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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.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016

Filed:

Apr. 04, 2014
Applicant:

Multi-chem Group, Llc, San Angelo, TX (US);

Inventors:

Kai He, Kingwood, TX (US);

Liang Xu, The Woodlands, TX (US);

Assignee:

Multi-Chem Group, LLC, San Angelo, TX (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/84 (2006.01); E21B 43/00 (2006.01); E21B 47/00 (2012.01); G01N 21/05 (2006.01); G01N 21/27 (2006.01); G01N 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/84 (2013.01); E21B 43/00 (2013.01); E21B 47/00 (2013.01); G01N 1/10 (2013.01); G01N 21/05 (2013.01); G01N 21/272 (2013.01);
Abstract

A mini-reservoir device may be used to screen or otherwise determine a composition of one or more treatment fluids, additives, and other fluids. Such fluids may be for use in a subterranean formation. Methods of determining a composition may include visual analysis of each of two or more fluids, each from a plurality of candidate fluids, flowed through a mini-reservoir device, and selection of one of the plurality of candidate fluids based at least in part upon that visual analysis. Certain methods may include determining an oil recovery factor for each of one or more fluids flowed through a mini-reservoir device. In particular methods, multiple treatment fluids and/or additives, such as surfactants, may be selected based at least in part upon visual analysis of the fluids' flow through a mini-reservoir device.


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