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Use of materials as waterflood additives. [polyethoxylated alcohol]

Patent ·
OSTI ID:7365842

In a method of recovering crude oil from a subterranean formation by a waterflooding process, the improvement is that the waterflood is preceded by injection into said formation of a slug of a transparent, aqueous solution of a water-soluble, sulfated, polyethoxylated alcohol, said aqueous solution being substantially free of any other thickening agent and any other surface active agent.

Assignee:
Exxon Production Research Co.
Patent Number(s):
US 3946812
OSTI ID:
7365842
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English