Oil recovery process using an oil recovery composition of aqueous salt solution and dilute polymer for carbonate reservoirs

    公开(公告)号:US10920128B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-16

    申请号:US16686769

    申请日:2019-11-18

    IPC分类号: E21B43/20 C09K8/588 C09K8/584

    摘要: An oil recovery composition of an aqueous solution of one or more salts and dilute polymer and processes for enhanced oil recovery using the oil recovery composition are provided. An oil recovery composition may include an aqueous solution of one or more salts having a salinity of about 4000 parts-per-million (ppm) total dissolved solids (TDS) to about 8000 ppm TDS and a polymer having a concentration of 250 ppm to 750 ppm. The one or more salts may include at least one of sodium chloride (NaCl), calcium chloride (CaCl2), magnesium chloride (MgCl2), sodium sulfate (Na2SO4) and magnesium sulfate (MgSO4). The polymer may include a copolymer of acrylamide and acrylamido tertiary butyl sulfonate (ATBS). The oil recovery compositions provided may be suited for enhancing oil recovery in carbonate reservoirs having in situ oil viscosities less than 3 centipoise (cP).

    Fabricating calcite nanofluidic channels

    公开(公告)号:US10761428B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-01

    申请号:US16114906

    申请日:2018-08-28

    摘要: A method for fabricating calcite channels in a nanofluidic device is described. A photoresist layer is coated onto a top surface of a silicon nitride (SiN) substrate. After coating the photoresist layer, the photoresist layer is scanned with an electron beam in a predefined pattern. The scanned photoresist is developed to expose portions of the top surface of the SiN substrate in the predefined pattern. Calcite is deposited in the predefined pattern using atomic layer deposition (ALD) using a calcite precursor gas. Using a solvent, a remaining portion of the photoresist layer is removed to expose the deposited calcite in the predefined pattern and on the top surface of the SiN substrate, where a width of the deposited calcite is in range from 50 to 100 nanometers (nm).

    DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR MAINTAINING ZERO CAPILLARY PRESSURE BOUNDARY CONDITION DURING CORE FLOOD EXPERIMENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20200271563A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-27

    申请号:US16287255

    申请日:2019-02-27

    IPC分类号: G01N15/08 G01N33/24

    摘要: A core sample holder assembly for performing core flood experiments includes a first end cap having a first cylindrical body with a first central chamber and a first inner end that is ring shaped, and a second end cap having a second cylindrical body with a second central chamber and a second inner end that is ring shaped. Three flow lines are spaced elevationally apart, the three flow lines extending from a first outward end to a first inward facing surface of each end cap. A flexible sleeve circumscribes the first end cap and the second end cap. A test sample bore is defined by the first inner end, the second inner end, and an inner diameter surface of the flexible sleeve. A central axis extends through the first end cap, the second end cap, and the flexible sleeve, the first end cap, the second end cap, and the flexible sleeve being axially aligned.

    OIL RECOVERY PROCESS USING AN OIL RECOVERY COMPOSITION OF AQUEOUS SALT SOLUTION AND DILUTE POLYMER FOR CARBONATE RESERVOIRS

    公开(公告)号:US20190023974A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-24

    申请号:US16140062

    申请日:2018-09-24

    IPC分类号: C09K8/588 C08K3/00 E21B43/20

    摘要: An oil recovery composition of an aqueous solution of one or more salts and dilute polymer and processes for enhanced oil recovery using the oil recovery composition are provided. An oil recovery composition may include an aqueous solution of one or more salts having a salinity of about 4000 parts-per-million (ppm) total dissolved solids (TDS) to about 8000 ppm TDS, a polymer having a concentration of 250 ppm to 500 ppm, metal oxide nanoparticles of up to 0.1 weight (wt) %, and dissolved CO2. The one or more salts may include at least one of sodium chloride (NaCl), calcium chloride (CaCl2), magnesium chloride (MgCl2), sodium sulfate (Na2SO4) and magnesium sulfate (MgSO4). The polymer may include a copolymer of acrylamide and acrylamido tertiary butyl sulfonate (ATBS). The oil recovery compositions provided may be suited for enhancing oil recovery in carbonate reservoirs having in situ oil viscosities less than 3 centipoise (cP).