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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2023
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/34 (2006.01); C09K 8/584 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/584 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to thermal stimuli-responsive surfactant mixtures useful for reducing water/oil interfacial tension at high temperatures and increasing water/oil interfacial tension at low temperatures. The disclosure also relates to methods of using the surfactant mixtures for enhanced oil recovery applications.