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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 1977
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mohan Vaikunth Kudchadker, Houston, TX (US);
Thad Oscar Walker, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texaco Inc., New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
166274 ; 166273 ; 252 / ;
Abstract
A process for producing petroleum from subterranean formations is disclosed wherein production from the formation is obtained by driving a fluid from an injection well to a production well. The process involves injecting into the formation via the injection well an aqueous solution of alkoxylated asphalts as a sacrificial agent to inhibit the deposition of surfactant and/or polymer on the reservoir matrix. Normally the process would be carried out by first injecting the alkoxylated asphalts into the formation through the injection well and following them with either a polymer or a surfactant solution.