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Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017

Filed:

Jan. 25, 2013
Applicants:

Rhodia Operations, Paris, FR;

Institut Francais Du Petrole, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;

Inventors:

Mikel Morvan, Pessac, FR;

Patrick Moreau, Bordeaux, FR;

René Tabary, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;

Brigitte Bazin, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;

Assignees:

RHODIA OPERATIONS, Aubervilliers, FR;

INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/16 (2006.01); E21B 43/22 (2006.01); C09K 8/584 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/584 (2013.01); E21B 43/16 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided is a process of enhanced oil recovery from an oil reservoir of an underground formation by using a compound of formula (I) to inhibit the phenomena of retention of anionic surfactants within an oil-bearing reservoir, such as a carbonate or clay reservoir: R—O—(—CH—CH(—CH)—O—)—(—CH—CH—O—)—H, wherein: R is a hydrocarbon-based group comprising from 6 to 40 carbons; m ranges from 0 to 20; n is greater than m and ranges from 5 to 40.


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