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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2023
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Leonardo Franca, Katy, TX (US);
Tomasa Ledesma, Houston, TX (US);
Rostyslav Dolog, Houston, TX (US);
Radhika Suresh, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Daniel Fakunle, Houston, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Functionalized foaming agents can be used to produce and improve stabilized foamers for use in the recovery of petroleum products from subterranean formations. In some embodiments, the functionalized foaming agent includes at least one nanoparticle, at least one polymer, or a combination thereof, where the nanoparticle(s), the polymer(s), or the combination thereof includes a functional group from a donor molecule. Suitable donor molecules include organosilicon molecules, alkyl halides with a chain of eight or more carbon atoms, and combinations of the same. In other embodiments, the functionalized foaming agent includes at least one nanoparticle, at least one polymer, or a combination thereof and a carrier fluid. The functionalized foaming agent can be introduced into a well or reservoir as part of an enhanced oil recovery (EOR) by injecting slugs of the functionalized foaming agent and slugs of gas in an alternating pattern to produce a foam.