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Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025

Filed:

Apr. 29, 2024
Applicants:

Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, SA;

Inventors:

Subhash Ayirala, Dhahran, SA;

Ahmed Gmira, Dhahran, SA;

Theis Solling, Dhahran, SA;

Ali Binabdi, Dhahran, SA;

Ali Yousef, Dhahran, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/16 (2006.01); C09K 8/584 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/16 (2013.01); C09K 8/584 (2013.01);
Abstract

Fatty acid salts may be used in subterranean reservoirs for conformance control. For example, methods may include: introducing a fatty acid salt including a fatty acid and a metal cation including a transition metal or a lanthanide metal to a subterranean reservoir, wherein the subterranean reservoir includes oleaginous hydrocarbons; contacting the fatty acid salt with the oleaginous hydrocarbons, wherein the fatty acid salt and the oleaginous hydrocarbons form a precipitant; and recovering oleaginous hydrocarbons from the subterranean reservoir.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Ayirala, Subhash. (2025). Enhanced oil recovery using fatty acid salts (U.S. Patent No. 12492621). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12492621

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