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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2015
Applicants:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (US);
Inventors:
Mazen Y. Kanj, Dhahran, SA;
Mohammad Harunar Rashid, Ithaca, NY (US);
Emmanuel Giannelis, Ithaca, NY (US);
Assignees:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Cornell Universiy, Ithaca, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 11/65 (2006.01); C07C 215/08 (2006.01); C09K 11/06 (2006.01); B82Y 20/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 11/65 (2013.01); C07C 215/08 (2013.01); C09K 11/06 (2013.01); B82Y 20/00 (2013.01); C09K 2211/10 (2013.01); Y10S 977/774 (2013.01); Y10S 977/95 (2013.01); Y10T 428/2982 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to carbon-based fluorescent nano-agent tracers for analysis of oil reservoirs. The carbon-based fluorescent nano-agents may be used in the analysis of the porosity of a formation. The nanoagents are suitable for injection into a petroleum reservoir and may be recovered from the reservoir for the determination of hydrocarbon flow rates and retention times.