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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2013
Applicants:
Hongxin Tang, Walnut, CA (US);
Zayne Hai LU, Arcadia, CA (US);
Inventors:
Hongxin Tang, Walnut, CA (US);
Zayne Hai Lu, Arcadia, CA (US);
Assignee:
ChemEOR, Inc., Covina, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/70 (2006.01); C09K 8/584 (2006.01); C09K 8/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/70 (2013.01); C09K 8/584 (2013.01); C09K 8/602 (2013.01); C09K 2208/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of stimulating a well comprising providing a stimulation fluid comprising at least one surfactant and submicron particles, the submicron particles having a particle size between about 200 nm and about 800 nm and a specific surface area greater than about 5 square meters per gram; and introducing the stimulation fluid into a wellbore. Additional methods to enhance oil recovery from subterranean reservoirs accessible via a well are described.