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Zirconium crosslinked gel compositions, methods of preparation and application in enhanced oil recovery

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6311458
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This patent describes an aqueous crosslinking composition useful in the preparation of an aqueous crosslinkable gelling composition, the aqueous crosslinking composition comprising: (a) a water-soluble zirconium (IV) compound; )b) a water-soluble salt selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal sulfate an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt of acetic, propionic or butyric acid and mixtures; and (c) water.
Assignee:
Mobile Oil Corp., New York, NY
Patent Number(s):
US 4676930
OSTI ID:
6311458
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
020300* -- Petroleum-- Drilling & Production
ACETIC ACID
ADDITIVES
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
BUTYRIC ACID
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COLLOIDS
CROSS-LINKING
DISPERSIONS
ENERGY SOURCES
ENHANCED RECOVERY
FLUID INJECTION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GELS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MIXTURES
MONOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS
OIL WELLS
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM
POLYMERIZATION
PROPIONIC ACID
RECOVERY
SOLUBILITY
SOLUTIONS
STIMULATION
SULFATES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
WATER
WATERFLOODING
WELL STIMULATION
WELLS
ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS