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Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021

Filed:

Dec. 06, 2019
Applicant:

Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;

Inventors:

Mazin M. Fathi, Dhahran, SA;

Ki-Hyouk Choi, Dhahran, SA;

Muneef F. AlQarzouh, Dhahran, SA;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/40 (2006.01); E21B 43/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/40 (2013.01); E21B 43/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A process directed toward enhanced oil recovery in an oil-containing formation, the process comprising the steps of removing a water/oil emulsion from an oil-water separator, wherein the water/oil emulsion comprises a stable emulsion, wherein a temperature of the water/oil emulsion is less than 120 deg C., wherein a pressure of the water/oil emulsion is greater than the saturation pressure at the temperature of the water/oil emulsion, wherein the water/oil emulsion comprises an alkali content, and introducing the water/oil emulsion into the oil-containing formation as an enhanced oil recovery stream, wherein the enhanced oil recovery stream is used in enhanced oil recovery.


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Fathi, Mazin. (2021). Displacing fluid for enhanced oil recovery (U.S. Patent No. 11118439). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11118439

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