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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2022
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Muhammad M. Almajid, Qatif, SA;
Zuhair AlYousef, Saihat, SA;
Assignee:
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 41/00 (2006.01); B65G 5/00 (2006.01); C01B 32/50 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 41/0064 (2013.01); B65G 5/00 (2013.01); C01B 32/50 (2017.08);
Abstract
A method for increasing COsequestration efficiency in depleted reservoirs using a COthickener is provided. The method may include the steps of introducing a thickened COmixture into the depleted reservoir, where the thickened COmixture comprises a mixture of COand a COthickener. The method may include using COis in a liquid or supercritical state upon introduction into the depleted reservoir. The method may also include the step of using a COthickener comprising a methyl acrylate-based copolymer, a COsolvent, and a solvent.