Process for tertiary oil recovery using tall oil pitch
Abstract
Compositions and process employing same for enhancing the recovery of residual acid crudes, particularly heavy crudes, by injecting a composition comprising caustic in an amount sufficient to maintain a pH of at least about 11, preferably at least about 13, and a small but effective amount of a multivalent cation for inhibiting alkaline silica dissolution with the reservoir. Preferably a tall oil pitch soap is included and particularly for the heavy crudes a polymeric mobility control agent.
- Inventors:
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- El Cerrito, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865495
- Patent Number(s):
- 4526231
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C09 - DYES C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- process; tertiary; oil; recovery; tall; pitch; compositions; employing; enhancing; residual; acid; crudes; particularly; heavy; injecting; composition; comprising; caustic; amount; sufficient; maintain; ph; 11; preferably; 13; effective; multivalent; cation; inhibiting; alkaline; silica; dissolution; reservoir; soap; included; polymeric; mobility; control; agent; heavy crude; tertiary oil; oil recovery; effective amount; composition comprising; amount sufficient; mobility control; process employing; control agent; /166/507/
Citation Formats
Radke, Clayton J. Process for tertiary oil recovery using tall oil pitch. United States: N. p., 1985.
Web.
Radke, Clayton J. Process for tertiary oil recovery using tall oil pitch. United States.
Radke, Clayton J. Tue .
"Process for tertiary oil recovery using tall oil pitch". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865495.
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title = {Process for tertiary oil recovery using tall oil pitch},
author = {Radke, Clayton J},
abstractNote = {Compositions and process employing same for enhancing the recovery of residual acid crudes, particularly heavy crudes, by injecting a composition comprising caustic in an amount sufficient to maintain a pH of at least about 11, preferably at least about 13, and a small but effective amount of a multivalent cation for inhibiting alkaline silica dissolution with the reservoir. Preferably a tall oil pitch soap is included and particularly for the heavy crudes a polymeric mobility control agent.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1985},
month = {1}
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