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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2007
Gary A. Pope, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Jimmie R. Baran, Jr., Prescott, WI (US);
John D. Skildum, North Oaks, MN (US);
Vishal Bang, Houston, TX (US);
Mukul M. Shama, Austin, TX (US);
Gary A. Pope, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Jimmie R. Baran, Jr., Prescott, WI (US);
John D. Skildum, North Oaks, MN (US);
Vishal Bang, Houston, TX (US);
Mukul M. Shama, Austin, TX (US);
BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, Austin, TX (US);
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention includes compositions and methods for treating a hydrocarbon-bearing formation by contacting the hydrocarbon-bearing formation with a fluid that includes at least one of a polyol or polyol ether, wherein the polyol and polyol ether independently have from 2 to 25 carbon atoms; and at least one of a monohydroxy alcohol, ether, or ketone, wherein the monohydroxy alcohol, ether, and ketone independently have from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and wherein the at least one of a polyol or polyol ether is present in the fluid at at least 50 weight percent, based on the total weight of the fluid.