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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
May. 24, 2010
Applicant:
Darrell L. Gallup, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Darrell L. Gallup, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 37/06 (2006.01); E21B 43/00 (2006.01); C09K 8/524 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method and system for treating a well having a wellbore extending from a ground surface or subsea surface downhole to an oil producing formation. Oil producing formations are capable of generating formation fluids into a wellbore. Formation fluids are comprised of at least an oil fraction and an aqueous fraction. Emulsions may form during oil production, and such emulsions may be comprised of oil and water. Inhibitor compositions may be employed to break such emulsions.