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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
May. 01, 2020
Sasol Chemicals Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Thu Nguyen, Westlake, LA (US);
Carla A. Morgan, Westlake, LA (US);
Jorge Fernandez, Westlake, LA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method for using a surfactant formulation in chemical enhanced oil recovery, wherein said surfactant formulation comprises at least: (i) an anionic salt of an alkyl alkoxylated sulfate, wherein said alkyl alkoxylated sulfate has a molecular structure as shown in (I), wherein R is a linear, branched or mixture of linear and branched alkyl group having from 10 to 20 carbon atoms, n=4 −15, m=0-10, M+ is an alkali metal ion, an alkanolamine ion, an alkyl amine ion or an ammonium ion; and (ii) a non-ionic alcohol O ethoxylate, wherein said alcohol ethoxylate has a molecular structure as shown in (II), wherein Ris a linear, branched or mixture of linear and branched alkyl group having from 8 to 24 carbon atoms, y=20-100.