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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2020
Applicant:
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Abdullah S. Sultan, Dhahran, SA;
Tinku Saikia, Dhahran, SA;
Assignee:
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, SA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/58 (2006.01); E21B 33/138 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/58 (2013.01); E21B 33/138 (2013.01);
Abstract
A silane-modified colloidal silica in the form of a Pickering emulsion and a method for enhancing recovery of hydrocarbons and improving conformance using it. When injected into an oil well, the silane-modified colloidal silica separates into an aqueous phase and oil/oleic phase. The aqueous phase forms a gel that blocks the flow of water and the oleic phase that forms permits oil to flow out of the well.