Wells – Processes – Distinct – separate injection and producing wells
Patent
1978-05-01
1981-06-02
Guynn, Herbert B.
Wells
Processes
Distinct, separate injection and producing wells
166274, 252 855D, E21B 4322
Patent
active
042706076
ABSTRACT:
Many petroleum formations contain water having high salinity and/or high concentrations of divalent ions such as calcium or magnesium dissolved therein, and are additionally at temperature from about 70.degree. F. to about 300.degree. F. Most surfactants and polymers suitable for use in fluids or emulsions used in oil recovery operations are either ineffective in high salinity or high hardness waters, or cannot tolerate the higher temperatures encountered in many such formations. A water-external phase, viscous emulsion containing a water soluble and/or dispersible alkylpolyalkoxyalkylene sulfonate or alkylarylpolyalkoxyalkylene sulfonate and as a phase stabilizing additive, a water dispersable and/or soluble petroleum sulfonate, is an effective fluid for flooding oil formations containing brine whose salinity is from 70,000 to 220,000 parts per million total dissolved solids and also having temperatures as high as 300.degree. F. The emulsion is phase stable over a wide range of formation temperatures and water salinities and hardness values.
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Cardenas Ricardo L.
Harnsberger Bobby G.
Maddox, Jr. Jim
Guynn Herbert B.
Park Jack H.
Ries Carl G.
Texaco Inc.
Whaley Thomas H.
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