SOLUBILITY ENHANCERS ON BASIS OF ALLYL ALCOHOL FOR AQUEOUS SURFACTANT FORMULATIONS FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY

    公开(公告)号:US20210148203A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-20

    申请号:US16627473

    申请日:2018-07-11

    Applicant: BASF SE

    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the production of crude oil from subterranean, oil-bearing formations comprising at least the following steps of providing an aqueous surfactant composition comprising water and a surfactant mixture, injecting said surfactant composition into the subterranean, oil-bearing formation through at least one injection well, thereby reducing the crude oil-water interfacial tension to less than 0.1 mN/m, and withdrawing crude oil from the formation through at least one production well, wherein the surfactant mixture comprises at least a surfactant (A) having the general formula R1—O—(CH2CH(R2)O)a—(CH2CH(CH3)O)b—(CH2CH2O)c—R3—Y−M+ (I) and a solubility enhancer (B) having the general formula R4—O—(CH2CH(CH3)O)x—(CH2CH2O)y—R3—Y−M+ (II), wherein R1 to R4, a, b, c, x, y, Y and M have the meaning as defined the the description and claims. The invention further relates to said aqueous surfactant composition and methods for preparing the same as well as the use of solubility enhancer (B) for enhancing the solubility of anionic surfactant (A).

    SOLUBILITY ENHANCERS ON BASIS OF ALLYL ALCOHOL FOR AQUEOUS SURFACTANT FORMULATIONS FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY

    公开(公告)号:US20200157409A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-21

    申请号:US16627489

    申请日:2018-07-11

    Applicant: BASF SE

    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the production of crude oil from subterranean, oil-bearing formations comprising at least the following steps of providing an aqueous surfactant composition comprising water and a surfactant mixture, injecting said surfactant composition into the subterranean, oil-bearing formation through at least one injection well, thereby reducing the crude oil-water interfacial tension to less than 0.1 mN/m, and withdrawing crude oil from the formation through at least one production well, wherein the surfactant mixture comprises at least a surfactant (A) having the general formula R1—O—(CH2CH(R2)O)a-(CH2CH(CH3)O)b— (CH2CH2O)c—R3—Y− M+ (I) and a solubility enhancer (B) having the general formula R4—O—(CH2CH(CH3)O)x—(CH2CH2O)y—R3—Y− M+ (II), wherein R1 to R4, a, b, c, x, y, Y and M have the meaning as defined the the description and claims. The invention further relates to said aqueous surfactant composition and methods for preparing the same as well as the use of solubility enhancer (B) for enhancing the solubility of anionic surfactant (A).

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