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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2024
Applicant:
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Frances Debenedictis, Houston, TX (US);
Justin Porter, Katy, TX (US);
Lirio Quintero, Houston, TX (US);
Naima Bestaoui-Spurr, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/16 (2006.01); C09K 8/594 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/164 (2013.01); C09K 8/594 (2013.01); C09K 2208/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for generating CO2 in situ for oilfield applications involves introducing propylene carbonate into a target zone and introducing a catalyst into the target zone, where the catalyst decomposes the propylene carbonate at the target zone to produce the CO2. The CO2 is subsequently used for a desired treatment objective or chemical reaction. The steps of introducing the propylene carbonate and the catalyst into the target zone occur in any order or simultaneously.