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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 1984
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
George M Holzwarth, Linden, NJ (US);
Lars A Naslund, Morganville, NJ (US);
Erik I Sandvik, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Exxon Research & Engineering Co., Florham Park, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
252 / ; 166246 ; 536114 ;
Abstract
A process for recovering crude oil from a subterranean formation using aqueous saline heteropolysaccharide solutions containing at least 0.5 wt. % of inorganic salts which are stabilized against viscosity loss on heat treatment. The stabilization process comprises preparing an aqueous solution containing heteropolysaccharide and inorganic salts, removing oxygen from the saline solution, heating to a temperature of at least 100.degree. C. in an inert atmosphere, then removing cell debris. The solutions also have improved filterability and are free of cell debris.