penetrate through an oil-water interface with an optimized contact angle, minimize an interfacial area between oil and water, and create an oil in water emulsion.