Invention Publication
- Patent Title: REUSE OF HYPERSALINE BRINE WITH IONIC LIQUIDS
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Application No.: US17821049Application Date: 2022-08-19
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Publication No.: US20240059958A1Publication Date: 2024-02-22
- Inventor: Adrian Cesar Cavazos Sepulveda , Abdulkareem AlSofi , Subhash C. Ayirala , Ahmed Gmira , Ali Abdallah Al-Yousef
- Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
- Applicant Address: SA Dhahran
- Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
- Current Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: SA Dhahran
- Main IPC: C09K8/584
- IPC: C09K8/584 ; E21B43/16
Abstract:
A solution for injection to a formation containing hydrocarbons includes an ionic liquid and a brine having a salinity of at least 60,000 ppm total dissolved solids (TDS). The ionic liquid is configured to lower an interfacial tension between the solution and the hydrocarbons in the formation.
Public/Granted literature
- US11939521B2 Reuse of hypersaline brine with ionic liquids Public/Granted day:2024-03-26
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