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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:
Nov. 22, 2022

Filed:

Aug. 13, 2020
Applicant:

Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;

Inventors:

Jesus Manuel Felix Servin, Dhahran, SA;

Nan Shi, Dammam, SA;

Amr I. Abdel-Fattah, Dhahran, SA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/11 (2012.01); C09K 8/58 (2006.01); E21B 43/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/11 (2020.05); C09K 8/58 (2013.01); E21B 43/20 (2013.01); C09K 2208/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided is an injection fluid that may include a nanoemulsion having an oil phase dispersed in an aqueous phase, and non-superparamagnetic magnetic nanoparticles that are present in the dispersed oil phase. Further provided is a method for preparing an injection fluid that may include preparing a nanoemulsion from an aqueous phase and an oil phase having non-superparamagnetic magnetic nanoparticles therein, and may be used to form nanodroplets of the non-superparamagnetic magnetic nanoparticles. Further provided is a method for tracking movement of an injection fluid. The method may include introducing a tagged injection fluid into a hydrocarbon-containing reservoir, the tagged injection fluid may be a nanoemulsion that includes: an aqueous phase, an oil phase dispersed in the aqueous phase, and non-superparamagnetic nanoparticles that are present in the dispersed oil phase; and tracking the movement of the tagged injection fluid.


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