Demulsification. [branched polyalkylene polyamines]

Patent · Tue Jul 05 04:00:00 EDT 1966

OSTI ID:6556112

Dickson, W J; Jenkins, F W

A method of demulsification uses branched polyalkylene polyamines or their derivatives as demulsifiers for water-in-oil and oil-in-water emulsions. In addition to demulsification these products have a broad spectrum of uses. Among other uses are the following: (1) as corrosion inhibitors; (2) as fuel oil or lubricating oil additives; (3) as scale preventatives; (4) as acidizing additives; (5) as water-treating agents in waterflooding operations; (6) as mud additives; (7) as agents for the removal of mud filter cake from the walls of newly drilled wells; (8) as agents in paraffin solvents; (9) as additives in fracturing fluids; and (10) as agents in bactericides and fungicides. (8 claims)

• Assignee: Petrolite Corp.
• Patent Number(s): US 3259587
• OSTI ID: 6556112
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
020300* -- Petroleum-- Drilling & Production
ADDITIVES
ALKANES
COLLOIDS
CORROSION INHIBITORS
DEMULSIFICATION
DEMULSIFIERS
DISPERSIONS
DRILLING FLUIDS
EMULSIONS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUID INJECTION
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GERMICIDES
HYDROCARBONS
OIL WELLS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PETROLEUM
POLYMERS
SOLVENTS
STIMULATION
WATER TREATMENT
WATERFLOODING
WELL STIMULATION
WELLS