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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2018
Applicant:
Locus Oil Ip Company, Llc, Solon, OH (US);
Inventors:
Sean Farmer, North Miami Beach, FL (US);
Ken Alibek, Solon, OH (US);
Karthik N. Karathur, Solon, OH (US);
Alibek Moldakozhayev, Solon, OH (US);
Assignee:
LOCUS OIL IP COMPANY, LLC, Solon, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/16 (2006.01); C09K 8/42 (2006.01); C09K 8/584 (2006.01); C09K 8/588 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/426 (2013.01); C09K 8/584 (2013.01); C09K 8/588 (2013.01); E21B 43/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Materials and methods for enhanced oil recovery are provided. In particular, a composition for improved selective and non-selective plugging is provided, the composition comprising one or more biological polymers selected from polysaccharides, in addition to one or more bio surfactants Methods are also provided for enhanced oil recovery wherein the biological polymer composition, one or more biosurfactants and one or more solvents are injected into an oil-bearing formation undergoing water flooding.