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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2024
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Mohammed Badri Al Otaibi, Dhahran, SA;
Dong Kyu Cha, Dhahran, SA;
Assignee:
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/20 (2006.01); C02F 1/26 (2023.01); C02F 1/44 (2023.01); E21B 34/14 (2006.01); C02F 103/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/20 (2013.01); C02F 1/265 (2013.01); C02F 1/441 (2013.01); C02F 2103/08 (2013.01); C02F 2209/005 (2013.01); C02F 2209/05 (2013.01); C02F 2209/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Enhanced hydrocarbon recovery methods may utilize aqueous flooding. For example, such aqueous flooding methods may include: desalinating, at least partially, a first portion of a saline aqueous fluid through a reverse osmosis system to produce a desalinated aqueous fluid; mixing the desalinated aqueous fluid with a second portion of the saline aqueous fluid at a first ratio to produce an aqueous flooding fluid; and introducing the aqueous flooding fluid to a subterranean reservoir.