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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 24, 2022
Applicant:

University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (US);

Inventors:

Vladimir Alvarado, Laramie, WY (US);

Teresa Reilly, Laramie, WY (US);

Kelly Meyers, Casper, WY (US);

Assignee:

UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING, Laramie, WY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/20 (2006.01); C09K 8/584 (2006.01); C09K 8/588 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/584 (2013.01); C09K 8/588 (2013.01); E21B 43/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

In an embodiment, a hydrocarbon recovery material includes an organic acid and a water material, the organic acid including a naphthenic acid, L-proline, or combinations thereof. In another embodiment, an oil recovery method includes injecting a treatment fluid into a reservoir under reservoir conditions, the reservoir containing hydrocarbons, and the treatment fluid includes an organic acid and a water material. In another embodiment, an oil recovery method includes injecting a treatment fluid into a reservoir containing hydrocarbons, the treatment fluid comprising an organic acid in one or more of an oil-in-water emulsion, a resin dispersion, or a polymer capsule.


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