Water flooding process for recovering petroleum

Details Water flooding process for recovering petroleum Water flooding process for recovering petroleum

1983-09-19

1984-11-27

Guynn, Herbert B.

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Leather or fur treating

166270, E21B 4322

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044850212

ABSTRACT:
In the process for recovering petroleum having acidic components from a geological formation containing it by flooding the formation with water, the improvement comprising conducting the flooding in the presence of 2-amino-2-methylpropanol in an amount sufficient to form soaps with the acidic components.

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Jennings et al., "A Caustic Waterflooding Process for Heavy Oils", J. Pet. Tech., Dec. 1974, pp. 1344-1352.
Ehrlich et al., Article in J. of Pet. Tech., Dec. 1974, pp. 1335-1343.

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