WO2001081502A3 - Mineral acid enhanced thermal treatment for viscosity reduction of oils (ecb-0002) - Google Patents

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WO2001081502A3
WO2001081502A3 PCT/US2001/011152 US0111152W WO0181502A3 WO 2001081502 A3 WO2001081502 A3 WO 2001081502A3 US 0111152 W US0111152 W US 0111152W WO 0181502 A3 WO0181502 A3 WO 0181502A3
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Ramesh Varadaraj
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/16—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons
    • E21B43/24—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons using heat, e.g. steam injection
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    • C09K8/00—Compositions for drilling of boreholes or wells; Compositions for treating boreholes or wells, e.g. for completion or for remedial operations
    • C09K8/58—Compositions for enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons, i.e. for improving the mobility of the oil, e.g. displacing fluids
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09K—MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • C09K8/00—Compositions for drilling of boreholes or wells; Compositions for treating boreholes or wells, e.g. for completion or for remedial operations
    • C09K8/58—Compositions for enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons, i.e. for improving the mobility of the oil, e.g. displacing fluids
    • C09K8/592—Compositions used in combination with generated heat, e.g. by steam injection

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The invention describes a method for decreasing the viscosity of crude oils and residuum utilizing a combination of thermal and acidic treatment. Further, the invention describes a method for making a water-in-oil emulsion, or a solids-stabilized water-in-oil emulsion with a reduced viscosity. The emulsion can be used in enhanced oil recovery methods, including using the emulsion as a drive fluid to displace hydrocarbons in a subterranean formation, and using the emulsion as a barrier fluid for diverting flow of fluids in the formation.
PCT/US2001/011152 2000-04-25 2001-04-05 Mineral acid enhanced thermal treatment for viscosity reduction of oils (ecb-0002) WO2001081502A2 (en)

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DE10196133T DE10196133T1 (en) 2000-04-25 2001-04-05 Mineral acid improved thermal treatment to reduce viscosity of oils (ECB-0002)
AU2001251360A AU2001251360A1 (en) 2000-04-25 2001-04-05 Mineral acid enhanced thermal treatment for viscosity reduction of oils (ecb-0002)
CA002405692A CA2405692C (en) 2000-04-25 2001-04-05 Mineral acid enhanced thermal treatment for viscosity reduction of oils (ecb-0002)
BR0110282-6A BR0110282A (en) 2000-04-25 2001-04-05 Method for decreasing the viscosity of crude and waste oils, thermal visc reduction method for reducing the viscosity of crude and waste oils, crude oil or crude oil waste, methods for preparing a water-in-oil emulsion, and for recovering hydrocarbons from a underground formation and water-in-oil emulsion.
MXPA02010423A MXPA02010423A (en) 2000-04-25 2001-04-05 Mineral acid enhanced thermal treatment for viscosity reduction of oils (ecb-0002).
GB0223091A GB2381795A (en) 2000-04-25 2001-04-05 Mineral acid enhanced thermal treatment for viscosity reduction of oils ecb-0002
EA200201135A EA004090B1 (en) 2000-04-25 2001-04-05 Mineral acid enhanced thermal treatment for viscosity reduction of oils (ecb-0002)
NO20025087A NO20025087L (en) 2000-04-25 2002-10-23 Mineral acid enhanced heat treatment for viscosity reduction for oils

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