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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2013
Applicant:
Huntsman Petrochemical Llc, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Inventors:
Luis C. Salazar, Spring, TX (US);
David C. Lewis, Conroe, TX (US);
Guy Biesmans, Everberg, BE;
Srinivasa S. Godavarthy, Zachary, LA (US);
Farron W. Miller, Tomball, TX (US);
Assignee:
HUNTSMAN PETROCHEMICAL LLC, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/584 (2006.01); E21B 43/16 (2006.01); C09K 8/524 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/584 (2013.01); C09K 8/524 (2013.01); E21B 43/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a surfactant formulation for use in treating and recovering fossil fluid from a subterranean formation. The surfactant formulation includes a primary surfactant, a formulation stability agent and injection water. The surfactant formulation may be injected into one or more injection wells located within the subterranean formation and fossil fluids can then be subsequently recovered from one or more producing wells.