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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022

Filed:

Aug. 06, 2019
Applicant:

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Shoy Chittattukara George, Thrissur, IN;

Antonio Recio, III, Humble, TX (US);

Rahul Chandrakant Patil, Pune, IN;

Jason Maxey, Spring, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/60 (2006.01); C09K 8/68 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); C09K 8/74 (2006.01); E21B 43/24 (2006.01); C09K 8/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/602 (2013.01); C09K 8/64 (2013.01); C09K 8/68 (2013.01); C09K 8/74 (2013.01); E21B 43/24 (2013.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01);
Abstract

Described herein are penetrating compositions that include ethoxylated C12-C16 alcohols, 2-ethyl hexanol, and isopropyl alcohol, and are injectable into a near-wellbore subterranean formation. The penetrating compositions may include water or brine. The penetrating compositions are free of ethylene glycol monobutyl ether (EGMBE) and nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPE). Also described are methods of using penetrating compositions that that include introducing a penetrating composition into a near-wellbore formation and reducing surface tension at an oil/water interface within the formation.


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