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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2022
Applicant:
Locus Solutions Ipco, Llc, Solon, OH (US);
Inventors:
Sean Farmer, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Ken Alibek, Solon, OH (US);
Karthik N. Karathur, Solon, OH (US);
Assignee:
LOCUS SOLUTIONS IPCO, LLC, Solon, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/584 (2006.01); C09K 8/582 (2006.01); C10G 1/00 (2006.01); C12N 1/16 (2006.01); E21B 43/16 (2006.01); C10G 32/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/582 (2013.01); C09K 8/584 (2013.01); C10G 1/00 (2013.01); C12N 1/16 (2013.01); E21B 43/16 (2013.01); C10G 32/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides environmentally-friendly compositions and methods for recovering oil from oil sands. The present invention can also be used for reducing the viscosity and/or increasing the API gravity of oil. In specific embodiments, the invention utilizes compositions comprising biochemical-producing microorganisms and microbial growth by-products, such as biosurfactants, as well as cavitation, to enhance oil recovery.