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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2022
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Adrian Cesar Cavazos Sepulveda, Nuevo Leon, MX;
Abdulkareem AlSofi, Dhahran, SA;
Subhash C. Ayirala, Dhahran, SA;
Ahmed Gmira, Al-Khobar, SA;
Ali Abdallah Al-Yousef, Dhahran, SA;
Assignee:
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/16 (2006.01); C09K 8/584 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/584 (2013.01); E21B 43/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A solution for injection to a formation containing hydrocarbons includes an ionic liquid and a brine having a salinity of at least 60,000 ppm total dissolved solids (TDS). The ionic liquid is configured to lower an interfacial tension between the solution and the hydrocarbons in the formation.