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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Nalco Company, Naperville, IL (US);
Inventor:
Duy T. Nguyen, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Assignee:
Nalco Company, Naperville, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/58 (2006.01); C09K 8/594 (2006.01); C09K 8/38 (2006.01); C09K 8/518 (2006.01); C09K 8/70 (2006.01); C09K 8/94 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/58 (2013.01); C09K 8/38 (2013.01); C09K 8/518 (2013.01); C09K 8/594 (2013.01); C09K 8/703 (2013.01); C09K 8/94 (2013.01); C09K 2208/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention relates generally to novel foamer compositions for treatment of oil and gas wells to enhance production. The invention provides a method of foaming a fluid. The method includes introducing into the fluid a foam-forming amount of a composition comprising at least one long chain fatty acid and at least one organic solvent. An example of the long chain fatty acid is tall oil fatty acid and an example of the organic solvent is ethyleneglycol monobutyl ether.