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Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025

Filed:

Jan. 10, 2022
Applicant:

Chevron U.s.a. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);

Inventors:

Hong Yang, Atlanta, GA (US);

Frances Troy, Marietta, GA (US);

Assignee:

CHEVRON U.S.A. INC., San Ramon, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/68 (2006.01); C09K 8/588 (2006.01); E21B 43/25 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/588 (2013.01); C09K 8/68 (2013.01); E21B 43/25 (2013.01); C09K 2208/28 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed are methods of using liquid polymer and inverse emulsion compositions comprising one or more hydrophobic liquids having a boiling point at least about 100° C.; one or more acrylamide-(co)polymers; one or more emulsifier surfactants; one or more inverting surfactants; and one or more stabilizing agents (e.g., one or more siloxane polyether compounds, one or more poly(alkyl)acrylate compounds, or any combination thereof). When the composition is inverted in an aqueous solution, it provides an inverted solution having a filter ratio using a 1.2 micron filter (FR1.2) of about 1.5 or less. The inverted solutions can be used in oil and gas operations.


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