Under-neutralized alkylxylene sulfonic acid composition for enhanced oil recovery processes
CA 2573526 C · Owner: Chevron Oronite Company Llc · Inventors: Campbell, Curt B.; Sinquin, Gilles P.
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The present invention is directed to an under-neutralized alkylxylene sulfonic acid composition for enhanced oil recovery processes. The present invention is also directed to a method for enhancing the recovery of oil from a subterranean reservoir which method employs the under-neutralized alkylxylene sulfonic acid compositions of the present invention. The under-neutralized alkylxylene sulfonic acid compositions are employed in an aqueous media. The method optionally employs suitable co-surfactants such as alcohols, alcohol , ethers, polyalkylene glycols poly(oxyalkylene)glycols and/or , poly(oxyalkylene)glycol ethers.
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- Filed August 4, 2004 and granted December 18, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 4, 2024.
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